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Deaths by Cause of Death

Short codes for statistics. KIA, MIA and DOW are the combat set; the rest group accidents, disease, and other deaths. The long narrative stays on each person record.

KIA — Killed in action MIA — Missing in action DOW — Died of wounds KOAS — Killed on active service DOAS — Died on active service POW — Died as prisoner of war FF — Friendly fire DUTY — Died on duty MVA — Motor vehicle accident AA — Aircraft accident DROW — Drowned SEA — Lost at sea ACC — Accident SHOT — Shot MURD — Murdered SUIC — Suicide DIS — Died of disease NAT — Natural causes DISCH — Died after discharge UNK — Unknown

DIS — Died of disease 6,007 records

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Options list values that appear for this cause. The unit list shows the most common units — pick a regiment to see every unit in that regiment. Combine filters freely — for example KIA + SADF + 1987.

# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
5052 Davids John J Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-11-23
5053 Davids John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-02-18
5054 Davids John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-04-16
5060 Davids Noor N Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-26
5062 Davids Peter P Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-24
5083 Davidson William W Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-05-29
5086 Davidson William John W J Trooper 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) 1915-11-01
5093 Davies Benjamin B Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-08
5105 Davies Granville G Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1916-04-17
5109 Davies Hugh H Private South African Signal Service attd. 7th South African Infantry UDF 1917-05-02
5113 Davies James Brown J B Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-07-10
29933 Davies Clare Hope Bailie C H B Warrant Officer Class I Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 40 Sqdn. 1948-03-10
5125 Davis Archibald A Captain South African Service Corps Animal Transport UDF 1918-12-03
5132 Davis Gerald Cyril G C Lance Bombardier South African Artillery UDF 1946-04-06
5141 Davis George G Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 2nd Coy. 1918-07-20
5156 Davis Solomon Aubrey S A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-08-12
5167 Davite Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-03
5175 Daws George Edward G E Sergeant South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-05-14
5176 Daws Harry H Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-11-20
5179 Dawson Charles James C J Sergeant South African Corps of Signals UDF 1944-06-28
5183 Dawson Frederick Stuart F S Brigadier General South African Infantry Brigade UDF 1920-10-26
5188 Dawson John J Private South African Medical Corps 2nd Field Ambulance UDF 1919-05-01
5189 Dawson John Frank J F Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-17
5192 Dawson Joseph Trewitt J T Sergeant South African Horse 4th UDF 1917-03-11
5197 Dawson Thomas T Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-01-08
5199 Dawson William Percy W P Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1915-08-10
5214 Dayton Archibald Louie A L Lance Corporal South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-07-18
5217 De Beer Andries Barend A B Private South African Horse 10th UDF 1917-12-27
5221 De Beer David Stephanus D S Private South African Road Corps 1st 1918-12-06
5222 De Beer Fernandes F Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-09-09
5223 De Beer Henry H Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 6 Coy 1917-06-20
5226 De Beer Herman Roux H R Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1917-02-19
5228 De Beer John Andries Benjamin J A B Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-10-16
5233 De Beer Mattas Johannes Adrian M J A Dresser South African Veterinary Corps 1918-01-07
5236 De Beer Peter P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 7 Coy. 1918-02-11
5239 De Beer Phillip Rudolph P R Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-05-12
5240 De Beer Roelof Adriaan R A Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-06-13
34407 De Beer Johannes Frederick J F Constable South African Police 42 Dist (Christiana) Tvl Div 1918-10-29
5250 De Bruin Robert Henry R H Special Constable South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
5256 De Bruyn Marthinus Daniel M D Trooper South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-11-21
41692 De Clercq Jacob J Head Constable South African Police H.q. 1957-01-14
5267 De Groot Jan Jurgen Wyndelt J J W Trooper South African Armoured Corps Res Group UDF 1945-04-26
5272 De Huis Samuel Mpoko S M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-05-08
5273 De Jager Adam A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-10-09
5282 De Jager Jacob Lourens Carolus J L C Corporal South African Medical Corps C. A. T. Depot UDF 1943-08-06
34415 De Jager Casparus C Constable South African Police 1b Dist (Wynberg) CW Div 1918-10-10
34418 De Jager Ockert Petrus Jacobus Olivier O P J O Constable South African Police 40 Dist (Krugersdorp) Tvl Div 1918-10-19
5289 De Jong George G Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-07-12
5294 De Jongh Francis Nicholas F N Sergeant Cape Corps 1st 1916-10-02
5300 De Klerk Christiaan Johannes C J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-12-21