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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
5302 De Klerk David Frederick Nicholas D F N Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-05-02
5315 De Klerk Jacobus Wouter J W Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-24
5318 De Klerk Nicholas Willem N W Private South African Infantry 1st Bde. UDF 1918-10-19
5320 De Klerk William Abraham W A Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. UDF 1918-10-19
5322 De Klerk Willem Sternberg Pretorius W S P Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1945-03-13
41632 De Klerk Jan Christoffel J C Sergeant Major South African Army 8 SAI Bn SADF 1965-06-02
29991 De Kock Johannes Jacobus J J Sergeant South African Pay Corps South African Marines UDF 1948-11-19
5354 De Lange Bernard Francis B F Private South African Infantry 11th Regt. UDF 1916-10-08
5356 De Lange John J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-25
41658 De Lange Nicholaas Johannes N J South African Army 1 Air Depot SADF 1964-12-21
5363 De Lautour Cecil Andrew C A Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1915-11-04
5374 De Meyer Johannes Cornelius J C Corporal Camp Commandants Staff, S.A. Forces UDF 1918-10-25
5378 De Mink Marinus Godfrey M G Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-14
5579 De Pledge Fredrick F Sergeant South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1920-09-19
5385 De Reuck George William Henry G W H Private South African Horse 9th UDF 1917-03-16
5402 De Vee Lucas L Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-12-03
5404 De Villiers Abraham A Private South African Veteran Reserve Garrison Military Police 1918-10-18
5406 De Villiers Bernard Jacobus B J Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-10-09
5409 De Villiers David Coetzer D C Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1945-04-10
5415 De Villiers Esli Levi E L Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-03-20
5420 De Villiers Jacob J Dresser South African Veterinary Corps 1916-01-13
5426 De Villiers John Tobias J T Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1920-01-17
5428 De Villiers Louis Valentine L V Corporal Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 1918-11-22
5430 De Villiers Ocky O Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-10-04
5440 De Vos Cecil Du Toit C D T Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1944-02-13
5442 De Vos Gideon Jacobus G J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-17
5445 De Vos Joppies J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-22
5447 De Vree Frederick F Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-11-07
5470 De Wet Petrus Johannes P J Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1944-06-26
5474 De Wit Johannes Frederick J F Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-11-21
5475 De Wit Pieter Jacobus P J Corporal South African Instructional Corps 1940-08-07
5483 Dean John James J J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 1 Air Depot UDF 1943-03-08
5484 Dean Joseph J Gunner South African Field Artillery Bde. HQ 1916-12-29
5491 Dearden Arthur A Sapper South African Engineers UDF 1915-06-30
5500 Deeley William W Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-02-12
5519 Dell Ivan Ross I R Lance Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1918-10-20
5530 Delport Michael Daniel M D Private South African Rifles 1st UDF 1917-12-28
41447 Dem Ben E F G Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1913-12-17
5533 Demes Koos K Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-11
5547 Denecker Friederick F Corporal Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1917-09-17
5553 Dennett Arthur A Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Bn. 1915-12-19
34447 Dennett Charles Ernest Hayes C E H 2nd Class Sergeant South African Police 12 Dist (Grahamstown) CE Div 1918-10-18
5555 Dennis Henry William Thomas H W T Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 101 Battalion UDF 1945-11-23
5565 Denny Richard Harold Cecil R H C Corporal Pretoria Highlanders, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1940-08-15
5577 Denyssen Henry J H J Corporal South African Horse 2nd UDF 1916-07-11
5578 Depholo Stephen S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-03-12
5581 Derby Edgar Phillip E P Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-01-17
30050 Deretich Mark M Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1924-04-20
5585 Dert Edward Henry E H Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-13
5590 Dethier Edouard Myers E M Lieutenant Camp Commandants Staff, S.A. Forces UDF 1918-09-29