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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 6,080 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
5221 De Beer David Stephanus D S Private South African Road Corps (Corps) 1st UDF 1918-12-06
5222 De Beer Fernandes F Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-09
5223 De Beer Henry H Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 6 Coy UDF 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 (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-10-16
5233 De Beer Mattas Johannes Adrian M J A Dresser South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-01-07
5236 De Beer Peter P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 7 Coy. UDF 1918-02-11
5239 De Beer Phillip Rudolph P R Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles UDF 1942-05-12
5240 De Beer Roelof Adriaan R A Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1947-06-13
34407 De Beer Johannes Frederick J F Constable 42 Dist (Christiana) Tvl Div SAP 1918-10-29
5250 De Bruin Robert Henry R H Special Constable South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment 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 H.q. SAP 1957-01-14
5267 De Groot Jan Jurgen Wyndelt J J W Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) Res Group UDF 1945-04-26
5272 De Huis Samuel Mpoko S M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1946-05-08
5273 De Jager Adam A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-10-09
5282 De Jager Jacob Lourens Carolus J L C Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) C. A. T. Depot UDF 1943-08-06
34415 De Jager Casparus C Constable 1b Dist (Wynberg) CW Div SAP 1918-10-10
34418 De Jager Ockert Petrus Jacobus Olivier O P J O Constable 40 Dist (Krugersdorp) Tvl Div SAP 1918-10-19
5289 De Jong George G Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1916-07-12
5294 De Jongh Francis Nicholas F N Sergeant Cape Corps 1st UDF 1916-10-02
5300 De Klerk Christiaan Johannes C J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-12-21
5302 De Klerk David Frederick Nicholas D F N Private 10th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-05-02
5315 De Klerk Jacobus Wouter J W Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment UDF 1918-10-24
5318 De Klerk Nicholas Willem N W Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 1st Bde. UDF 1918-10-19
5320 De Klerk William Abraham W A Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment UDF 1918-10-19
5322 De Klerk Willem Sternberg Pretorius W S P Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-03-13
41632 De Klerk Jan Christoffel J C Sergeant Major 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1965-06-02
29991 De Kock Johannes Jacobus J J Sergeant South African Pay Corps (Corps) South African Marines UDF 1948-11-19
5354 De Lange Bernard Francis B F Private 11th South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-08
5356 De Lange John J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-25
41658 De Lange Nicholaas Johannes N J 1 Air Depot SADF 1964-12-21
5363 De Lautour Cecil Andrew C A Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1915-11-04
5374 De Meyer Johannes Cornelius J C Corporal Camp Commandants Staff UDF 1918-10-25
5378 De Mink Marinus Godfrey M G Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-10-14
5579 De Pledge Fredrick F Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 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 Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-12-03
5404 De Villiers Abraham A Private South African Veteran Reserve Garrison Military Police UDF 1918-10-18
5406 De Villiers Bernard Jacobus B J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-09
5409 De Villiers David Coetzer D C Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-04-10
5415 De Villiers Esli Levi E L Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1916-03-20
5420 De Villiers Jacob J Dresser South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-01-13
5426 De Villiers John Tobias J T Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1920-01-17
5428 De Villiers Louis Valentine L V Corporal Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. NZ 1918-11-22
5430 De Villiers Ocky O Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-04
5440 De Vos Cecil Du Toit C D T Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-02-13
5442 De Vos Gideon Jacobus G J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-17
5445 De Vos Joppies J Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-10-22
5447 De Vree Frederick F Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1916-11-07