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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
5470 De Wet Petrus Johannes P J Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-06-26
5474 De Wit Johannes Frederick J F Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-11-21
5475 De Wit Pieter Jacobus P J Corporal South African Instructional Corps (Corps) UDF 1940-08-07
5483 Dean John James J J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Air Depot UDF 1943-03-08
5484 Dean Joseph J Gunner South African Field Artillery Bde. HQ UDF 1916-12-29
5491 Dearden Arthur A Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1915-06-30
5500 Deeley William W Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment UDF 1916-02-12
5519 Dell Ivan Ross I R Lance Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (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 Regiment UDF 1913-12-17
5533 Demes Koos K Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-10-11
5547 Denecker Friederick F Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-09-17
5553 Dennett Arthur A Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Bn. UK 1915-12-19
34447 Dennett Charles Ernest Hayes C E H 2nd Class Sergeant 12 Dist (Grahamstown) CE Div SAP 1918-10-18
5555 Dennis Henry William Thomas H W T Private Cape Corps 101 Battalion UDF 1945-11-23
5565 Denny Richard Harold Cecil R H C Corporal Pretoria Highlanders 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 South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-03-12
5581 Derby Edgar Phillip E P Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-01-17
30050 Deretich Mark M Private 3rd South African Infantry Army UDF 1924-04-20
5585 Dert Edward Henry E H Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-03-13
5590 Dethier Edouard Myers E M Lieutenant Camp Commandants Staff UDF 1918-09-29
5591 Dettling Francis Charles F C Captain South African Military Constabulary 2nd UDF 1918-10-27
34449 Dettling Charles Borromes C B 1st Class Detective Head Constable 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div SAP 1918-10-27
5609 Devonshire William Thomas W T Quartermaster Sergeant 7th Infantry (Kimberley Regiment) UDF 1915-06-27
5620 Dexter Gabriel Heywood D.C.M. G H Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-11-26
5621 Dexter John J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-12-01
34453 Deyzel Percival Edward P E Detective Constable 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div SAP 1943-10-30
34454 Dhladhla F B Constable 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div SAP 1985-09-24
34455 Dhladhla J C Constable 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div SAP 1986-02-09
5633 Dhlamini Jonah J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-03-26
5634 Dhlamini Joseph J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-06-24
5636 Dhlamini Moses M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-09-06
5641 Dhlomo John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-10-20
5645 Diale Martins M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-11-07
5651 Dibetso William W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1946-05-18
5665 Dicker John J Private 10th South African Infantry UDF 1916-05-08
5678 Dickinson William W Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1918-10-27
5693 Dickson Michael Arnold M A Sub-Lieutenant South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Crassula UDF 1946-10-17
5694 Dickson Ntwa N Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-12-27
5700 Didimba John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-10-04
5702 Diedericks Jacob Abraham J A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-10-11
5703 Diedericks Jacob Johannes Jacobus J J J Constable South African Military Constabulary 1st UDF 1918-10-21
5704 Diedericks Marthinus Phillipus M P Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regiment UDF 1920-03-10
5705 Diedericks Willem Johannes W J Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-10-04
5711 Dietrich Ernst E Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-10-24
5719 Diggery Emil William E W Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-03-01
5725 Diketso Ephraim E Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 38th Bn. UDF 1918-03-12
5728 Dikhomayi Jim J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-06-15
30072 Dilimeni M Staff Sergeant 1 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-12-24