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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
5591 Dettling Francis Charles F C Captain South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-27
34449 Dettling Charles Borromes C B 1st Class Detective Head Constable South African Police 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div 1918-10-27
5609 Devonshire William Thomas W T Quartermaster Sergeant 7th Infantry (Kimberley Regiment), S.A. Forces UDF 1915-06-27
5620 Dexter Gabriel Heywood G H Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-11-26
5621 Dexter John J Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-12-01
34453 Deyzel Percival Edward P E Detective Constable South African Police 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div 1943-10-30
34454 Dhladhla Percival Edward F B Constable South African Police 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div 1985-09-24
34455 Dhladhla Percival Edward J C Constable South African Police 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div 1986-02-09
5633 Dhlamini Jonah J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-26
5634 Dhlamini Joseph J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-06-24
5636 Dhlamini Moses M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-09-06
5641 Dhlomo John J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-10-20
5645 Diale Martins M Labourer Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1916-11-07
5651 Dibetso William W Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-05-18
5665 Dicker John J Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-05-08
5678 Dickinson William W Sapper South African Signal Service South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1918-10-27
5693 Dickson Michael Arnold M A Sub-Lieutenant South African Naval Forces H.M.S.A.S. Crassula UDF 1946-10-17
5694 Dickson Ntwa N Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-12-27
5700 Didimba John J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-10-04
5702 Diedericks Jacob Abraham J A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-11
5703 Diedericks Jacob Johannes Jacobus J J J Constable South African Military Constabulary 1st 1918-10-21
5704 Diedericks Marthinus Phillipus M P Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. UDF 1920-03-10
5705 Diedericks Willem Johannes W J Corporal Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-04
5711 Dietrich Ernst E Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-24
5719 Diggery Emil William E W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-03-01
5725 Diketso Ephraim E Private South African Native Labour Corps 38th Bn. UDF 1918-03-12
5728 Dikhomayi Jim J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-06-15
30072 Dilimeni Pierre James M Staff Sergeant SA Army 4 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-12-24
5730 Dilley George Lewis G L Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section UDF 1918-10-12
5731 Dillon Abraham A Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1917-05-08
5746 Dimpe Koos K Private South African Native Labour Corps 32nd Coy. UDF 1918-08-27
5749 Dineka Douglas D Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-08-19
5756 Dinjana Klaas K Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 255th Coy. 1918-11-12
5761 Dioke Thomas T Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-17
5762 Diphoko Joseph J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-02-13
5765 Dippenaar Robert Michael R M Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1946-05-08
5769 Dismore James Henry J H Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-24
5776 Ditebe Thomas T Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-29
30081 Dithebe Charles Matthew M A Corporal SA Army 5 Maintenance Unit SANDF 1998-05-11
5777 Dithluku Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Railway Section UDF 1917-05-10
41303 Dithoma Jack J Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-23
5781 Ditsego Hendrick H Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-05-07
5787 Dix Ernest James E J Staff Sergeant Major Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 7 Coy. 1918-06-13
5789 Dix Victor Alfred V A Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1917-03-08
5803 Dixon Joseph J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-07-18
5813 Dixon William W Fireman Merchant Navy S.S. Laurendoc 1943-04-18
30084 Dladla Alan David M E Private SA Army 101 Battalion SANDF 1998-08-25
30085 Dlamini Anelisiwe Edith A E Rifleman Durban S 101 Battalion SANDF 2001-04-17
30088 Dlamini Dingizwe Robert M D Lance Corporal SA Army 121 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-11-06
30089 Dlamini Dingizwe Robert S Lance Corporal SA Army 121 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-11-13