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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
5730 Dilley George Lewis G L Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section UDF 1918-10-12
5731 Dillon Abraham A Private 6th South African Infantry UDF 1917-05-08
5746 Dimpe Koos K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 32nd Coy. UDF 1918-08-27
5749 Dineka Douglas D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-08-19
5756 Dinjana Klaas K Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 255th Coy. UDF 1918-11-12
5761 Dioke Thomas T Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-11-17
5762 Diphoko Joseph J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-02-13
5765 Dippenaar Robert Michael R M Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1946-05-08
5769 Dismore James Henry J H Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-24
5776 Ditebe Thomas T Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-04-29
30081 Dithebe M A Corporal 5 Maintenance Unit SANDF 1998-05-11
5777 Dithluku Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section UDF 1917-05-10
41303 Dithoma Jack J Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment UDF 1918-10-23
5781 Ditsego Hendrick H Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-05-07
5787 Dix Ernest James E J Staff Sergeant Major Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 7 Coy. UDF 1918-06-13
5789 Dix Victor Alfred V A Private 10th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1917-03-08
5803 Dixon Joseph J Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-07-18
5813 Dixon William W Fireman S.S. Laurendoc 1943-04-18
30084 Dladla Alan David M E Private 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 121 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-11-06
30089 Dlamini Dingizwe Robert S Lance Corporal 121 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-11-13
5816 Dlokolo Ncedani Edwin N E Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-12-27
5837 Dodds Thomas Copes T C Private Rand Rifles UDF 1915-08-24
40677 Dodds Geoffrey Kellet G K Field Reservist British South Africa Police 8th Battalion RSF 1977-09-29
49423 Doidge Chas C Trooper Bechuanaland Rifle Volunteers COLONIAL 1901-08-31
5844 Dokolwana Bob B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 39th Bn. UDF 1918-04-08
5856 Dolodo Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-01-10
41640 Doman Nicholaas Jacob N J Soldier TS Training Centre SADF 1965-11-14
5876 Donaldson James J Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-25
5884 Donaldson Walter William W W Corporal South African Service Corps (Corps) Supplies UDF 1919-05-19
30101 Dondo P Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1980-07-31
5895 Donnelly Joseph J Sergeant Major 5th South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-28
34515 Donohoe William Joseph W J 1st Class Sergeant 24 Dist (Kimberley) Kimb Div SAP 1918-10-07
5904 Doorsamy Moodley M Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 2nd Field Ambulance UDF 1918-11-17
5906 Doran Edward E Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1918-08-22
5913 Dorfling Christian Frederick C F Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-06
5917 Dorrington Roy R Private South African Horse 1st UDF 1917-01-24
5924 Doubtfire Henry H Corporal 1st South African Infantry UDF 1915-12-16
5926 Douglas Arthur James A J Cadet Royal Air Force 8th Cadet Wing UK 1918-09-29
5928 Douglas Charles C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 879th Coy. UDF 1919-01-20
5936 Douglas James J Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1918-07-26
5947 Dourie Abraham Hendrick A H Private Cape Corps UDF 1944-11-18
41745 Douw Gerrit G Rifleman Cape Corps 1 SA Cape Corps, Training Unit SADF 1991-06-05
5954 Dowie Arthur Allan A A Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1943-04-30
5956 Dowler Arthur Edward A E Private 7th South African Infantry UDF 1920-12-12
5958 Dowling John J Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-19
30111 Downie John Roberts J R 8th South African Infantry Army UDF 1922-12-08
5970 Dowse Edward George E G Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1918-10-20
34521 Doyle George G Corporal 72 Dist (K.W.Town) CE Div SAP 1918-11-01