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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
5816 Dlokolo Ncedani Edwin N E Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-12-27
5837 Dodds Thomas Copes T C Private Rand Rifles 1915-08-24
40677 Dodds Geoffrey Kellet G K Field Reservist British South Africa Police 8th Battalion 1977-09-29
5844 Dokolwana Bob B Private South African Native Labour Corps 39th Bn. UDF 1918-04-08
5856 Dolodo Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-01-10
41640 Doman Nicholaas Jacob N J South African Army TS Training Centre SADF 1965-11-14
5876 Donaldson James J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-25
5884 Donaldson Walter William W W Corporal South African Service Corps Supplies UDF 1919-05-19
30101 Dondo Joao P Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1980-07-31
5895 Donnelly Joseph J Sergeant Major South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1917-10-28
34515 Donohoe William Joseph W J 1st Class Sergeant South African Police 24 Dist (Kimberley) Kimb Div 1918-10-07
5904 Doorsamy Moodley M Private South African Medical Corps 2nd Field Ambulance UDF 1918-11-17
5906 Doran Edward E Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1918-08-22
5913 Dorfling Christian Frederick C F Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-10-06
5917 Dorrington Roy R Private South African Horse 1st UDF 1917-01-24
5924 Doubtfire Henry H Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1915-12-16
5926 Douglas Arthur James A J Cadet Royal Air Force 8th Cadet Wing 1918-09-29
5928 Douglas Charles C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 879th Coy. 1919-01-20
5936 Douglas James J Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1918-07-26
5947 Dourie Abraham Hendrick A H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-11-18
41745 Douw Gerrit G Rifleman South African Cape Corps 1 SA Cape Corps, Training Unit SADF 1991-06-05
5954 Dowie Arthur Allan A A Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1943-04-30
5956 Dowler Arthur Edward A E Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1920-12-12
5958 Dowling John J Captain South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-10-19
30111 Downie John Roberts J R South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1922-12-08
5970 Dowse Edward George E G Sapper South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1918-10-20
34521 Doyle George G Corporal South African Police 72 Dist (K.W.Town) CE Div 1918-11-01
5988 Draghoender Piet P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 3 Coy. 1917-12-08
43376 Drake Charles Andrew C A Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force UDF 1950-08-02
6007 Dreyer John Frederick J F Corporal Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 237 Sqdn. 1940-10-28
6019 Driscoll Michael M Private General and Base Depots, S.A. Forces Base Depot Coy. (Durban) UDF 1917-03-10
6036 Drury Jacobus Henry J H Private South African Infantry 1st Bde. UDF 1918-10-19
6037 Drury John Williams J W Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1920-01-13
6044 Du Buisson Izaak Stephanus I S Quarter Master Sergeant South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-31
6057 Du Plessis Dirk Johannes D J Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-10-26
6061 Du Plessis Francois Phillipus F P Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-22
6078 Du Plessis Jan Hendrik J H Flight Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1943-06-03
6083 Du Plessis Johannes Phillips J P Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-11-06
6085 Du Plessis Johannes Petrus T J P T Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-31
6086 Du Plessis John Walter Lewis J W L Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1916-10-29
6089 Du Plessis Mikel M Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-01-04
6092 Du Plessis Nathan N Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-06
6099 Du Plessis Philippus Lodewicus P L Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-11-03
6105 Du Plessis Schalk Willem S W Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1944-06-09
6108 Du Plessis William W Driver South African Native Labour Bureau attd. South African Field Artillery UDF 1916-05-02
6109 Du Plessis William Adrian Daniel W A D Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1918-10-06
30127 Du Plessis Izak Cornelius I C Sergeant South African Air Force 1 Air Depot SADF 1977-07-24
34528 Du Plessis Cornelius Johannes C J Constable South African Police 2 Dist (Paarl) CW Div 1918-12-17
34531 Du Plessis Hendrik Carolus H C Constable South African Police 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div 1918-10-11
34534 Du Plessis Izak Johannes I J Constable South African Police 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div 1918-10-13