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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
34537 Du Plessis Johannes Jacobus Frederick J J F Constable South African Police 34 Dist (Pretoria) Tvl Div 1918-10-30
34538 Du Plessis Johannes Jacobus Frederick J M Lance Sergeant South African Police 34 Dist (Pretoria) Tvl Div 1993-07-15
34539 Du Plessis Jacobus Marthinus Lourens J M L Constable South African Police 25 Dist (Bloemfontein) OFS Div 1918-10-17
41564 Du Plessis Stephanus Jan Gabriel S J G Constable South African Police Air Force Gymnasium 1962-09-07
41582 Du Plessis Jakobus Albertus (bert) J A Guard Union Defence Forces AFB Waterkloof SADF 1963-01-18
6114 Du Plooy Gysberth Johannes G J Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Bty. UDF 1918-10-23
6115 Du Plooy Zacharias Johannes Z J Private South African Medical Corps 2nd Field Ambulance UDF 1919-03-18
6130 Du Preez Dirk Johannes D J Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1917-12-19
6136 Du Preez Gert G Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-14
6143 Du Preez Jan J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-06-03
6147 Du Preez Johannes Martinus J M Conductor South African Service Corps Animal Transport UDF 1918-11-13
6156 Du Preez Stephanus Johannes S J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-10-20
30151 Du Preez Jean Pierre J P Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 3 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1988-03-03
6160 Du Rand Diederik Johannes D J Trooper South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-13
6163 Du Toit Andries Francois Cornelius A F C Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-12-16
6164 Du Toit Antonie Johannes A J Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1916-04-13
6167 Du Toit Benjamin Johannes B J Sergeant Major South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-10-12
6169 Du Toit Dunie D Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-12-17
6172 Du Toit Daniel Sarel D S Private South African Horse 10th UDF 1918-01-01
6173 Du Toit Eustatius E Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1918-03-10
6176 Du Toit Gert Andries G A Corporal South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-10-05
6192 Du Toit Johannes Jack J J Private South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-12-31
6199 Du Toit Ockert Johannes Frederick O J F Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-12-09
6204 Du Toit Stephanus Christian S C Trooper South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-05-14
6205 Du Toit Sarel Petrus S P Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-20
6210 Dube Mtshini M Leader South African Native Labour Bureau attd. South African Service Corps Transport UDF 1916-08-22
30178 Dube Jabulani Thulanokwazi J T Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 121 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-05-11
38454 Dube Joseph Pasoni J P Policeman British South Africa Police Nyamandhlovu 1970-03-20
6212 Dubery William Joseph W J Lance Corporal South African Infantry 11th Regt. UDF 1916-12-10
6215 Duckett Grantley John G J Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-09-19
6231 Duffield Alfred Ernest Wemyss A E W Private Australian Infantry A.C.M.F. 10 Grn. Bn. 1945-08-28
6232 Duffield Cecil Henry C H Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1917-12-19
6233 Duffield George William G W Lance Corporal South African Irish UDF 1945-04-24
6236 Duffus John J Corporal South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1917-01-22
6245 Dugmore Sydney Graham S G Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-12-31
6247 Duiker Philip P Private South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1918-09-28
6250 Dukas Nicholas Gerald N G Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. UDF 1944-07-28
6254 Duke Wilfred Douglas W D Cadet Royal Air Force 8th Cadet Wing 1918-10-02
6255 Dukmbana Kasipile K Ox Driver Military Labour Corps 1917-04-16
6258 Dulaze George G Private South African Native Labour Corps 1st Bn. UDF 1917-01-17
6259 Duma Lawrence L Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-02-04
6260 Dumane Augustine A Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-11-08
6262 Duminy Peter P Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-04-13
6263 Dumisa Philemon Ngavela P N Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-11-20
6270 Dunbar James Morton J M Corporal South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-10-17
6271 Dunbar Quintin Pringle Q P Private South African Medical Corps 2nd South African Field Amb. UDF 1916-07-01
6272 Duncan Alexander A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-24
6279 Duncan George Albert G A Gunner South African Field Artillery 1918-06-26
6285 Duncan Samuel Norman S N Sergeant Major Royal Flying Corps 26th (South African) Sqdn. 1918-01-09
6290 Dunjana Speelman S Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 501st Coy. 1919-02-23