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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
8732 Gregory Ralph Stuart R S Trooper Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-04-05
8752 Grey Reginald R Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1916-09-17
8757 Greyling Barend Johannes Pretorius B J P Private South African Horse 5th UDF 1916-10-19
8758 Greyling G J A Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Ermelo Commando UDF 1914-11-18
34820 Greyling Gert Benjamin G B Constable South African Police 20 Dist (Queenstown) CE Div 1918-10-29
34821 Greyling J Hennie J H South African Police 20 Dist (Queenstown) CE Div 1995-08-28
8759 Grib Barend Christiaan Louis B C L Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-05-01
8760 Gribben Bernard B Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-07-31
8768 Griff George G Lance Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-02-23
8777 Griffin Richard Watson R W Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-12-03
8782 Griffiths Arthur Mervin A M Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1943-05-27
8784 Griffiths Benowen Morley B M Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 11 Garrison Provost Coy. UDF 1942-06-20
8786 Griffiths Donald David D D Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-30
8788 Griffiths Patrick Griff P G Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-12-04
8800 Grigor Alexander Joseph A J Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1921-03-05
8813 Grobler Daniel Jacobus D J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-11-10
8828 Groener Christian C Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-21
8830 Groenewald Albert A Captain South African Medical Corps 1st South African Field Ambulance UDF 1916-11-11
8832 Groenewald Benjamin B Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-08
8838 Groenewald Mattheus Lukas M L Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1943-12-15
8842 Groenewald John J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-04
34841 Groenewald Johannes Hubertus J H Constable South African Police 27 Dist (Fauresmith) OFS Div 1918-11-01
34843 Groenewald Johannes Nicolaas Jacobus J N J Constable South African Police 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 1918-10-10
34844 Groenewald Johannes Nicolaas Jacobus J P H Sergeant South African Police 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 1958-10-07
8844 Groep Matthew M Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-05-26
34845 Groepe Johannes Nicolaas Jacobus M J R Constable South African Police 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 1996-09-25
8852 Groom Spensley Boyd S B Private South African Horse 8th UDF 1916-10-19
8859 Group Martin M Driver South African Native Labour Bureau attd. South African Field Artillery UDF 1917-06-30
34846 Grove Carel Johannes C J Constable South African Police 9 Dist (Calvinia) CW Div 1918-10-17
34847 Grove Hermanus H Constable South African Police 9 Dist (Calvinia) CW Div 1954-01-18
8870 Groves Frank Carleton Selley F C S Sergeant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-04-05
8883 Gudd Charlie C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps attd. South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-10-16
22208 Guluse Samuel S Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1917-05-13
30569 Gumbi Siyabonga B A Signalman SA Army 1 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-12-30
8902 Gumede Lawrence L Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-07-24
8889 Guqaza William W Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-02-21
8914 Gurney Francis F Mechanician South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-02-18
8923 Guy James Reginald J R Lieutenant Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1/3rd Bn. UDF 1942-06-18
8925 Gwaba John J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-30
8926 Gwabeni Mepi M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-26
8930 Gwati Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-08
8936 Gwebecunile William W Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 2nd Coy. UDF 1917-06-15
41339 Gweleta Josiah J Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1918-12-03
8938 Gwenge William W Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-05-08
30581 Gwynneth Harold Edward H E Private South African Medical Corps 113 South African Infantry Battalion UDF 1923-05-15
41005 HALE or KYDIE or TLADI Jacob J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-05-09
9162 HARDEN or HARTON Charlie C Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-05-03
8944 Haamers Piet P Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-04-19
8952 Hablutzel Robert David James R D J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-13
8954 Hackart Arthur A Lance Corporal South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-09-01