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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 6,081 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
9391 Harvey Ernest William Witham E W W Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1946-02-07
9392 Harvey Frederick William F W Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-21
9400 Harvey Kenneth K Sergeant 10th South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1917-02-08
9401 Harvey Leonard L Sergeant Royal Marine Artillery posted to South African Heavy Artillery UK 1919-03-11
9405 Harvey Tom T Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-10-06
9418 Hassett Patrick P Private South African Mounted Brigade Scouts 1st UDF 1916-12-24
9437 Hato NTANYANA or NTANYANO N Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) East African Expeditionary Force UDF 1917-03-19
9440 Hattingh Christiaan Gideon Johannes C G J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regiment UDF 1919-08-21
34907 Hattingh Adriaan Lodewyk A L Lance Corporal 35 Dist (Ermelo) Tvl Div SAP 1918-11-07
9455 Haupt Louis William L W Corporal South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-10-13
9456 Haupt Philip Walter Abraham P W A Staff Sergeant General and Base Depots Gen's. Base Staff (Durban). UDF 1918-08-07
9457 Hauptfleisch Jacobus Johannes J J Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1947-05-30
9468 Hawana Abraham A Labourer South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1915-07-19
9478 Hawkins Bertram Austin B A Lance Corporal 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-10-15
9486 Hawkins Reginald Dennis H R D H Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Cornwall UDF 1942-03-04
9488 Hawkins Walter Richard W R Staff Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-11-26
9496 Hay Edward James Allan E J A Lieutenant 41st Dogras 2nd Bn. IND 1918-09-05
9498 Hay Gilbert Bruce G B Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1921-03-12
9499 Hay Harry Carrick H C Private South African Horse 7th UDF 1916-07-19
9506 Haydon Reginald Hall R H Conductor South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-07-24
9508 Hayes Clement Wallace C W Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-27
9515 Hayes John Carolin J C Lieutenant Coldstream Guards 2nd Bn. UK 1918-11-19
9519 Hayes Robert R Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-08-28
9539 Hayward Jacobus Johannes J J Private 10th South African Infantry UDF 1916-05-28
9546 Hazell Richard R Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-05-26
9554 Healy Osborne Markham O M Company Serjeant Major Essex Regiment 14th Bn. UK 1915-11-22
9555 Healy Patrick Leo P L Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-22
9558 Heanan John Rupert J R Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1916-11-21
9562 Heard Robert Alexander R A Private South African Pioneers UDF 1916-12-07
9566 Hearns Susanna Beatrice (sunshine) S B Staff Nurse South African Military Nursing Service UDF 1918-10-20
9569 Heath Frank Tahourdin F T Lieutenant Mounted Commandos Bloemhof Commando UDF 1915-01-23
9587 Heber Henry John Rayner H J R Sergeant Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-03-22
34918 Heckroodt MacHiel Hamilton M H Constable 32 Dist (Bethlehem) OFS Div SAP 1918-10-28
9594 Hector Christian C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-05-19
34920 Heiberg Abraham Petrus Josef A P J Constable 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div SAP 1918-10-11
41444 Heines Robert Grey R G Rifleman Cape Mounted Rifles "E" Squadron COLONIAL 1912-06-17
49675 Helmand Louis Johannes L J Warrant Officer Class II South African Army (Corps) SADF 1952-09-13
9619 Helyer John Henry J H Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1916-08-31
9629 Henderson Bertie John Barttell B J B Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-10-12
9630 Henderson Christopher Woodall C W Captain Military Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-12-14
9634 Henderson George G Sergeant South African Field Artillery 2nd Bty. UDF 1921-07-23
9645 Henderson Robert Stewart R S Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-22
34921 Henderson Edward William E W Lance Corporal 12 Dist (Grahamstown) CE Div SAP 1918-10-30
34922 Henderson Edward William M S Lance Sergeant 12 Dist (Grahamstown) CE Div SAP 1994-10-29
9647 Hendrick Joe J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-05-04
9648 Hendrick William W Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 8th Coy. UDF 1918-07-03
9649 Hendricks Abdulla A Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1916-10-25
9651 Hendricks Alexander A Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-07-31
9660 Hendricks Dampie D Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-12-22
9664 Hendricks Henry H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1915-12-22