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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
10845 Jacobs Dirk D Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-29
10849 Jacobs David Stephanus D S Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-27
10851 Jacobs Douglas Thompson Stanley D T S Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1943-01-16
10853 Jacobs Ernest E Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-12
10857 Jacobs Frederick F Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1917-06-08
10860 Jacobs Gabriel Gerhardus G G Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-06-09
10867 Jacobs Henry H Labourer South African Labour Corps UDF 1918-03-26
10872 Jacobs Isaac I Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-08-11
10873 Jacobs Isaac I Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-12
10878 Jacobs Jacobus George J G Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-27
10880 Jacobs Japie J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-10-16
10882 Jacobs John J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-10
10897 Jacobs Mosey M Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-01-27
10900 Jacobs Paul P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-07-28
10901 Jacobs Piet P Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-05-29
10902 Jacobs Prince P Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-05-04
10903 Jacobs Phillip Carl P C Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-07-30
10906 Jacobs Richard R Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-10-29
10908 Jacobs Salmon S Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 372nd Coy. 1919-05-12
10909 Jacobs Sam S Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-05-16
10910 Jacobs Sayster S Leader Military Labour Corps 1917-03-29
10913 Jacobs Simon Johannes S J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-04-10
10914 Jacobs Stephanus Petrus S P Driver South African Field Artillery 1918-12-13
10916 Jacobs Thomas Isack T I Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1946-11-05
10917 Jacobs William W Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-11
35020 Jacobs Gabriel G Constable South African Police 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div 1918-12-01
10932 Jacobus Jimmy J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Sanitary Section UDF 1916-11-05
10933 Jacobus Manie M Native Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-04-30
10944 Jafta David D Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-13
10950 Jafta Willem W Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau EA Transport UDF 1917-10-20
10952 Jaftha Christian C Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-01-02
10957 Jaftha Stephen S Native Driver South African Field Artillery 1917-04-27
35037 Jagger William Fletcher W F Constable South African Police Eastern Cape 1932-01-05
35038 Jako William Fletcher M C Sergeant South African Police Eastern Cape 1997-08-30
25356 Jakuya Tom T Native Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-26
35039 Jali William Fletcher E D Sergeant South African Police Eastern Cape 1999-05-28
35040 Jali William Fletcher M P Inspector South African Police Service Eastern Cape 2004-05-05
10972 Jama Noor N Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-07-26
10973 Jama Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-11
35041 Jama William Fletcher G Reserve Constable South African Police Eastern Cape 1998-08-25
10980 James Billy B Labourer Military Labour Corps Remounts 1917-05-12
10996 James Kirby Easingwood K E Private Royal Army Ordnance Corps 1915-12-05
10997 James Lucas L Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-01-19
10998 James Mathew Andrew M A Private South African Horse 10th UDF 1917-11-15
35042 James Henry Victor H V Lance Corporal South African Police 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 1918-10-12
35043 James Henry Victor S Constable South African Police 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 1985-06-04
35044 James Henry Victor S E Inspector South African Police Service 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 2003-10-02
39464 James Sylvia Kathleen S K Regular Woman Soldier (Miss) Rhodesian Army Service Corps 1st Field Regiment 1976-05-01
11016 Jamieson Andrew A Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-04-28
30817 Jamison Joseph J Private Cape Peninsular Rifles 32 (Buffalo) Battalion UDF 1923-06-03