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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
11895 Keane John Pierce J P Private South African Road Corps 2nd 1919-01-05
11898 Kearns Christopher C Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-03-10
11901 Keast Charles Sydney C S Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
11906 Keating John Michael J M Corporal Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces Native Carrier Transport UDF 1918-06-08
11907 Keating Robert Michael R M Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals UDF 1940-06-30
11908 Keating William Britten W B Captain Seaforth Highlanders 9th Bn. 1918-10-11
31022 Keeler George Richmond G R Air Mechanic South African Air Force SAS Protea UDF 1948-04-10
11917 Keeley Charles Henry C H Trooper South African Horse 2nd UDF 1916-04-29
11923 Keene Douglas Reginald Heley D R H Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-11-01
11934 Keightley Ross George R G Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-12-03
11937 Keil Lewis L Corporal South African Rifles 1st UDF 1917-06-05
11939 Keir Alwin James A J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1 Dock Operating Coy. UDF 1942-05-21
11952 Kekane Alex A Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-05-11
17072 Kelishe Willie W Private South African Native Labour Corps 13th Bn. UDF 1918-01-21
11972 Kelly George Rupert G R Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-11-30
11974 Kelly Henry H Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-10-10
11976 Kelly John J Sergeant South African Pioneers UDF 1918-03-19
11979 Kelly James Osborne Percival J O P Private South African Infantry 2nd Brigade Depot UDF 1917-03-20
11999 Kemp Bernard Herbert B H Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 1919-10-23
12004 Kemp Jacobus J Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-07-08
12005 Kemp Martin M Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-12-10
12008 Kemp Sidney Charles S C Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-11-16
31031 Kemp Alfred Thomas A T Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1924-04-24
35138 Kemp Johannes Theodorus J T Constable South African Police 35 Dist (Ermelo) Tvl Div 1918-11-01
12029 Kennedy Martin M Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-09-01
12031 Kennedy Patrick P Company Sergeant Major South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-10-09
12039 Kennelly Cecil John C J Squadron Sergeant Major South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-23
12048 Kenny Gordon Henry Marriot G H M Sergeant Rhodesian African Rifles 1941-07-17
12059 Kent William W Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1917-07-25
12091 Kesner Abraham A Corporal South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1943-03-10
12094 Keta Freddie F Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-29
12095 Ketane George G Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-09-29
12096 Ketanie Manie M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-07-11
12099 Ketsabane David D Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-24
41001 Key Jack J Labourer South African Labour Corps Railway and Harbour Base Workshops UDF 1915-04-11
12115 Keyser Jacob Charles J C Private South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1916-09-17
12123 Kgakale Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps 26th Bn. UDF 1918-03-12
12126 Kgang Rabatsohang Meriot R M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-01-22
12129 Kgapula Letlage Kleinbooi L K Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-05-27
12134 Kgati Joseph J Private South African Native Labour Corps 39th Bn. UDF 1918-07-23
12142 Kgokotle Daniel D Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-11-08
12145 Kgomo Jonas J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1917-02-06
14889 Kgopi Enoch E Private South African Native Labour Corps 8th Coy. UDF 1918-04-10
12148 Kgoputshu Willie W Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-10-22
12149 Kgorong Ben B Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-04-15
12152 Kgosithebe Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps 41st Bn. UDF 1918-06-04
12162 Khalo Petrus P Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-04-09
12164 Khan Entaz Abdul Rahim E A R Trimmer Merchant Navy S.S. Karagola 1942-07-06
12167 Khapane Makena M Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-05-10
12172 Khobethi Hans H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours UDF 1915-08-07