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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
12796 Labuschagne Joseph Johannes J J Private 20th Mounted Rifles 1915-05-03
12799 Labuschagne Stephanus Martinus S M Farrier South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1916-05-28
31208 Labuschagne Gert Benjamin G B Sergeant South African Commandos Virginia Commando SADF 1986-11-23
31215 Labuschagne Petrus Jacobus P J Lieutenant Colonel South African Air Force Regiment Northern Transvaal SANDF 1998-09-20
12803 Lack Louis L Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1919-01-15
41489 Lacombre George Robert G R Private Nigeria Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. 3rd Bn. 1940-02-19
12818 Laidlaw Thomas Edward T E Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-27
12835 Lakay Johannes Andreas J A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-01-08
12838 Lake Ernest William E W Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1916-11-14
12842 Lakier John J Leader South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-16
35332 Lamb Roger Winx R W Constable South African Police 13 Dist (East London) CE Div 1918-10-26
12855 Lambert George Ammon G A Air Mechanic South African Aviation Corps 1915-05-20
12857 Lambert Joseph Revis J R Lance Corporal South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1917-02-16
12874 Lamikies Jacob J Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-10-08
12877 Lamont Henry Lucas Rudlin H L R Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-06
14150 Lamula Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps 6th Coy. UDF 1917-07-24
12887 Lance Robert Joseph R J Lance Corporal South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1917-04-15
12888 Lancellas Charles John C J Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-02-07
12894 Landman Gert G Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1920-09-14
12904 Landsman Freddie F Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-02-19
12906 Lane Albert Ernest A E Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-12-16
12920 Lang Allen George Montague A G M Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. UDF 1915-02-15
12926 Langa Rufus R Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-08-13
12937 Langeveld Cornelius C Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-06
12938 Langeveld William W Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-04-15
12940 Langford Arthur Frederick A F Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-06-03
12947 Langston Darwin Howard D H Private South African Medical Corps 4th Field Ambulance UDF 1916-05-28
12956 Lanning Samuel Ernest S E Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1942-02-18
12960 Lanting Harmannus Pieter H P Sergeant Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Middelburg Commando UDF 1915-06-24
12977 Lasaba Petroos P Pack Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-02-02
12985 Lassen Hugo Paul Johannes H P J Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-16
31866 Last Name Unknown Meshack J South African Infantry Corps 21 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 2000-06-18
43392 Lategan Lambertus Johannes L J Second Lieutenant South African Army Danie Theron Combat School SADF 1982-08-10
13010 Lavender William W Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. UDF 1915-03-30
13015 Laverton John J Rifleman South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-06-07
13025 Law George Alison G A Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-07-27
13027 Law William Edward W E Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1946-11-09
13049 Lawrence Evan Godfrey E G Deck Boy Merchant Navy M.S. Stensby 1940-12-27
13052 Lawrence Frederick Thomas F T Boy 2nd Class Royal Navy H.M.S. "Ganges." 1920-03-26
13055 Lawrence Henry Ruthven H R Captain South African Medical Corps 1st Field Amb. UDF 1918-12-14
13096 Le Fevre Gabriel Alexandre G A Staff Sergeant South African Veteran Reserve 1918-10-18
13111 Le Roux Abraham A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-05
13112 Le Roux Abram A Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-11
13114 Le Roux Abraham Jacobus A J Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-11
13116 Le Roux Cornelius Christoffel C C Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-10
13118 Le Roux Daniel D Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-04-25
13122 Le Roux Gerhardus Hendrik G H Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-05-11
13123 Le Roux Gert Martinus G M Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-10-10
13124 Le Roux Gert Petrus G P Staff Sergeant South African Army Postal Corps UDF 1942-01-16
13125 Le Roux Hermanus H Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-04-04