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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 6,008 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
13349 Lepepulo Clark C Labourer East African Expeditionary Force UDF 1916-10-29
35397 Lepholletsa Patrick L D Assistant Constable South African Police District 39 Johannesburg 1993-04-04
13353 Lephoto Jerry J Private UDF 1944-07-29
13357 Leqebo Abednego A Private UDF 1944-08-04
35398 Leqoboko Patrick M Detective Sergeant South African Police District 39 Johannesburg 1973-02-01
35399 Lesalaise Patrick P Inspector South African Police Service District 39 Johannesburg 2001-05-31
13362 Lesale Whiskey W Private UDF 1944-04-01
31314 Lesar Martin M Corporal (Farrier) T & R UDF 1923-04-06
13372 Leshabe Alfred A Private 24th Bn. UDF 1918-01-13
13378 Leshuru Sam S Labourer Sanitary Section UDF 1916-09-19
13381 Lesiba Frans F Driver UDF 1917-08-12
13383 Lesiba Jack J Ox Driver UDF 1917-02-07
15330 Lesiba Jan J Private 11th Coy. UDF 1917-06-26
13391 Lesibe Samuel S Donkey Driver UDF 1917-03-24
13396 Lesitsha Phillip P Pack Leader UDF 1916-10-04
13400 Leslie John Swanson J S Sapper Miscellaneous Trades Coy. 1921-01-02
13405 Less Adolf A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-11-26
13411 Lessing Jacobus Stephanus J S Private Supplies UDF 1918-10-26
13412 Lessing Nicholaas Stephanus N S Private South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1918-06-27
13416 Lesuetsa Sam S Private 3rd Bn. UDF 1940-12-22
13423 Leteketoa George G Private UDF 1918-10-12
13427 Letja Wellem W Private 34th Bn. UDF 1917-11-20
13432 Letoaba Samuel S Private UDF 1944-06-29
13433 Letsaba Makgongoa M Corporal UDF 1917-12-05
13434 Letsababoang Basil B Labourer Transport and Remounts UDF 1917-04-07
13435 Letsapa Christian C Private UDF 1944-06-12
13436 Letsebe April A Donkey Driver Military Labour Corps 1917-04-15
13441 Letsoalo Phutiane Charlie P C Donkey Driver UDF 1916-09-02
13456 Levi Harry Gers H G Private 1st Regt. UDF 1918-11-02
13464 Levine Petrus P Labourer UDF 1916-11-12
13465 Levings George Frederick G F Corporal South African Rifles 1st UDF 1917-11-24
13474 Levy Moss M Labourer Ordnance Cape Town UDF 1918-10-09
13486 Lewin Louis Petries L P Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-11-06
13489 Lewis Alex A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1917-06-19
13492 Lewis Charles C Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-05-07
13496 Lewis David D Sergeant UDF 1917-12-31
13501 Lewis Henry H Private UDF 1942-06-11
13505 Lewis John J Corporal Native Carrier Transport UDF 1918-01-08
13506 Lewis John J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-10
13508 Lewis Johannes Petrus J P Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-16
13510 Lewis Leonard L Private UDF 1916-02-02
13523 Lewis Thomas T Corporal UDF 1942-02-06
13526 Lewis William Simon W S Shoeing Smith South African Veterinary Corps 1918-01-14
13531 Leykauff Frederick F Driver M.t. UDF 1918-01-24
13532 Leyland Percy P Private UDF 1917-08-07
13551 Liebenberg Andries Petrus A P Lance Corporal South African Mounted Brigade Scouts 2nd UDF 1916-12-07
13562 Liebenberg John J Private 5th Regt. UDF 1917-07-12
35415 Liebenberg Cornelis Johannes C J Constable South African Police 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div 1918-10-28
13577 Lifi Caswell C Driver UDF 1916-12-14
13585 Lihlase Peter P Lance Corporal UDF 1945-02-02