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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
16272 Mdala Mbaluka M Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-15
31835 Mdala Mohapi Petrus R Warrant Officer Class I SA Army 21 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-11-20
16277 Mdhlalose Mail M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces attd. 55 S.A.A.F. Regiment UDF 1943-06-21
16281 Mdiko Wilson W Private South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1918-08-14
16283 Mdlankomo George G Donkey Driver Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1917-02-13
16291 Mduna Wilson W Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-03-25
16292 Mdungazwe Jim J Driver South African Native Labour Bureau Ox Transport UDF 1916-11-07
16293 Mdunge Mpiyomdeni M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-04-22
16303 Mealies Robert R Labourer Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1917-12-09
16310 Mebangeni Freddie F Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau attd. South African Railway Operating Company UDF 1916-04-04
16323 Mehungu Jan J Private South African Native Labour Corps 14th Coy. UDF 1917-08-26
16328 Meintjes Harold Edwin Haffenden H E H Private South African Medical Corps Sanitary Section UDF 1916-09-21
16331 Meintjes Phillip P Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-04-26
16338 Meiring Christian Gabriel C G Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-01-16
16339 Meiring Cornelious Johannes C J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-24
16340 Meiring Henry Eustace H E Staff Sergeant Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1918-11-20
31855 Mekge Pieter Johannes Jacobus E N Lance Corporal SA Army Army Gymnasium SANDF 1998-08-20
16352 Melali Sam S Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1918-10-07
16354 Melato Abraham A Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-24
16362 Mellin Patrick P Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-03
16365 Mellor Harold Walton H W Captain Royal Fusiliers 1918-05-28
16368 Mellstrom Bertie B Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-02-07
16369 Melteki William W Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Transport and Remounts UDF 1917-06-30
16374 Melville David D Captain South African Medical Corps UDF 1919-11-16
16378 Memani Ernest S E S Private South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1918-08-05
16380 Mendelsohn Felix F Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-12-05
16393 Mentor Abel A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 7 Coy. 1918-04-07
16396 Mentor Charlie C Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-07-30
16399 Mentz Johannes Hendrick J H Private South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-07-13
16404 Merana Swelindawo S Private South African Native Labour Corps 3rd Coy. UDF 1917-08-28
16406 Mercer George G Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-11-29
16410 Merckel Richard R Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1917-01-03
31865 Meredich James J Private Cape Town Highlanders Regiment Bloemspruit 1923-08-06
16426 Meselane Nasol N Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-20
16431 Mesiwe John J Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-15
16434 Messenger Albert James A J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1921-03-16
16443 Metelerkamp George G Lieutenant South African Road Corps 2nd 1917-12-08
16452 Methula Charlton C Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-04-29
16460 Meuhinick Sidney S Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-03-16
16461 Mey Hendrick Stephanus H S Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1919-01-25
16464 Meyer Andrew A Pack Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-07-24
16465 Meyer Avie A Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-08-13
16474 Meyer Freddy F Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-11
16482 Meyer John J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-09
16484 Meyer Joseph Albertus J A Sergeant South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-11-01
16486 Meyer Joseph Andries Nicolaas Jan Daniel J A N J D Shoeing Smith South African Horse 5th UDF 1916-07-10
16491 Meyer Jacobus Johannes Philippus J J P Conductor South African Service Corps Animal Transport UDF 1916-08-28
16493 Meyer Jacobus Phillipus J P Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-24
16497 Meyer Michael M Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-07-28
16500 Meyer Peter P Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-07-27