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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 6,080 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
1267 Bassett Robert Montague Henry R M H Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery UDF 1918-10-14
1276 Basson John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-03-04
40779 Basson Carel Wynand C W Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) Keep Protection UDF 1918-10-06
1284 Baston William Arthur W A Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1919-02-05
1290 Bateman Gladstone G Lance Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1918-07-04
1291 Bateman Hilton Finley H F Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-17
1302 Bates Schalk William Wentzel Jacobus S W W J Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1917-03-21
1311 Batteau Dominic Angelo Edward D A E Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 6th Armoured Car Regiment UDF 1943-02-05
1318 Batty Robert R Air Corporal 15 Squadron UDF 1943-05-30
1324 Baum Felix Walter F W Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Bty. UDF 1941-05-02
1331 Baxter Charles Philip C P Private 7th South African Infantry UDF 1917-11-18
1337 Baxter Joseph Charles J C Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment UDF 1918-10-18
1343 Bayi James J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Railway Operating Company UDF 1916-10-20
1348 Bayly Zachary Booth Z B Honorary Lieutenant 4th South African Infantry UDF 1919-04-17
1353 Baysham Frederick F Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Native Carrier Transport UDF 1917-07-24
1367 Beam Richard R Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) British East African Exp. Force UDF 1917-01-11
1368 Bean Gordon Willard G W Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-25
1376 Beard James J Private South African Road Corps (Corps) 1st UDF 1918-12-18
1380 Beasley Norman N Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-02-29
1381 Beaton Alexander A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1916-12-16
1388 Beaton William W Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-03-17
1394 Beattie William F W F Warrant Officer Class II Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-11-15
1398 Beaufort Kaloolah "monica Gertrude Alice" K Nurse South African Voluntary Aid Detachment 1918-10-21
1399 Beaumont Edgar E Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-23
1401 Bebeta Jan J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 28th Coy. UDF 1917-05-15
1402 Becher Frank Frederick Sullivan Leycester F F S L Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment UDF 1915-10-20
1403 Beck Arthur Harold Wright A H W Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-25
1408 Beck George G Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) Divisional Signal Coy. UDF 1919-02-22
1415 Beck William W Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-11-04
1417 Becker Arthur Johannes A J Private 7th South African Infantry UDF 1918-01-25
1418 Becker Denis D Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1916-05-07
1426 Beckermann Benjamin Ferdinand B F Corporal 8th South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-05
1429 Beckett Sam S Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-07
1439 Beeching William W Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-07-17
1442 Beer Frederick Ernest F E Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1919-10-02
1443 Beerwinkel Soloman S Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-09-04
1447 Beetge Carel Wilhelmus C W Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-05-30
1452 Beets William Jacobus W J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-16
1453 Beever Joseph Michael J M Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-14
1460 Begley David William D W Gunner South African Field Artillery UDF 1918-12-23
1465 Behrens Charlie C Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Animal Transport UDF 1917-01-03
1467 Behrens Geoffrey Justin G J Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1945-10-11
1475 Beit Gert G Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-12-23
1478 Bekepezulu Mguba M Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-12-09
1481 Bekker Jan Casper J C Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1940-09-29
1483 Bekker Jacobus Victor J V Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-26
1485 Bekker Petrus Hendrik P H Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1943-08-13
1500 Bell Francis Charles Eric F C E Despatch Rider South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-11-20
1504 Bell James Francis J F Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-02-06
1505 Bell John Francis Campbell J F C Private South African Horse 7th UDF 1916-09-25