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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 6,004 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
1562 Bengu Goliath G Pack Leader Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1916-06-17
1563 Benham Ben B Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-09
1569 Benjamin George Edward G E Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-12-15
1571 Benjamin Johannes J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 22nd Coy. 1918-08-31
1575 Benkomo Ben B Driver Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1916-06-04
1579 Benn Redvers Buller R B Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-01-17
1587 Bennett Francis Edwin F E Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-13
1601 Bennett William Ernest W E Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-06-26
38935 Bennett Ismael I Corporal Rhodesian Defence Regiment 4 Protection Company 1976-04-21
1613 Benson John J Sergeant Royal Flying Corps 26th (South African) Sqdn. 1916-06-23
1614 Benson Josiah J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-08-15
1620 Bentley Joseph Henry J H Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. Attentive III 1918-11-21
1623 Berg Emil Frank Oscar E F O Sapper Miscellaneous Trades Coy. 1918-10-26
1629 Berhendse Klaas K Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-27
1639 Bern Hubert Thomas Sidney H T S Mechanician South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-10-19
1640 Bernan James Andrew J A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 5 Coy. 1918-11-07
1643 Bernstein Dorah D Staff Nurse South African Military Nursing Service UDF 1918-11-06
1655 Berry George Alfred G A Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-01-01
1659 Berry Michael M Private South African Irish UDF 1915-10-05
1661 Berry Oliver Zietsman O Z Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-02-21
1674 Berts David D Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-02-28
1684 Bester Christoffel Johannes C J Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-11-03
1687 Bester Gert Jacobus G J Corporal South African Military Constabulary 1st 1918-10-31
1691 Bester Johannes Hendrik J H Private South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-12-23
1693 Bester Johannes Lucas J L Private 8th Mounted Rifles (Midlandse Ruiters) 1915-04-26
1694 Bester Jacobus Marthinus Garret J M G Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-22
1697 Bester Josef Zybrand J Z Staff Sergeant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-01-03
1703 Beswetherick William John W J Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
1704 Beswick Allan Vernon A V Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1917-11-01
1708 Bethune James J Acting Sergeant South African Medical Corps Nyasaland UDF 1919-02-15
1715 Betts Robert William R W Able Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Afrikander UDF 1943-11-18
1717 Beukes Barend B Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Base Depot Coy. (Durban) UDF 1945-08-17
1719 Beukes Carl Andries C A Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-10-12
1721 Beukes Hendrik H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-11-13
1727 Beukes Pieter Abraham De Wet P A D W Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 1st Permanent Bty. UDF 1919-08-30
41644 Beukes Petrus P South African Technical Services Corps TS Training Centre SADF 1965-06-02
1744 Beyers Fred F Driver South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-11-13
1748 Beyleveld William Henry Herman W H H Private South African Medical Corps 2nd Field Ambulance UDF 1919-03-17
29426 Beyleveld Marius M Rifleman South West African Territory Force 1st SWA Specialist Unit SADF 1984-03-18
1768 Bezuidenhout Johannes Jacobus J J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-11-09
1772 Bezuidenhout Martinus M Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-02-23
1775 Bezuidenhout Petros P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 372nd Coy. 1919-06-26
34088 Bezuidenhout Matthys Marthenus M M Constable South African Police 37 Dist (Heidelberg) Tvl Div 1918-10-15
1780 Bhongo Zonke Z Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-09-01
1791 Biersteker John J Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-10-17
1797 Bikitsha Alexander A Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-09-07
1811 Bingham Thomas T Staff Sergeant South African Service Corps Supplies UDF 1918-05-26
1817 Birch Geoffrey Allan Mark G A M Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1917-07-12
1822 Bird Charles Luard C L Sergeant British South African Police 1918-10-20
1840 Bishop Harry Edward H E Sergeant Royal Flying Corps 26th (South African) Sqdn. 1917-10-18