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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
21173 Rautenbach Abraham A Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-10-15
21175 Rautenbach James Jackson J J Private South African Horse 2nd UDF 1916-05-08
32649 Ravele M J Sergeant 61 Mechanised Battalion Group SANDF 1998-03-22
32650 Ravhengani R E Lance Corporal 61 Mechanised Battalion Group SANDF 1998-10-02
49316 Raw S W Trooper Natal Carbineers COLONIAL 1900-01-11
21183 Rawer Joseph J Private Returned Soldiers' Battalion Returned Soldiers' Bn. UDF 1920-10-13
21194 Ray Harry Ewart H E Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 4th Field Ambulance UDF 1918-07-11
21209 Read Albert Everard A E Sergeant 10th South African Infantry UDF 1919-09-08
21219 Rector Martin M Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-10-13
37335 Reddy T A Constable 19 Dist (Fort Beaufort) CE Div SAP 1994-08-25
37336 Redebe S Inspector 19 Dist (Fort Beaufort) CE Div SAPS 2003-07-22
21227 Redlinghuys Peter P Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-09
21230 Redman Harold Victor H V Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force UK 1947-12-18
37334 Reed Thomas Edward T E 1st Class Sergeant 19 Dist (Fort Beaufort) CE Div SAP 1918-10-28
21249 Reentjes Abraham A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-11-08
21272 Reid Daniel D Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Native Carrier Transport UDF 1919-12-08
21287 Reid James Reynard J R Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1918-05-04
21293 Reid Richard Gordon R G Sergeant South African Veteran Reserve UDF 1919-01-14
21304 Reilly Patrick Francis P F Aircraftman 1st Class Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1947-04-12
21308 Reinecke Charles Theodorus C T Sergeant South African Horse 7th UDF 1916-10-04
21312 Reingold Nicolaas N Sergeant South African Military Constabulary 1st UDF 1920-02-05
21315 Reitz Justus Willem J W Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-11-17
21322 Rennie Francis Xavier F X Private 7th South African Infantry UDF 1916-11-29
21323 Rennie George Godfrey G G Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (South Africa) S.A.R.N.V.R. H.M.S. "Pembroke" UDF 1918-11-04
21330 Rennison Petrus Johannes P J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-10-13
21333 Rensburg Klaas K Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-01-21
21337 Reseigh John Oats J O Private 7th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-04-28
21339 Resenga Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-06-08
21340 Resenga Sam S Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-01-23
21347 Retief Herman H Burgher Mounted Commandos Bethlehem Commando UDF 1914-12-20
21348 Retief Mattheus M Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-02-14
21349 Retief Petrus Paulus Hartogh P P H Lieutenant Colonel South African Rifles Western Province Rifles UDF 1915-04-09
21354 Rex Reginald Ruddock R R Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-05-30
21358 Reynard Willie W Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-10-07
21359 Reynders William James W J Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 3rd Brigade UDF 1916-10-25
21367 Reynolds Charles Robert Howard C R H Sergeant Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-04
21372 Reynolds Ellis Frederick E F Staff Serjeant Major South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1919-07-22
21380 Reynolds Isaac William I W Lance Corporal South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-05-18
21381 Reynolds James Frank Herbert J F H Private South African Pioneers UDF 1918-12-11
21387 Rheder Louis Gerhardus L G Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-28
21389 Rheeder Benjamin Freadman B F Corporal South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-05-24
21399 Rhys Arthur Russell A R Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-11-11
21404 Rice Henry Vincent H V Private East Surrey Regiment 12th Bn. UK 1917-05-06
21409 Richard Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-03-08
21423 Richards John J Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport UDF 1916-07-07
21425 Richards Philip Charles P C Lieutenant 9th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1917-02-12
21429 Richards Thomas Henry T H Company Sergeant Major 3rd South African Infantry Machine Gun Section UDF 1920-09-20
21433 Richards William Charles W C Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 3rd Field Ambulance UDF 1916-12-10
21455 Richardson Walter Robert W R Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-09-27
21456 Richay Francis F Batman South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-04-10