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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
21476 Riddle John J Private 10th Infantry (Witwatersrand Rifles) 1920-05-02
37352 Riddle William James Hunter W J H Constable South African Police 48 Dist (Umtata) Tkei Div 1918-10-29
21479 Rider Charles Geoffrey C G Lieutenant South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-05-13
21480 Riders Booi B Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-12-08
21484 Ridgill Charles Robert C R Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-18
21489 Ridsdale George Henry G H Corporal 1st Mounted Rifles (Natal Carbineers) 1915-07-30
21500 Rigg Thomas T Private South African Pioneers UDF 1916-12-26
21508 Riley Harry H Dresser South African Veterinary Corps 1920-08-22
21529 Ritchie Jessie J Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve 1916-08-13
21533 Ritchie Thomas David T D Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-01-19
32696 Rivers Thomas T Sapper South African Mounted Rifles SA Cape Corps UDF 1923-05-26
21577 Roberts Frank Clifford F C Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-02-25
21580 Roberts George Antony G A Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1942-02-11
21584 Roberts Hendrik Andries H A Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-12-17
21590 Roberts Johannes J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-20
21599 Roberts Mintoor M Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-28
21606 Roberts Samuel S Constable British South African Police 1918-10-25
21608 Roberts Shirley Walter S W Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1917-05-29
21609 Roberts Thomas Henry Edward T H E Cyclist South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1917-03-26
40785 Roberts James J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-15
21622 Robertson Daniel D Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-11
21624 Robertson Duncan Cumming D C Lance Corporal South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-04-23
21626 Robertson Ernest E Bombardier South African Field Artillery 5th Bty. 1917-01-17
21638 Robertson John Richard J R Leading Signalman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (South Africa) S.A.R.N.V.R. H.M.S. "Vivid" 1916-11-24
21655 Robertson William Bentley W B Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. UDF 1917-07-23
21679 Robinson John J Sergeant Young Men's Christian Association Field Force Canteen 1917-06-20
21682 Robinson John Lawrence J L Private South African Medical Corps 3rd Field Ambulance UDF 1917-01-12
21684 Robinson Leslie L Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-11-19
21699 Robson Ralph Henry R H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-23
21711 Rodel George G Corporal South African Veteran Reserve 1918-10-31
21717 Rodgers Frank F Greaser Merchant Navy S.S. Empire Success 1940-09-16
21729 Roertosoff Willie W Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau attd. No. 2 Veterinary Base UDF 1917-05-13
21730 Roestorff Lewis R L R Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-15
21747 Rogers Henry William H W Private South African Veteran Reserve 1915-03-11
21764 Rogerson Thomas T Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-05-23
21767 Rohlandt Johannes Jacobus J J Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-08-17
21776 Ronan James J Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1918-10-30
21787 Roodt Hendrik Lourens H L Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-10-24
21790 Rooi William W Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Sanitary Section UDF 1916-12-21
21791 Rook Joseph J Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1918-11-09
21798 Roos John Jacobus J J Constable South African Military Constabulary 1st 1918-10-27
21799 Roos Johannes Martinus J M Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1918-10-13
21802 Roos Paul A P A Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1917-03-04
21810 Rorke Charles Frederick C F Private South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1916-10-01
21814 Roscholar James John J J Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1920-11-21
21821 Rose Ernest Andrew E A Sapper South African Water Supply Corps 1918-02-23
21824 Rose Herbert H Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1919-05-29
21825 Rose Harold Percival H P Private General and Base Depots, S.A. Forces General Depot (Wynberg). UDF 1918-10-19
21835 Rosenberg Frank F Private South African Veteran Reserve 1918-10-10
21849 Rosi Ludzizya L Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-02-17