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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
22090 Rust George Edward G E 2nd Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1919-06-14
31782 Rutjindo Moses Pule P Rifleman 102 Battalion SADF 1987-01-20
22109 Ryan Edmund Cyril E C Private Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1946-01-03
22113 Rydar Henry Richard H R Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1919-04-14
22139 SAFANE or SAFANI Klaas K Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-12-02
22509 SCOTSAMYANA or SOETSONYA Lifu L Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section UDF 1917-01-03
17014 SITLANI or SITLARI Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 7th Coy. UDF 1917-06-22
22121 Saaiman Joachin Petrus J P Private 11th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-12-21
22123 Saal Petrus P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 5th Coy. UDF 1918-05-13
22124 Saayman Barnardus B Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1918-12-06
40877 Sadler George Sydney G S Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1918-10-19
22151 Sajene Edward E Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 38th Bn. UDF 1918-04-04
22153 Sakgoto Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section UDF 1916-11-25
22158 Salanda Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1918-10-29
22163 Sale Tommy T Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-04-09
22164 Saleka Elias E Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-01-01
22170 Salmon Arthur George A G Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1946-04-27
49448 Salter Wm Evatt W E Trooper Border Horse COLONIAL 1901-01-23
17766 Sam Zachariah Z Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 43rd Coy. UDF 1918-03-07
22184 Sam Jacob J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-07-08
22202 Sampson Wynand John W J Lance Sergeant Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-10-09
41071 Samuel Marcus M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours UDF 1915-05-03
22210 Samuels David D Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-10-12
41072 Samuels Charles C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours UDF 1915-04-02
22219 Sanders Edward Charles E C Private 6th South African Infantry UDF 1916-04-13
49592 Sanders Ernest G E G Trooper Brabant's Horse COLONIAL 1900-10-25
22224 Sanderson Frank F Sergeant 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-05-31
22234 Sandler Israel I Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-08-29
22237 Sandy George Ernest G E Staff Sergeant South African Pay Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-19
22238 Saner Hubert Evelyn H E Captain Army Service Corps (Corps) 372nd Horse Transport Coy. UK 1918-11-17
22240 Sanger Charles George C G Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-30
22241 Sanger William Merson W M Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1916-06-04
22247 Sangwen Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-08-23
22248 Sangwene David D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-03-01
22252 Sanqoto Billy B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-06-24
32798 Santi M J Sergeant SA Navy 61 Mechanised Battalion Group SANDF 1998-08-20
22259 Sapi Jonas J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 24th Bn. UDF 1918-01-15
22261 Sara Robert R Cape Boy South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Service Corps Transport UDF 1917-02-26
49445 Sara Arthur Leonard A L Trooper Border Horse COLONIAL 1900-10-23
22267 Sargent William Henry W H Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1940-08-03
22268 Sarset Sam S Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Animal Transport UDF 1916-11-27
22279 Sauer Alexander A Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1918-10-17
40786 Sauer Frederick Johannes F J Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 2nd Brigade Depot UDF 1918-10-11
22282 Saul John J Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-04-04
22287 Sauls Peter P Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-10-11
22290 Saunders Andrew A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-07
22297 Saunders Jack Drummond J D Staff Sergeant Military Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1919-07-03
22299 Saunders Louis L Sergeant Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-03-02
22327 Saxby Conrad Gordon C G Lieutenant Colonel New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion NZ 1918-11-27
22329 Sayer Albert A Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1942-08-12