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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
41658 De Lange Nicholaas Johannes N J 1 Air Depot SADF 1964-12-21
29991 De Kock Johannes Jacobus J J Sergeant South African Pay Corps (Corps) South African Marines UDF 1948-11-19
5300 De Klerk Christiaan Johannes C J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-12-21
5302 De Klerk David Frederick Nicholas D F N Private 10th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-05-02
5315 De Klerk Jacobus Wouter J W Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment UDF 1918-10-24
5318 De Klerk Nicholas Willem N W Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 1st Bde. UDF 1918-10-19
5320 De Klerk William Abraham W A Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment UDF 1918-10-19
5322 De Klerk Willem Sternberg Pretorius W S P Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-03-13
41632 De Klerk Jan Christoffel J C Sergeant Major 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1965-06-02
5294 De Jongh Francis Nicholas F N Sergeant Cape Corps 1st UDF 1916-10-02
5289 De Jong George G Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1916-07-12
5273 De Jager Adam A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-10-09
5282 De Jager Jacob Lourens Carolus J L C Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) C. A. T. Depot UDF 1943-08-06
34415 De Jager Casparus C Constable 1b Dist (Wynberg) CW Div SAP 1918-10-10
34418 De Jager Ockert Petrus Jacobus Olivier O P J O Constable 40 Dist (Krugersdorp) Tvl Div SAP 1918-10-19
5272 De Huis Samuel Mpoko S M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1946-05-08
5267 De Groot Jan Jurgen Wyndelt J J W Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) Res Group UDF 1945-04-26
41692 De Clercq Jacob J Head Constable H.q. SAP 1957-01-14
5256 De Bruyn Marthinus Daniel M D Trooper South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-11-21
5250 De Bruin Robert Henry R H Special Constable South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment UDF 1918-10-08
5217 De Beer Andries Barend A B Private South African Horse 10th UDF 1917-12-27
5221 De Beer David Stephanus D S Private South African Road Corps (Corps) 1st UDF 1918-12-06
5222 De Beer Fernandes F Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-09
5223 De Beer Henry H Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 6 Coy UDF 1917-06-20
5226 De Beer Herman Roux H R Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1917-02-19
5228 De Beer John Andries Benjamin J A B Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-10-16
5233 De Beer Mattas Johannes Adrian M J A Dresser South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-01-07
5236 De Beer Peter P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 7 Coy. UDF 1918-02-11
5239 De Beer Phillip Rudolph P R Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles UDF 1942-05-12
5240 De Beer Roelof Adriaan R A Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1947-06-13
34407 De Beer Johannes Frederick J F Constable 42 Dist (Christiana) Tvl Div SAP 1918-10-29
5214 Dayton Archibald Louie A L Lance Corporal South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-07-18
5179 Dawson Charles James C J Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1944-06-28
5183 Dawson Frederick Stuart F S Brigadier General South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Brigade UDF 1920-10-26
5188 Dawson John J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 2nd Field Ambulance UDF 1919-05-01
5189 Dawson John Frank J F Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-10-17
5192 Dawson Joseph Trewitt J T Sergeant South African Horse 4th UDF 1917-03-11
5197 Dawson Thomas T Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-01-08
5199 Dawson William Percy W P Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery UDF 1915-08-10
5175 Daws George Edward G E Sergeant 10th South African Infantry UDF 1916-05-14
5176 Daws Harry H Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-11-20
5167 Davite Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1918-12-03
5125 Davis Archibald A Captain South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport UDF 1918-12-03
5132 Davis Gerald Cyril G C Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) UDF 1946-04-06
5141 Davis George G Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 2nd Coy. UDF 1918-07-20
5156 Davis Solomon Aubrey S A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-08-12
5093 Davies Benjamin B Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-10-08
5105 Davies Granville G Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1916-04-17
5109 Davies Hugh H Private South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 7th South African Infantry UDF 1917-05-02
5113 Davies James Brown J B Private Royal Durban Light Infantry UDF 1946-07-10