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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
4892 Dale James Ritchie J R Lieutenant Royal Engineers 1919-01-14
29915 Dala Kefas Kalenga K K Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1986-04-12
4884 Daimones Jozef J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-02-23
4878 Daeli Simon S Labourer Railway Section UDF 1917-04-08
32302 Dabreton John J Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1921-10-14
4872 Dabepi Joseph J Private 29th Bn. UDF 1918-06-14
4871 Dabashi Minius M Private 33rd Coy. UDF 1918-05-03
4868 Cyster Jan J J J Private UDF 1946-04-28
4863 Cutting George Frank Christian G F C Staff Sergeant UDF 1944-01-02
29892 Cursley Frank F Private 3rd Regt. UDF 1923-02-24
4841 Currin Richard William R W Lieutenant Colonel South African Coast Defence Corps 1942-06-12
4829 Currie Alfred William Ogilvie A W O Sergeant UDF 1947-10-25
4832 Currie Horatio Charles H C Lieutenant Special List 1918-04-24
4837 Currie William Cole W C Corporal East African Veterinary Corps 1915-07-25
4824 Curling Harold Cecil H C Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1919-05-25
4820 Cupido John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-04-05
4821 Cupido Koos K Private UDF 1944-07-27
4808 Cunningham Leslie Herbert L H Private 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-11
4810 Cunningham Robert R Sergeant UDF 1918-05-17
4804 Cuninghame Boyd Alexander B A Major Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 5th Bn. 1917-03-16
4800 Cummings Douglas Gordon Clarke D G C Trooper 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) 1918-10-04
4801 Cummings Joseph Francis J F Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. UDF 1914-12-07
4802 Cummings Melville G M G Private British South African Police 1915-12-09
4794 Culverwell Edward E Private UDF 1944-07-26
4785 Cullen Frederick David F D Signaller South African Field Post and Telegraph Corps 1915-02-14
4780 Cububuzana Suka S Lance Corporal UDF 1918-11-22
4777 Crutchley Harry William H W Driver M.t. UDF 1918-06-20
4767 Crozier Willie W Private UDF 1942-11-10
4754 Crowe Albert Edward A E Dresser South African Veterinary Corps 1916-11-28
4748 Crouse Johannes Theodorus J T Private 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-22
4738 Crossley Charles Samuel C S Private 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-31
4734 Crossland Alfred A Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1916-09-23
4716 Cropper Thomas T Private East Africa Pioneer Corps UDF 1917-07-06
4699 Cronje Andrew A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-09
29879 Cronje Karel Johan K J Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1981-04-19
31161 Cromhout Coenraad Cornelius C C Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1924-08-20
4690 Crofts Charles Dymock C D Captain South African Intelligence Corps UDF 1944-07-02
4685 Crocombe Francis F Private South African Pioneers UDF 1917-07-30
4681 Crocker Henry Robert H R Driver M.t. UDF 1918-05-12
4674 Cridlan Ernest Joseph E J Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1919-06-05
4671 Crews Frank F Colour Sergeant 10th Infantry (Witwatersrand Rifles) 1915-06-13
4669 Crew Alfred A Driver M.t. UDF 1918-11-29
34377 Cremer Jack H L W Sergeant South African Police 33 Dist (Harrismith) OFS Div 1988-02-08
34376 Cray Jack J Lance Corporal South African Police 33 Dist (Harrismith) OFS Div 1918-11-08
4656 Crawley Edward Harold E H Corporal UDF 1917-02-04
4647 Cranna Alexander A Corporal UDF 1918-10-23
4644 Crampton William W Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-22
4636 Cramer Augustus Henry Marmaduke A H M Lieutenant UDF 1919-09-29
4634 Craill George Sebastian G S Private 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-21
29864 Cragg Joseph J Sergeant Hq UDF 1948-03-05