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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
2426 Boyes May M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Ordnance Cape Town UDF 1918-10-09
2427 Boyes Mary Doreen M D Air Corporal Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) UDF 1943-03-11
2418 Boyd-Clark John Bartram J B Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1943-04-08
2410 Boyd Kenneth MacAulay K M Petty Officer Royal Navy H.M.S. "St. Vincent." UK 1921-04-17
2400 Boyce Joseph J Bandsman South African Air Force (Corps) M.A.F. (Inef.) Wing UDF 1943-09-17
2402 Boyce Petrus P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-12-19
2405 Boyce William Frederick W F Boy 2nd Class Royal Navy H.M.S. "Impregnable" UK 1918-05-21
2394 Boya Volsaak V Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 37th Bn. UDF 1918-05-01
2384 Bowman Andries A Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-08-30
2379 Bowles Jimmy J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Service Corps Transport UDF 1916-12-21
2368 Bowie James J Private Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) 47th Bn. CAN 1919-03-24
2365 Bowers Henry H Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1916-07-22
2349 Bowen George Ferguson G F Private South African Pioneers UDF 1920-09-05
49282 Bowen B M Regimental Sergeant Major Natal Carbineers COLONIAL 1900-03-28
2343 Bowden Harry H Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-08-17
2345 Bowden Stanley S Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1917-06-14
2338 Bouwer Willem Christiaan W C Warrant Officer Class II South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-09-29
34184 Bouwer Cornelius Johannes C J Constable 30 Dist (Kroonstad) OFS Div SAP 1918-10-29
2323 Boult Patience Patricia P P Leading Aircraftwoman Southern Rhodesia Women's Auxiliary Air Service UK 1944-10-07
2321 Bougaard Willie W Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1919-02-09
2320 Bouer Cornelis Tobias C T Burgher Mounted Commandos Wakkerstroom Commando UDF 1915-05-27
2316 Boucher Frank F Private South African Horse 9th UDF 1917-06-19
2317 Boucher James Charles Field J C F Corporal 7th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-14
2318 Boucher Thomas T Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-01-28
2309 Botten Frederick Thomas F T Private 11th South African Infantry UDF 1917-03-10
2302 Bothma Daniel Johannes Erasmus D J E Corporal 5th South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1917-08-11
2298 Bothamley James Powell J P Lieutenant South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1916-12-28
2209 Botha Albertus Johannes A J Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment UDF 1918-10-23
2213 Botha Christoffel Johannes Frans C J F Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Field Regiment UDF 1945-11-08
2225 Botha David D Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-02-10
2241 Botha John J Private Cape Corps 137th M.T. Coy. UDF 1944-12-22
2251 Botha Jacobus Petrus J P Staff Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-01-03
2256 Botha Lourens Rasmus L R Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-01-29
2257 Botha Matthew M Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-12-07
2262 Botha Piet P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Veterinary Corps UDF 1916-07-12
2266 Botha Pieter Hermanus P H Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1946-05-11
2273 Botha Pieter Willem P W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-07-14
2283 Botha Theunis Gerhardus T G Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1918-10-26
2289 Botha Theunis Phillipus T P Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-19
2294 Botha William Frederick W F Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment UDF 1918-10-23
2297 Botha William Jacobus Barendina W J B Mechanician South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-12-12
29525 Botha Abraham Jacobus A J Colonel Regiment Molopo SADF 1978-03-16
34153 Botha Alwyn Petrus A P Constable 34 Dist (Pretoria) Tvl Div SAP 1918-10-24
34178 Botha Simon Lodewyk S L Constable 20 Dist (Queenstown) CE Div SAP 1918-10-18
34179 Botha Theodorus Hermanus T H 20 Dist (Queenstown) CE Div SAP 1989-06-03
41500 Botha Stephanus Sebastian Lombaard S S L Ao1 Finance Dept SAP 1966-09-03
49526 Both Jacob J Trooper Border Scouts COLONIAL 1901-07-31
2201 Botes Petrus Johannes Francois P J F Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1943-07-08
34149 Botes Nicholaas George N G Constable 37 Dist (Heidelberg) Tvl Div SAP 1918-11-10
2188 Boswell Benjamin B Private South African Pioneers UDF 1918-05-03