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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
1903 Blake Harry Hutton H H Cadet Royal Air Force 8th Cadet Wing 1918-10-01
29458 Blake Johan Anton J A Staff Sergeant 61 Base Workshop SADF 1980-04-03
1888 Blagg John Henry J H Private South African Railway Services 1920-06-23
1874 Blackbeard Bernard Robert B R Private 11th Regt. UDF 1916-06-29
1866 Black Peter P Gunner South African Field Artillery 1921-08-06
1855 Biyela Ba B Private UDF 1945-03-01
1851 Bissolati Louis L Private UDF 1947-06-22
1848 Bissett Hugh Matheson H M Private South African Horse 7th UDF 1916-11-24
1840 Bishop Harry Edward H E Sergeant Royal Flying Corps 26th (South African) Sqdn. 1917-10-18
1822 Bird Charles Luard C L Sergeant British South African Police 1918-10-20
1817 Birch Geoffrey Allan Mark G A M Private 7th Regt. UDF 1917-07-12
1811 Bingham Thomas T Staff Sergeant Supplies UDF 1918-05-26
1797 Bikitsha Alexander A Private UDF 1945-09-07
1791 Biersteker John J Sergeant UDF 1918-10-17
1780 Bhongo Zonke Z Private UDF 1945-09-01
1768 Bezuidenhout Johannes Jacobus J J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-11-09
1772 Bezuidenhout Martinus M Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-02-23
1775 Bezuidenhout Petros P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 372nd Coy. 1919-06-26
34088 Bezuidenhout Matthys Marthenus M M Constable South African Police 37 Dist (Heidelberg) Tvl Div 1918-10-15
1748 Beyleveld William Henry Herman W H H Private 2nd Field Ambulance UDF 1919-03-17
29426 Beyleveld Marius M Rifleman 1st SWA Specialist Unit SADF 1984-03-18
1744 Beyers Fred F Driver Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-11-13
1717 Beukes Barend B Private Base Depot Coy. (Durban) UDF 1945-08-17
1719 Beukes Carl Andries C A Private UDF 1918-10-12
1721 Beukes Hendrik H Private UDF 1946-11-13
1727 Beukes Pieter Abraham De Wet P A D W Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 1st Permanent Bty. UDF 1919-08-30
41644 Beukes Petrus P TS Training Centre SADF 1965-06-02
1715 Betts Robert William R W Able Seaman H.M.S. Afrikander UDF 1943-11-18
1708 Bethune James J Acting Sergeant Nyasaland UDF 1919-02-15
1704 Beswick Allan Vernon A V Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1917-11-01
1703 Beswetherick William John W J Private 5th Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
1684 Bester Christoffel Johannes C J Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-11-03
1687 Bester Gert Jacobus G J Corporal South African Military Constabulary 1st 1918-10-31
1691 Bester Johannes Hendrik J H Private South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-12-23
1693 Bester Johannes Lucas J L Private 8th Mounted Rifles (Midlandse Ruiters) 1915-04-26
1694 Bester Jacobus Marthinus Garret J M G Private 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-22
1697 Bester Josef Zybrand J Z Staff Sergeant UDF 1947-01-03
1674 Berts David D Labourer UDF 1916-02-28
1655 Berry George Alfred G A Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-01-01
1659 Berry Michael M Private South African Irish UDF 1915-10-05
1661 Berry Oliver Zietsman O Z Driver M.t. UDF 1918-02-21
1643 Bernstein Dorah D Staff Nurse South African Military Nursing Service UDF 1918-11-06
1640 Bernan James Andrew J A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 5 Coy. 1918-11-07
1639 Bern Hubert Thomas Sidney H T S Mechanician M.t. UDF 1918-10-19
1629 Berhendse Klaas K Private UDF 1944-09-27
1623 Berg Emil Frank Oscar E F O Sapper Miscellaneous Trades Coy. 1918-10-26
1620 Bentley Joseph Henry J H Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. Attentive III 1918-11-21
1613 Benson John J Sergeant Royal Flying Corps 26th (South African) Sqdn. 1916-06-23
1614 Benson Josiah J Labourer UDF 1917-08-15
1587 Bennett Francis Edwin F E Private 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-13