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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
2007 Boardman Philip Martin Hayes P M H Cadet Royal Air Force 8th Cadet Wing UK 1918-09-29
2003 Boag Edgar Frank E F Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-09-04
1986 Blow John J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1917-03-21
41569 Blom Gert Johannes Diederick G J D Ao1 Air Force Gymnasium SAP 1963-11-06
1968 Bloemstein Frank F Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-10-08
1961 Block Jan J Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-09-29
1948 Blignaut Ernest Philippus E P Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-10-05
1951 Blignaut Pieter William P W Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1918-10-25
1953 Blignaut William John W J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-23
1946 Blignault Petrus Stephanus P S Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-11-22
1941 Bleki Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-10-16
1911 Blamey William W Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1915-06-20
1900 Blake Cecil C Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps (Corps) UK 1918-10-30
1901 Blake Charles Joseph C J Gunner South African Field Artillery 3rd Bty. UDF 1916-10-22
1903 Blake Harry Hutton H H Cadet Royal Air Force 8th Cadet Wing UK 1918-10-01
29458 Blake Johan Anton J A Staff Sergeant South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) 61 Base Workshop SADF 1980-04-03
1888 Blagg John Henry J H Private South African Railway Services UDF 1920-06-23
1874 Blackbeard Bernard Robert B R Private 11th South African Infantry UDF 1916-06-29
1866 Black Peter P Gunner South African Field Artillery UDF 1921-08-06
1855 Biyela Ba B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-03-01
1851 Bissolati Louis L Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 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) Squadron UK 1917-10-18
49287 Birkett J L Trooper Natal Carbineers COLONIAL 1900-02-12
1822 Bird Charles Luard C L Sergeant British South African Police 1918-10-20
1817 Birch Geoffrey Allan Mark G A M Private 7th South African Infantry UDF 1917-07-12
1811 Bingham Thomas T Staff Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) Supplies UDF 1918-05-26
1797 Bikitsha Alexander A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-09-07
1791 Biersteker John J Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-17
1780 Bhongo Zonke Z Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-09-01
1768 Bezuidenhout Johannes Jacobus J J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment UDF 1918-11-09
1772 Bezuidenhout Martinus M Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-02-23
1775 Bezuidenhout Petros P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 372nd Coy. UDF 1919-06-26
34088 Bezuidenhout Matthys Marthenus M M Constable 37 Dist (Heidelberg) Tvl Div SAP 1918-10-15
1748 Beyleveld William Henry Herman W H H Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 2nd Field Ambulance UDF 1919-03-17
29426 Beyleveld Marius M Rifleman South West African Territory Force (Corps) 1 SWA Specialist Unit SADF 1984-03-18
1744 Beyers Fred F Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-11-13
1717 Beukes Barend B Private Cape Corps Base Depot Coy. (Durban) UDF 1945-08-17
1719 Beukes Carl Andries C A Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-12
1721 Beukes Hendrik H Private Cape Corps 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 Private South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) TS Training Centre SADF 1965-06-02
1715 Betts Robert William R W Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Afrikander UDF 1943-11-18
1708 Bethune James J Acting Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) Nyasaland UDF 1919-02-15
1704 Beswick Allan Vernon A V Gunner South African Heavy Artillery UDF 1917-11-01
1703 Beswetherick William John W J Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1916-07-15
1684 Bester Christoffel Johannes C J Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd UDF 1918-11-03
1687 Bester Gert Jacobus G J Corporal South African Military Constabulary 1st UDF 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) UDF 1915-04-26