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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 6,004 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
28942 Wyner Samuel Chaim Israel S C I Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1915-05-03
28931 Wyles Frank William F W Private South African Infantry 11th Regt. UDF 1916-07-29
28926 Wyatt-Smith Hugh Hargreave H H Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) 2nd/28th Bn. 1916-02-17
28915 Wright-Ingle William W Sergeant South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-06-19
28867 Wright Alfred Edward A E Private South African Horse 2nd UDF 1920-01-28
28877 Wright Edmund Charles E C Private British South African Police 1916-07-11
28894 Wright John Joseph J J Private British South African Police 1919-04-17
28899 Wright Robert John Thom R J T Captain South African Medical Corps UDF 1915-02-09
28911 Wright Warwick Edward W E Private South African Veterinary Corps 1916-09-11
28861 Wrennall Walter W Bombardier South African Field Artillery 1st 1916-12-09
33908 Wragg Robert Henry R H Air Corporal South African Air Force 3 Supply and Transport Depot UDF 1935-09-08
28852 Worsfold William Thomas W T Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Training Depot UDF 1914-11-27
28851 Worringham Percy P Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1918-01-14
28837 Woolley Charles William C W Private South African Infantry 11th Regt. UDF 1919-01-06
28819 Woods Frederick John F J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-10-25
28823 Woods John Edward J E Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals 6th S.A. Armd. Div. Sigs. UDF 1945-03-27
28826 Woods Thomas T Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-05-02
28827 Woods William W Corporal Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-15
28813 Woodmal Willie W Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-29
28760 Wood Basil Leo B L Corporal British South African Police 1915-07-08
28762 Wood Charles Campbell C C Lieutenant Royal Air Force No. 1 Technical Wireless School 1920-01-10
28778 Wood John William J W Corporal South African Medical Corps 4th Field Ambulance UDF 1917-12-19
28786 Wood Robert Alexander R A Lieutenant South African Instructional Corps 1942-07-18
28758 Womack William John W J Sergeant South African Engineers No. 3 Armoured Train UDF 1915-03-21
38271 Wolmarans Douw Gerbrand D G Constable South African Police 22 Dist (Burghersdorp) CE Div 1918-10-24
28743 Wolfaardt Cecil Charles C C Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-12-29
28746 Wolfaardt Pieter P Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-18
28741 Wolbarst Samuel S Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1917-02-25
28733 Witten William W Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-18
28730 Withnell Robert R Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1918-01-19
28727 Witboy Shortie S Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1917-11-07
28715 Witbooi Cobus C Driver South African Field Artillery 1916-05-07
28720 Witbooi Henry Charles H C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-07-03
28721 Witbooi Jerry J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-03-23
28722 Witbooi Johannes J Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-08-03
28726 Witbooi Thomas T Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Coy. UDF 1917-05-18
28710 Wiseman Sydney Stephen S S Cyclist South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1917-04-21
28697 Winter Alfred Paul De Laffe A P D L Sergeant Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-20
28676 Windvogel Frederick F Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-12
28680 Windvogel William W Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-06-13
28673 Windt Antonie Louis A L Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-22
40787 Windrum James Alexander J A Sergeant Major Union Defence Forces Permanent Force Staff UDF 1919-11-30
28665 Wiman Eric E Trooper South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-11-03
28574 Wilson Alfred A Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-12
28581 Wilson Alexander Lister A L Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-28
28586 Wilson Albert William A W Boy 2nd Class Royal Navy H.M.S. "Impregnable" 1918-10-22
28596 Wilson Demanje D Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-07
28600 Wilson David Leslie D L Private Royal Flying Corps 26th (South African) Sqdn. 1917-04-09
28601 Wilson Douglas Raywood D R Gunner South African Field Artillery 1918-10-31
28603 Wilson Edward E Sapper South African Engineers UDF 1916-08-15