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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 6,007 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
37423 Schoeman Daniel Wilhelmus D W Constable South African Police District 39 Johannesburg 1915-02-09
37426 Schoeman Nicolaas Stephanus Cornelius N S C Constable South African Police 25 Dist (Bloemfontein) OFS Div 1918-10-11
22392 Schmidt Alfred Ernest A E Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-19
22394 Schmidt Herman H Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-05-26
22399 Schmidt William August W A Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-02-07
22391 Schmelzer Richard James R J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-12-12
37420 Schley Ernest Julius E J 2nd Class Sergeant South African Police 72 Dist (K.W.Town) CE Div 1918-10-29
22388 Schlenkrick Herman Robert H R Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. UDF 1915-01-29
22379 Scheuble Joseph Bell Napier J B N Sergeant South African Horse 2nd UDF 1916-09-04
22363 Scheepers Jurgens Johannes J J Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-10-19
32806 Scheepers Johannes Stephanus E C Sergeant SA Army 11 Commando SANDF 1998-04-21
22349 Schalkwyk Gert G Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-02-10
22338 Scally Albert Martin A M Air Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1944-05-30
37405 Scale Thomas William T W Constable South African Police 12 Dist (Grahamstown) CE Div 1918-10-28
22336 Scalaba Kleinbooi K Private South African Native Labour Bureau East African Expeditionary Force UDF 1917-04-12
22329 Sayer Albert A Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-08-12
22327 Saxby Conrad Gordon C G Lieutenant Colonel New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion 1918-11-27
22290 Saunders Andrew A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-07
22297 Saunders Jack Drummond J D Staff Sergeant Military Labour Corps 1919-07-03
22299 Saunders Louis L Sergeant Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-03-02
22287 Sauls Peter P Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-11
22282 Saul John J Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-04
22279 Sauer Alexander A Sapper South African Engineers South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1918-10-17
40786 Sauer Frederick Johannes F J Private South African Infantry 2nd Brigade Depot UDF 1918-10-11
22268 Sarset Sam S Driver South African Native Labour Bureau Animal Transport UDF 1916-11-27
22267 Sargent William Henry W H Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1940-08-03
22261 Sara Robert R Cape Boy South African Native Labour Bureau attd. South African Service Corps Transport UDF 1917-02-26
22259 Sapi Jonas J Private South African Native Labour Corps 24th Bn. UDF 1918-01-15
32798 Santi Andile M J Sergeant SA Navy 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1998-08-20
22252 Sanqoto Billy B Private South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1918-06-24
22248 Sangwene David D Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-01
22247 Sangwen Johannes J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-08-23
22240 Sanger Charles George C G Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-30
22241 Sanger William Merson W M Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-06-04
22238 Saner Hubert Evelyn H E Captain Army Service Corps 372nd Horse Transport Coy. 1918-11-17
22237 Sandy George Ernest G E Staff Sergeant South African Pay Corps UDF 1918-10-19
22234 Sandler Israel I Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1942-08-29
22224 Sanderson Frank F Sergeant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-05-31
22219 Sanders Edward Charles E C Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-04-13
22210 Samuels David D Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-12
41072 Samuels Charles C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours UDF 1915-04-02
41071 Samuel Marcus M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours UDF 1915-05-03
22202 Sampson Wynand John W J Lance Sergeant Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-09
17766 Sam Zachariah Z Private South African Native Labour Corps 43rd Coy. UDF 1918-03-07
22184 Sam Jacob J Private South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1918-07-08
22170 Salmon Arthur George A G Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1946-04-27
22164 Saleka Elias E Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-01-01
22163 Sale Tommy T Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-04-09
22158 Salanda Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-10-29
22153 Sakgoto Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Railway Section UDF 1916-11-25