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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
22151 Sajene Edward E Private South African Native Labour Corps 38th Bn. UDF 1918-04-04
40877 Sadler George Sydney G S Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-19
22124 Saayman Barnardus B Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1918-12-06
22123 Saal Petrus P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 5th Coy. 1918-05-13
22121 Saaiman Joachin Petrus J P Private South African Infantry 11th Regt. UDF 1916-12-21
17014 SITLANI or SITLARI Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps 7th Coy. UDF 1917-06-22
22509 SCOTSAMYANA or SOETSONYA Lifu L Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Railway Section UDF 1917-01-03
22139 SAFANE or SAFANI Klaas K Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-12-02
22113 Rydar Henry Richard H R Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1919-04-14
22109 Ryan Edmund Cyril E C Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-01-03
31782 Rutjindo Moses Pule P Rifleman South West African Territory Force 102 Battalion SADF 1987-01-20
22090 Rust George Edward G E 2nd Corporal South African Engineers UDF 1919-06-14
22088 Russouw Isaac I Native Driver South African Field Artillery 2nd Bty. 1916-06-18
22087 Russo Henry John Peter H J P Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-11-16
22060 Russell Alfred A Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-06-26
22066 Russell Drostan Arthur Cumine D A C Rifleman Northern Rhodesia Rifles 1915-07-25
22076 Russell John Graham J G Sapper South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-09-21
22079 Russell Matthew M Gunner South African Field Artillery 1st 1918-12-17
22083 Russell Thomas Leopold T L Captain Special List 1917-11-06
37382 Rusch Stephen Henry B Constable South African Police 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div 1988-07-03
22051 Runnalls William W Private South African Field Artillery 1916-10-02
22042 Rumba Robert R Driver Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1917-04-07
22040 Rumalo Alec A Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-02-27
32769 Rulumente Denis Aidan S N Rifleman SA Army 15 Sqdn. SANDF 1998-03-24
22021 Ruiters David D Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 122 M.T. Coy. UDF 1941-09-13
22025 Ruiters Henry H Pack Leader Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1917-03-07
22028 Ruiters Jan J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 6 Coy 1918-11-21
22032 Ruiters Willie W Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-02-16
22035 Ruiters Willem W Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-06-08
22015 Rudolph Siefried Victor S V Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-22
22011 Rudolf Thomas James T J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-11
22010 Rudman Evelyn E Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1918-12-09
22007 Ruddle Walter James W J Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-21
37381 Rubuluza Stephen Henry M Inspector South African Police Service 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div 2002-06-24
32760 Rubheka Johannes Friday J F Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 5 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1999-05-08
32759 Ruaro Johnny J Private South West African Territory Force 31 (Bushman) Battalion SADF 1977-01-01
32758 Roza Carlos Fernandes C F Warrant Officer Class I South African Personnel Services Corps 8th Infantry SADF 1984-04-09
21990 Royston Garnet Hume Donovan G H D Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-27
21986 Roycroft George Harold G H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-30
37380 Rowles Stephen Henry S H Constable South African Police 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div 1918-11-15
21971 Rowlands David Llewellyn D L Private South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1916-10-30
32756 Rowen Nicholas Charles Alexander (nick) E G Corporal SA Army 8th Infantry SANDF 1998-09-07
21958 Rowe Fred William F W Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. UDF 1915-08-20
21964 Rowe Richard R Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-11-09
21924 Rousseau Hendrik Gerrit H G Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 1918-11-05
21925 Rousseau Jacobus Faure J F Staff Sergeant Military Labour Corps 1918-11-09
41439 Roto Isaac Saki I S Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1914-08-13
21920 Rothwell Benjamin Arthur Leopold B A L Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1916-08-26
21914 Rossouw Petrus Johannes Louw P J L Sapper South African Engineers 1st Special Engineer Section UDF 1918-12-18
37375 Rossouw Gerhardus Jacobus Petrus G J P Constable South African Police 68 Dist (Butterworth) Tkei Div 1918-10-23