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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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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
22238 Saner Hubert Evelyn H E Captain Army Service Corps (Corps) 372nd Horse Transport Coy. UK 1918-11-17
22237 Sandy George Ernest G E Staff Sergeant South African Pay Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-19
22234 Sandler Israel I Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-08-29
22224 Sanderson Frank F Sergeant 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-05-31
22219 Sanders Edward Charles E C Private 6th South African Infantry UDF 1916-04-13
49592 Sanders Ernest G E G Trooper Brabant's Horse COLONIAL 1900-10-25
22210 Samuels David D Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-10-12
41072 Samuels Charles C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours UDF 1915-04-02
41071 Samuel Marcus M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours UDF 1915-05-03
22202 Sampson Wynand John W J Lance Sergeant Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-10-09
17766 Sam Zachariah Z Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 43rd Coy. UDF 1918-03-07
22184 Sam Jacob J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-07-08
49448 Salter Wm Evatt W E Trooper Border Horse COLONIAL 1901-01-23
22170 Salmon Arthur George A G Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1946-04-27
22164 Saleka Elias E Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-01-01
22163 Sale Tommy T Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-04-09
22158 Salanda Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1918-10-29
22153 Sakgoto Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section UDF 1916-11-25
22151 Sajene Edward E Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 38th Bn. UDF 1918-04-04
40877 Sadler George Sydney G S Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 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. UDF 1918-05-13
22121 Saaiman Joachin Petrus J P Private 11th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-12-21
17014 SITLANI or SITLARI Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 7th Coy. UDF 1917-06-22
22509 SCOTSAMYANA or SOETSONYA Lifu L Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section UDF 1917-01-03
22139 SAFANE or SAFANI Klaas K Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-12-02
22113 Rydar Henry Richard H R Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1919-04-14
22109 Ryan Edmund Cyril E C Private Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1946-01-03
31782 Rutjindo Moses Pule P Rifleman 102 Battalion SADF 1987-01-20
22090 Rust George Edward G E 2nd Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1919-06-14
22088 Russouw Isaac I Native Driver South African Field Artillery 2nd Bty. UDF 1916-06-18
22087 Russo Henry John Peter H J P Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1945-11-16
22060 Russell Alfred A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-06-26
22066 Russell Drostan Arthur Cumine D A C Rifleman Northern Rhodesia Rifles UK 1915-07-25
22076 Russell John Graham J G Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-09-21
22079 Russell Matthew M Gunner South African Field Artillery 1st UDF 1918-12-17
22083 Russell Thomas Leopold T L Captain Special List 1917-11-06
37382 Rusch B Constable 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div SAP 1988-07-03
22051 Runnalls William W Private South African Field Artillery UDF 1916-10-02
22042 Rumba Robert R Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-04-07
22040 Rumalo Alec A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-02-27
32769 Rulumente Denis Aidan S N Rifleman 15 Squadron SANDF 1998-03-24
22021 Ruiters David D Private Cape Corps 122 M.T. Coy. UDF 1941-09-13
22025 Ruiters Henry H Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-03-07
22028 Ruiters Jan J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 6 Coy UDF 1918-11-21
22032 Ruiters Willie W Private Cape Corps UDF 1945-02-16
22035 Ruiters Willem W Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-06-08
22015 Rudolph Siefried Victor S V Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-22
22011 Rudolf Thomas James T J Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-10-11
22010 Rudman Evelyn E Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1918-12-09