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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
21682 Robinson John Lawrence J L Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 3rd Field Ambulance UDF 1917-01-12
21684 Robinson Leslie L Private 8th South African Infantry Machine Gun Section UDF 1917-11-19
21622 Robertson Daniel D Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-10-11
21624 Robertson Duncan Cumming D C Lance Corporal 6th South African Infantry UDF 1916-04-23
21626 Robertson Ernest E Bombardier South African Field Artillery 5th Bty. UDF 1917-01-17
21638 Robertson John Richard J R Leading Signalman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (South Africa) S.A.R.N.V.R. H.M.S. "Vivid" UDF 1916-11-24
21655 Robertson William Bentley W B Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment UDF 1917-07-23
21577 Roberts Frank Clifford F C Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-02-25
21580 Roberts George Antony G A Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-02-11
21584 Roberts Hendrik Andries H A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-12-17
21590 Roberts Johannes J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-10-20
21599 Roberts Mintoor M Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-03-28
21606 Roberts Samuel S Constable British South African Police 1918-10-25
21608 Roberts Shirley Walter S W Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1917-05-29
21609 Roberts Thomas Henry Edward T H E Cyclist South African Motor Cyclist Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-03-26
40785 Roberts James J Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-10-15
32696 Rivers Thomas T Sapper South African Mounted Rifles SA Cape Corps UDF 1923-05-26
21529 Ritchie Jessie J Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve UK 1916-08-13
21533 Ritchie Thomas David T D Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-01-19
21508 Riley Harry H Dresser South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) UDF 1920-08-22
21500 Rigg Thomas T Private South African Pioneers UDF 1916-12-26
21489 Ridsdale George Henry G H Corporal Natal Carbineers 1st Mounted Rifles UDF 1915-07-30
21484 Ridgill Charles Robert C R Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1918-10-18
21480 Riders Booi B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-12-08
21479 Rider Charles Geoffrey C G Lieutenant 6th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-05-13
21476 Riddle John J Private 10th Infantry (Witwatersrand Rifles) UDF 1920-05-02
37352 Riddle William James Hunter W J H Constable 48 Dist (Umtata) Tkei Div SAP 1918-10-29
21475 Riddell Arthur James A J Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1917-03-04
21474 Ricono Martin M Captain Royal Army Medical Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. South African Labour Corps UDF 1917-03-05
21468 Ricketts John J Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-02-01
21456 Richay Francis F Batman South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-04-10
21455 Richardson Walter Robert W R Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-09-27
21423 Richards John J Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport UDF 1916-07-07
21425 Richards Philip Charles P C Lieutenant 9th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1917-02-12
21429 Richards Thomas Henry T H Company Sergeant Major 3rd South African Infantry Machine Gun Section UDF 1920-09-20
21433 Richards William Charles W C Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 3rd Field Ambulance UDF 1916-12-10
21409 Richard Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-03-08
21404 Rice Henry Vincent H V Private East Surrey Regiment 12th Bn. UK 1917-05-06
21399 Rhys Arthur Russell A R Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-11-11
21389 Rheeder Benjamin Freadman B F Corporal South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-05-24
21387 Rheder Louis Gerhardus L G Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-28
21367 Reynolds Charles Robert Howard C R H Sergeant Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-04
21372 Reynolds Ellis Frederick E F Staff Serjeant Major South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1919-07-22
21380 Reynolds Isaac William I W Lance Corporal South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-05-18
21381 Reynolds James Frank Herbert J F H Private South African Pioneers UDF 1918-12-11
21359 Reynders William James W J Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 3rd Brigade UDF 1916-10-25
21358 Reynard Willie W Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-10-07
21354 Rex Reginald Ruddock R R Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-05-30
21347 Retief Herman H Burgher Mounted Commandos Bethlehem Commando UDF 1914-12-20
21348 Retief Mattheus M Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-02-14