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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
21533 Ritchie Thomas David T D Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-01-19
21508 Riley Harry H Dresser South African Veterinary Corps 1920-08-22
21500 Rigg Thomas T Private South African Pioneers UDF 1916-12-26
21489 Ridsdale George Henry G H Corporal 1st Mounted Rifles (Natal Carbineers) 1915-07-30
21484 Ridgill Charles Robert C R Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-18
21480 Riders Booi B Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-12-08
21479 Rider Charles Geoffrey C G Lieutenant South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-05-13
21476 Riddle John J Private 10th Infantry (Witwatersrand Rifles) 1920-05-02
37352 Riddle William James Hunter W J H Constable South African Police 48 Dist (Umtata) Tkei Div 1918-10-29
21475 Riddell Arthur James A J Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1917-03-04
21474 Ricono Martin M Captain Royal Army Medical Corps attd. 5th Bn. South African Labour Corps UDF 1917-03-05
21468 Ricketts John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-02-01
21456 Richay Francis F Batman South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-10
21455 Richardson Walter Robert W R Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-09-27
21423 Richards John J Sergeant South African Service Corps Animal Transport UDF 1916-07-07
21425 Richards Philip Charles P C Lieutenant South African Infantry 9th Regt. UDF 1917-02-12
21429 Richards Thomas Henry T H Company Sergeant Major South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1920-09-20
21433 Richards William Charles W C Private South African Medical Corps 3rd Field Ambulance UDF 1916-12-10
21409 Richard Frans F Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-03-08
21404 Rice Henry Vincent H V Private East Surrey Regiment 12th Bn. 1917-05-06
21399 Rhys Arthur Russell A R Sergeant South African Service 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 South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-28
21367 Reynolds Charles Robert Howard C R H Sergeant Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-04
21372 Reynolds Ellis Frederick E F Staff Serjeant Major Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces 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 3rd Brigade UDF 1916-10-25
21358 Reynard Willie W Private Cape Corps 2nd 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, S.A. Forces Bethlehem Commando UDF 1914-12-20
21348 Retief Mattheus M Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1944-02-14
21349 Retief Petrus Paulus Hartogh P P H Lieutenant Colonel South African Rifles Western Province Rifles UDF 1915-04-09
21339 Resenga Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1918-06-08
21340 Resenga Sam S Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-01-23
21337 Reseigh John Oats J O Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-04-28
21333 Rensburg Klaas K Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-01-21
21330 Rennison Petrus Johannes P J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-13
21322 Rennie Francis Xavier F X Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-11-29
21323 Rennie George Godfrey G G Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (South Africa) S.A.R.N.V.R. H.M.S. "Pembroke" 1918-11-04
21315 Reitz Justus Willem J W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-11-17
21312 Reingold Nicolaas N Sergeant South African Military Constabulary 1st 1920-02-05
21308 Reinecke Charles Theodorus C T Sergeant South African Horse 7th UDF 1916-10-04
21304 Reilly Patrick Francis P F Aircraftman 1st Class Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1947-04-12
21272 Reid Daniel D Corporal Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces Native Carrier Transport UDF 1919-12-08
21287 Reid James Reynard J R Signaller South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1918-05-04
21293 Reid Richard Gordon R G Sergeant South African Veteran Reserve 1919-01-14
21249 Reentjes Abraham A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-11-08
37334 Reed Thomas Edward T E 1st Class Sergeant South African Police 19 Dist (Fort Beaufort) CE Div 1918-10-28
21230 Redman Harold Victor H V Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force 1947-12-18