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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
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 (Corps) UDF 1918-06-08
21340 Resenga Sam S Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-01-23
21337 Reseigh John Oats J O Private 7th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-04-28
21333 Rensburg Klaas K Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-01-21
21330 Rennison Petrus Johannes P J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-10-13
21322 Rennie Francis Xavier F X Private 7th South African Infantry 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" UDF 1918-11-04
21315 Reitz Justus Willem J W Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-11-17
21312 Reingold Nicolaas N Sergeant South African Military Constabulary 1st UDF 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 UK 1947-04-12
21272 Reid Daniel D Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Native Carrier Transport UDF 1919-12-08
21287 Reid James Reynard J R Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1918-05-04
21293 Reid Richard Gordon R G Sergeant South African Veteran Reserve UDF 1919-01-14
21249 Reentjes Abraham A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-11-08
37334 Reed Thomas Edward T E 1st Class Sergeant 19 Dist (Fort Beaufort) CE Div SAP 1918-10-28
21230 Redman Harold Victor H V Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force UK 1947-12-18
21227 Redlinghuys Peter P Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-09
37336 Redebe S Inspector 19 Dist (Fort Beaufort) CE Div SAPS 2003-07-22
37335 Reddy T A Constable 19 Dist (Fort Beaufort) CE Div SAP 1994-08-25
21219 Rector Martin M Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-10-13
21209 Read Albert Everard A E Sergeant 10th South African Infantry UDF 1919-09-08
21194 Ray Harry Ewart H E Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 4th Field Ambulance UDF 1918-07-11
21183 Rawer Joseph J Private Returned Soldiers' Battalion Returned Soldiers' Bn. UDF 1920-10-13
49316 Raw S W Trooper Natal Carbineers COLONIAL 1900-01-11
32650 Ravhengani R E Lance Corporal 61 Mechanised Battalion Group SANDF 1998-10-02
32649 Ravele M J Sergeant 61 Mechanised Battalion Group SANDF 1998-03-22
21173 Rautenbach Abraham A Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-10-15
21175 Rautenbach James Jackson J J Private South African Horse 2nd UDF 1916-05-08
21171 Raulane Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-04-30
49857 Raubenheimer John Adam J A Lieutenant South African Air Force Pilot SADF 1950-10-03
21166 Ratswabi Silas S Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-04-20
21164 Ratsuma Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-08-07
32639 Ratsomo Osias O Rifleman South African Commandos Sasolburg Commando SANDF 1999-11-07
32638 Ratshikana C S Rifleman HQ, Pretoria SANDF 1998-08-09
21154 Rathbone George G Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-12-17
41645 Rathbone Basil Dean B D TS Training Centre SADF 1964-01-04
21148 Ratau Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-11-30
21147 Ratambo Kumeleni K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-06-21
21140 Rashilumela Joel J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-11-08
21139 Rashidav George G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 26th Bn. UDF 1918-01-30
21137 Raselumo Makatsha M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-06-27
21133 Raputi Kleinbooi K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-10-09
21132 Rapulane James Choose J C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1919-04-23
21126 Rapolele Moeng M Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-09-13
41067 Rapleng Simon S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours UDF 1915-08-21
21123 Rapitse Solomon S Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-02-25
21122 Raphahla Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-10-02
21111 Rantuabele Ephreim E Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-07-15