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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
37212 Pretorius Hendrik Daniel J Sergeant (v) South African Police Service 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div 2001-09-21
37213 Pretorius Jako J Inspector South African Police Service 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div 2003-03-31
37216 Pretorius Marthinus Wessel M W Constable South African Police 25 Dist (Bloemfontein) OFS Div 1918-11-06
39552 Pretorius Frederick Jacobus F J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-12
20640 Preston William W Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-26
20632 Presence Peter P Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-02-18
20631 Prescott William Hugh W H Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1919-02-12
20625 Prens Hans H Driver Military Labour Corps 1918-05-22
20623 Preis Frants Johan F J Sergeant South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-12-02
20622 Preece Robert James R J Sergeant Major Camp Commandants Staff, S.A. Forces Record Staff (Potchefstroom). UDF 1918-10-21
20620 Pratt Robert Reginald R R Sergeant Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1917-09-09
20603 Power Oscar O Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section UDF 1918-10-20
41646 Poultney John William J W Constable South African Police TS Training Centre 1955-07-14
20575 Poulter John Matthew J M Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1941-10-16
20571 Potts Arthur Bertram A B Sapper South African Pioneers 2nd UDF 1918-10-11
20566 Potten Harold Edwin H E Corporal South African Medical Corps UDF 1919-01-05
20532 Potgieter Conrad C Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-10-12
20542 Potgieter Isaac Robert I R Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1917-05-08
20554 Potgieter Peter Johannes P J Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 4th Permanent Bty. UDF 1918-10-18
41064 Potela John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours UDF 1915-11-29
20517 Porter Edgar E Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-11-02
20511 Poroto Mahunga M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-02-08
20492 Poole Isaac I Pack Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-07-29
20485 Ponton John Elton J E Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-24
20478 Pompana Jacobus J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Railway Section UDF 1917-04-08
20474 Polman Thomas T Private South African Native Labour Corps 30th Coy. UDF 1918-04-08
20468 Pollock Charles Sim C S Private Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1940-08-19
20465 Pollard-Urquhart Michael Bruce M B Ordinary Seaman Royal Navy H.M.S. Bacchante 1940-11-28
20462 Polkinghorne Ernest E Private South African Medical Corps 2nd South African Field Amb. UDF 1916-09-28
37183 Polelo Thomas Frederick M D Detective Constable South African Police 30 Dist (Kroonstad) OFS Div 1991-08-28
20453 Pohlwani Ephraim E Pack Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-23
20452 Pohlman Frederick William Albert F W A Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-04-07
20448 Poggenpoel Timothy T Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-03-23
37182 Poanyane Thomas Frederick M G Special Constable South African Police 30 Dist (Kroonstad) OFS Div 1992-02-17
20433 Platt Joseph J Gunner South African Field Artillery 1917-04-21
20428 Plant Herbert Stanley H S Lieutenant Royal Engineers 181st Tunnelling Coy. 1918-02-18
37181 Plant Thomas Frederick T F Lance Corporal South African Police 30 Dist (Kroonstad) OFS Div 1918-10-23
20418 Plaatjies Martin Marthinus M M Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-21
20423 Plaatjies Tom T Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 101 Battalion UDF 1945-09-25
32531 Plaatjie Petrus M P Staff Sergeant SA Army 1 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-08-05
20398 Plaatjes Abraham A Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-04-26
20399 Plaatjes Andries A Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-11-01
20400 Plaatjes August A Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-09
20401 Plaatjes Hans H Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 5th Coy. 1918-06-30
20404 Plaatjes John J Native Driver South African Field Artillery Ammunition Column 1916-09-28
20394 Plaatje Philip P Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-12-12
20395 Plaatje Stoffel S Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Transport and Remounts UDF 1918-06-14
20397 Plaatje Kotama K Leader South African Native Labour Bureau Remounts UDF 1917-05-24
20382 Pitt John Harford J H Captain South African Service Corps Supplies UDF 1917-04-16
20383 Pitt William John W J Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-08-01