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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
19295 Oldfield Arthur James A J Gunner South African Field Artillery 75th Div. Ammunition Col. 1918-12-17
19297 Oldfield Henry Hammersley H H Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 1919-02-20
19301 Old-John Edward B E B Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-03-04
19292 Olckers Nortman N Despatch Rider South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-03-14
32367 Okohoko Brian Alphonso J L Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1986-09-01
19290 Okey Francis Henry F H Sapper South African Signal Service Divisional Signal Coy. UDF 1918-12-08
32366 Ohlson Brian Alphonso C Trooper Royston's Horse AFS Swartkop 1906-07-29
19281 Ogston William George W G Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1916-05-28
19279 Ogle William W Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-09
19275 Ogilvie Charles C Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1916-12-01
19266 Oelson Robert Thomas R T Bombardier Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-14
19261 Oelofse Jan Hendrik J H Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1917-05-11
37050 Oelofse Roelof Petrus R P Constable South African Police 24 Dist (Kimberley) Kimb Div 1918-10-04
19249 Odendaal Jacobus Petrus J P Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-07-22
37043 Odendaal Hendrik Jacobus H J 2nd Class Sergeant South African Police 6 Dist (Laingsburg) CW Div 1918-11-10
19236 October Martinus M Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-11
19209 Obusitse Daniel D Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-09-14
19177 Oberholzer Albertus Petrus Johannes A P J Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-08-01
19178 Oberholzer Jan Andries J A Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-24
37036 Oberholzer Isak Johannes I J Constable South African Police 19 Dist (Fort Beaufort) CE Div 1918-10-26
19176 Oats Fred F Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-11
39749 Oates Taylor T Private General and Base Depots, S.A. Forces Base Depot UDF 1927-11-07
19442 O'reilly William Patrick W P Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-16
19387 O'neill Richard Patrick R P Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1921-06-12
19379 O'meara John J Sergeant South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-11-11
19380 O'meara James Justin J J Corporal South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-12-09
19288 O'kelly Thomas T Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-28
19282 O'halloran John Patrick J P Sergeant Major South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-06-22
19253 O'donnell James J Private South African Horse 1st UDF 1918-01-23
19240 O'daly Charles Nicholas Frederick C N F Dresser South African Veterinary Corps 1917-05-04
19239 O'cully Patrick P Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1918-11-13
19223 O'connor Gilbert Rademan G R Major South African Army Postal Corps UDF 1942-11-29
19227 O'connor Robert Emmet R E Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-12
19213 O'connell Daniel D Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-26
19215 O'connell Edward Thomas E T Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1917-05-25
19193 O'brien Denis D 2nd Class Sergeant British South African Police 1917-09-05
19195 O'brien Dominic Joseph D J Private South African Infantry 11th Regt. UDF 1916-09-18
19196 O'brien George William G W Corporal Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-11
19197 O'brien Horace James H J Corporal Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces Native Carrier Transport UDF 1918-01-07
19163 Nzuza John J Private South African Native Labour Corps 31st Bn. UDF 1918-02-08
19164 Nzuza Ponyi P Private South African Native Labour Corps 37th Bn. UDF 1918-01-09
37029 Nzimande Ben L Constable South African Police Free State 1955-11-24
37030 Nzimande Ben M R Detective Sergeant South African Police Free State 1976-07-01
37031 Nzimande Ben N A Constable South African Police Free State 1994-09-14
19159 Nzima James J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-11-25
19157 Nzenze John J Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-08-22
37027 Nzama Ben D Z Constable South African Police Free State 1986-02-02
37028 Nzama Ben M J Detective Sergeant South African Police Free State 1995-01-09
19155 Nyuswa Sydney S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-26
19154 Nyumbane Ndabeni N Private South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1918-08-29