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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 6,008 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
13911 Louw Johannes J Native Driver South African Field Artillery Natives 1916-07-02
13920 Louw Michael Hendrik Horak M H H Lieutenant Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Lichtenburg Commando UDF 1915-03-27
13927 Louw Vernon V Air Corporal South African Air Force 4 Sqdn. UDF 1943-11-03
40791 Louw William W Native Driver South African Field Artillery 12th Citizen Bty. 1917-03-25
13889 Lourens Hendrik Jacobus H J Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Bty. UDF 1918-10-22
13895 Lourens Matthys Johannes M J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-18
13897 Lourens Piet P Driver Military Labour Corps 1917-04-01
31395 Lourens Izak Johan I J Second Lieutenant South West African Territory Force 911 Battalion SADF 1986-04-03
13879 Loubser Johannes Albertus Tobias J A T Conductor South African Service Corps Animal Transport UDF 1917-10-12
13881 Loubser Michael M Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1918-12-18
13863 Lottering David Van Helron D V H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-15
13866 Lottering Henry H Labourer Military Labour Corps Boats and Animals 1917-11-30
13868 Lottering John Henry J H Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 11th Bn. UDF 1945-07-08
13870 Lottering Walter W Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 137th M.T. Coy. UDF 1944-07-01
13871 Lottering Peter P Pack Leader Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1917-01-02
31386 Lotter Marthinus Johannes M J Private Special Service Battalion 53 Battalion UDF 1937-04-28
17254 Loto Kleinbooi K Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Coy. UDF 1917-06-20
13845 Losper David D Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 5 Coy. 1918-11-22
13846 Losper Fred F Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-07-08
13841 Lorie Solomon Wolf S W Lance Corporal South African Service Corps Supplies UDF 1916-06-09
13834 Lopo Dick D Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-06-14
13830 Loots Jappie J Driver Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1917-06-10
13820 Longone John J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau East African Expeditionary Force UDF 1917-01-30
13814 Longbottom Harry H Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-29
13804 Londt Martinus Frederick M F Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-07-17
13779 Lombard Antonie Christoffel A C Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-08-16
13782 Lombard Christian C Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1st 1916-09-30
13793 Lombard Jacobus Petrus J P Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-18
13764 Logan John J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-12-10
13756 Loeto Jacob J Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. UDF 1917-07-28
13728 Lochenberg Frans F Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-01-04
31354 Lloyd Ernest Alec E A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 6 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1977-10-16
13702 Llewellyn George G Private South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-09-07
31353 Lizazi David D Sergeant 5th Reconnaissance Regiment 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1994-04-09
13698 Livingstone George William Allan G W A Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-23
13699 Livingstone Samuel Harry S H Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-10-08
13694 Littlejohn George Garioch G G Sapper South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-03-27
13675 Lister Thomas T Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1916-06-20
13667 Lisher David Samuel D S Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-10-14
13664 Lipschitz Louis L Corporal South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-10-09
13662 Lippi Guilo G Gunner King's African Rifles Artillery Sect. 1918-10-11
13655 Linnegar John J Lance Corporal South African Service Corps Supplies UDF 1916-11-23
13650 Links Johannes J Native Driver South African Field Artillery 1916-08-05
13651 Links John J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-06-21
13652 Links Makau M Private South African Native Labour Corps 17th Coy. UDF 1917-10-18
13653 Links Michael M Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-09-28
13644 Linford Edward Neville E N Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section UDF 1918-10-25
13642 Lines William Carel W C Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-12
13630 Lindsay Arthur Nevison A N Private South African Horse 8th UDF 1916-12-23
13619 Linder Robert Johannes R J Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1919-12-09