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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
13617 Lindeque Johannes Hendrikus Martinus J H M Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Permanent Bty. UDF 1918-11-03
31339 Lindani Lukus Z Rifleman SA Army South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1998-07-28
13604 Limpone Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps 8th Coy. UDF 1917-11-22
13601 Limba Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1st Bn. UDF 1917-03-23
13600 Lillienveldt Charles Apolis C A Corporal Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 11th Coy. 1918-06-30
13598 Lilley William W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-25
13591 Likwa Lucas L Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-05-04
13590 Likuru William W Private South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1918-04-29
13585 Lihlase Peter P Lance Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-02-02
13577 Lifi Caswell C Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-12-14
13551 Liebenberg Andries Petrus A P Lance Corporal South African Mounted Brigade Scouts 2nd UDF 1916-12-07
13562 Liebenberg John J Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1917-07-12
35415 Liebenberg Cornelis Johannes C J Constable South African Police 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div 1918-10-28
13532 Leyland Percy P Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1917-08-07
13531 Leykauff Frederick F Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-01-24
13489 Lewis Alex A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1917-06-19
13492 Lewis Charles C Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-05-07
13496 Lewis David D Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1917-12-31
13501 Lewis Henry H Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-06-11
13505 Lewis John J Corporal Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces Native Carrier Transport UDF 1918-01-08
13506 Lewis John J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-10
13508 Lewis Johannes Petrus J P Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-16
13510 Lewis Leonard L Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1916-02-02
13523 Lewis Thomas T Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-06
13526 Lewis William Simon W S Shoeing Smith South African Veterinary Corps 1918-01-14
13486 Lewin Louis Petries L P Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-11-06
13474 Levy Moss M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Ordnance Cape Town UDF 1918-10-09
13465 Levings George Frederick G F Corporal South African Rifles 1st UDF 1917-11-24
13464 Levine Petrus P Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-11-12
13456 Levi Harry Gers H G Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-11-02
13441 Letsoalo Phutiane Charlie P C Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-09-02
13436 Letsebe April A Donkey Driver Military Labour Corps 1917-04-15
13435 Letsapa Christian C Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-12
13434 Letsababoang Basil B Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Transport and Remounts UDF 1917-04-07
13433 Letsaba Makgongoa M Corporal South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1917-12-05
13432 Letoaba Samuel S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-29
13427 Letja Wellem W Private South African Native Labour Corps 34th Bn. UDF 1917-11-20
13423 Leteketoa George G Private South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1918-10-12
13416 Lesuetsa Sam S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 3rd Bn. UDF 1940-12-22
13411 Lessing Jacobus Stephanus J S Private South African Service Corps Supplies UDF 1918-10-26
13412 Lessing Nicholaas Stephanus N S Private South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1918-06-27
13405 Less Adolf A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-11-26
13400 Leslie John Swanson J S Sapper Miscellaneous Trades Coy. 1921-01-02
13396 Lesitsha Phillip P Pack Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-10-04
13391 Lesibe Samuel S Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-24
13381 Lesiba Frans F Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-08-12
13383 Lesiba Jack J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1917-02-07
15330 Lesiba Jan J Private South African Native Labour Corps 11th Coy. UDF 1917-06-26
13378 Leshuru Sam S Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Sanitary Section UDF 1916-09-19
13372 Leshabe Alfred A Private South African Native Labour Corps 24th Bn. UDF 1918-01-13