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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
9645 Henderson Robert Stewart R S Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-22
34921 Henderson Edward William E W Lance Corporal South African Police 12 Dist (Grahamstown) CE Div 1918-10-30
34922 Henderson Edward William M S Lance Sergeant South African Police 12 Dist (Grahamstown) CE Div 1994-10-29
9619 Helyer John Henry J H Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-08-31
41444 Heines Robert Grey R G Rifleman Cape Mounted Rifles "E" Sqdn. 1912-06-17
34920 Heiberg Abraham Petrus Josef A P J Constable South African Police 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 1918-10-11
9594 Hector Christian C Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-05-19
34918 Heckroodt MacHiel Hamilton M H Constable South African Police 32 Dist (Bethlehem) OFS Div 1918-10-28
9587 Heber Henry John Rayner H J R Sergeant Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-22
9569 Heath Frank Tahourdin F T Lieutenant Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Bloemhof Commando UDF 1915-01-23
9566 Hearns Susanna Beatrice (sunshine) S B Staff Nurse South African Military Nursing Service UDF 1918-10-20
9562 Heard Robert Alexander R A Private South African Pioneers UDF 1916-12-07
9558 Heanan John Rupert J R Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1916-11-21
9554 Healy Osborne Markham O M Company Serjeant Major Essex Regiment 14th Bn. 1915-11-22
9555 Healy Patrick Leo P L Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-22
9546 Hazell Richard R Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-26
9539 Hayward Jacobus Johannes J J Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-05-28
9508 Hayes Clement Wallace C W Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-27
9515 Hayes John Carolin J C Lieutenant Coldstream Guards 2nd Bn. 1918-11-19
9519 Hayes Robert R Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-08-28
9506 Haydon Reginald Hall R H Conductor South African Ordnance Corps UDF 1917-07-24
9496 Hay Edward James Allan E J A Lieutenant 41st Dogras 2nd Bn. 1918-09-05
9498 Hay Gilbert Bruce G B Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1921-03-12
9499 Hay Harry Carrick H C Private South African Horse 7th UDF 1916-07-19
9478 Hawkins Bertram Austin B A Lance Corporal 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-15
9486 Hawkins Reginald Dennis H R D H Able Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Cornwall UDF 1942-03-04
9488 Hawkins Walter Richard W R Staff Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-11-26
9468 Hawana Abraham A Labourer South African Engineer Corps UDF 1915-07-19
9457 Hauptfleisch Jacobus Johannes J J Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1947-05-30
9455 Haupt Louis William L W Corporal South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-10-13
9456 Haupt Philip Walter Abraham P W A Staff Sergeant General and Base Depots, S.A. Forces Gen's. Base Staff (Durban). UDF 1918-08-07
9440 Hattingh Christiaan Gideon Johannes C G J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. UDF 1919-08-21
34907 Hattingh Adriaan Lodewyk A L Lance Corporal South African Police 35 Dist (Ermelo) Tvl Div 1918-11-07
9437 Hato NTANYANA or NTANYANO N Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau East African Expeditionary Force UDF 1917-03-19
9418 Hassett Patrick P Private South African Mounted Brigade Scouts 1st UDF 1916-12-24
9382 Harvey Andrew A Sergeant South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1920-03-18
9391 Harvey Ernest William Witham E W W Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1946-02-07
9392 Harvey Frederick William F W Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-21
9400 Harvey Kenneth K Sergeant South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1917-02-08
9401 Harvey Leonard L Sergeant Royal Marine Artillery posted to South African Heavy Artillery 1919-03-11
9405 Harvey Tom T Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-06
9371 Hartzenberg Andries A Native Driver South African Mounted Rifles 4th Permanent Bty. UDF 1918-10-20
9372 Hartzenberg Christian Marthinus C M Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-02-14
9374 Hartzenberg Ferdinand Daniel F D Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1945-08-29
9376 Hartzenberg Fred Jacobus F J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-10
9367 Hartog Jan J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-07
9363 Hartnick David D Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 3 Coy. 1918-11-09
9354 Hartley Herbert Clynton H C Corporal South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-02-04
9359 Hartley Walter David W D Lance Corporal South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1919-07-25
30637 Hartland William Edward W E Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1923-09-12