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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
8510 Gqamana Babington B Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-01-24
40716 Gower Kenneth Andrew K A Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Support Unit 1977-12-29
8500 Gow Andrew A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-08-03
8498 Govier Fredrick Hector F H Sergeant South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-10-19
8483 Gouws Johannes Stefanus Hendrik J S H Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Ermelo Commando UDF 1915-02-25
8485 Gouws Nicolaas Petrus N P Trooper 13th Mounted Rifles (Noordeslike Transvaal Mounted Rifles) "A" Sqdn. 1915-01-06
8474 Gouldsbury Henry Cullen H C Captain East African Unattached List and 2nd King's African Rifles 1916-08-27
8462 Gough Hylton Edward H E Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-06-19
8463 Gough Herbert Rodgers H R Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-10
34797 Gough Johann Friedrich Wilhelm R A Captain South African Police Service 7 Dist (Worcester) CW Div 2001-04-18
8455 Goslett William Christian W C Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1917-06-03
34796 Gosani Johann Friedrich Wilhelm T L Constable South African Police 7 Dist (Worcester) CW Div 1998-03-21
8448 Gorringe Arthur Arnold A A Captain Royal Army Service Corps late A.D.C. to G.O.C. 47th (London) Division. 1920-05-03
34795 Gorr Johann Friedrich Wilhelm J F W Constable South African Police 7 Dist (Worcester) CW Div 1918-10-23
8446 Gorman George Charles G C Private South African Horse 1st UDF 1918-02-02
8418 Gordon Edward Ian Drummond E I D Lieutenant Colonel South African Staff Corps UDF 1942-07-04
8420 Gordon Frank Leslie F L Sapper South African Engineers 1st Special Engineer Section UDF 1918-05-29
8432 Gordon Reginald Henry R H Sergeant South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-12-13
40792 Gordon John J Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1921-04-10
8409 Goqo Elphas E Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-08-19
8402 Goosen Francis Cecil F C Private South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1918-10-16
8405 Goosen Johannes Petrus Theodores J P T Private Camp Commandants Staff, S.A. Forces Roberts Heights UDF 1918-11-03
8406 Goosen Nicolas Johannes N J Conductor South African Service Corps Animal Transport UDF 1918-10-18
8396 Goodwin Wilfrid Cyril W C Lance Corporal South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1917-01-10
8374 Goodman Antony A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-01-22
8378 Goodman Petrus P Leader Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1916-12-15
8379 Goodman PHANYA or PHUNYA P Donkey Leader South African Native Labour Bureau East African Expeditionary Force UDF 1916-12-06
8381 Goodman Willie W Private South African Infantry 9th Regt. UDF 1917-04-26
40045 Goodman John J Driver South African Labour Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-10-31
8368 Goodes Robert Eccles R E Corporal Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1917-04-22
8364 Goodchild Ernest George E G Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-05-29
8358 Goodacre George Alfred G A Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-01-01
8352 Good Abel A Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-12-19
8355 Good John J Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1921-08-14
30488 Gomes Dawid L Rifleman SA Army 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SANDF 1998-10-23
8346 Goltz Ernest Herman E H Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1920-09-14
8336 Goliath Jacob J Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-22
8340 Goliath Plaatjes P Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-11
30485 Goliath Benjamin B Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport Coy. 21 Sqdn. 1923-09-05
8312 Goldberg Samuel S Sergeant Major South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-12-02
8307 Gold Dave D Private South African Horse 2nd UDF 1918-01-15
8310 Gold William Ernest W E Lieutenant South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1917-04-06
8301 Gogh Charlie George C G Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-12
8282 Godden William George W G Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-01-11
8272 Gobani John J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-02-28
8271 Gobane Mangaba M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-15
8251 Gleeson Victor Henry V H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-18
8240 Glass Cecil Gilbert C G Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-10-17
8239 Glasock Horace Henry H H Conductor South African Service Corps Animal Transport UDF 1916-10-20
8231 Girling Walter James W J Storekeeper Merchant Navy S.S. Empire Trooper (London) 1945-04-24