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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 6,080 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
8198 Gillies Angus A Private South African Pioneers UDF 1918-09-07
8199 Gillies George G Gunner South African Field Artillery 5th Bty. UDF 1916-11-15
8189 Gillespie Allan A Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1915-11-24
8188 Gillard James Woodrowe J W Private 7th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-05
8185 Gillanders Adam A Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section UDF 1916-03-31
8174 Gill Charles C Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-25
8175 Gill Charles Sydney C S Sapper South African Water Supply Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-01-05
8180 Gill Leslie L Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 7th Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1943-01-15
8153 Gilau Cecil Carl Benjamin C C B Corporal South African Mounted Brigade 1st UDF 1916-08-04
30422 Gijsbers Cornelius Harry C H Captain 2 Field Engineer Regiment SADF 1975-08-09
34769 Giesing Willem Jacobus W J Constable 42 Dist (Christiana) Tvl Div SAP 1918-10-19
34768 Giering Arndt Gerhard Heinz A H G Constable 24 Dist (Kimberley) Kimb Div SAP 1977-11-11
23035 Gidja William W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 9th Coy. UDF 1918-03-21
8131 Giddes Jack J Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-09-09
8107 Gibson Alexander A Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts UDF 1919-04-22
8117 Gibson James J Lance Corporal 3rd Infantry (Prince Alfred's Guards) "E" Coy. UDF 1914-11-08
8119 Gibson John J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-23
8120 Gibson James Alfred J A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-12-04
8121 Gibson John McGregor J M Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Adria UDF 1944-02-10
30421 Gibson Lennox Stanley L S Corporal 2 Field Engineer Regiment UDF 1948-11-03
8101 Gibbs Alfred Jabez A J Sergeant 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-25
8102 Gibbs Albert St. Francis A S F Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-12-08
8106 Gibbs Leslie Edwin L E Boy 2nd Class Royal Navy H.M.S. St. George UK 1941-08-01
8099 Gibbons Tommy T Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-10-13
8096 Gibbon Thomas Blair T B Private 6th South African Infantry UDF 1916-08-01
34767 Giani A L Captain 24 Dist (Kimberley) Kimb Div SAP 1993-03-10
8085 Ghey Hearsey Edwin H E Private 7th South African Infantry Machine Gun Section UDF 1917-08-04
8080 Gezane Jan J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-04-10
8079 Gezana Jackson J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-05-03
8077 Geza Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 26th Bn. UDF 1918-01-01
8073 Geyser Bernardus Lambertus B L Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1920-02-22
8069 Geyer Benjamin Phillippus B P Private 6th Mounted Rifles (Cape Light Horse) "A" Squadron UDF 1915-02-01
8072 Geyer Walter W Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-11-07
8067 Geustyn Pieter Johannes P J Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) UDF 1941-10-26
8058 Gertse Johannes J Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st UDF 1918-08-02
8059 Gertse Jozwa Christian J C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-10-18
8054 Gerryts Matthys Michael M M Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-12-18
8053 Gerrins Henry H Equine Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-10-02
8049 Germishuizen Barnard Daniel Jacobus B D J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-10-07
8042 Gerber Mathys Johannes M J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1940-08-11
8043 Gerber Pieter Johannes P J Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd UDF 1916-10-30
34762 Gerber Daniel Andries D A Constable 14 Dist (Port Elizabeth) CE Div SAP 1918-10-19
34765 Gerber Stefanus Hendrik Cornelius S H C Constable 24 Dist (Kimberley) Kimb Div SAP 1918-10-15
34766 Gerber T J Warrant Officer 24 Dist (Kimberley) Kimb Div SAP 1986-12-26
39238 Gerber Lourence Jacobus L J Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment Internal Affairs RSF 1976-06-11
8018 George Charlie C Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st UDF 1918-09-03
8002 Gem William W Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-02-29
7999 Gelderbloem Joseph J Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-03-27
7980 Geldenhuys Barend Petrus B P Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section UDF 1918-10-31
7986 Geldenhuys Hendrik Jacobus H J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1918-10-25