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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
5884 Donaldson Walter William W W Corporal Supplies UDF 1919-05-19
41640 Doman Nicholaas Jacob N J South African Army TS Training Centre SADF 1965-11-14
5856 Dolodo Jim J Labourer UDF 1917-01-10
5844 Dokolwana Bob B Private 39th Bn. UDF 1918-04-08
5837 Dodds Thomas Copes T C Private Rand Rifles 1915-08-24
40677 Dodds Geoffrey Kellet G K Field Reservist British South Africa Police 8th Battalion 1977-09-29
5816 Dlokolo Ncedani Edwin N E Private UDF 1942-12-27
30085 Dlamini Anelisiwe Edith A E Rifleman Durban S 101 Battalion SANDF 2001-04-17
30088 Dlamini Dingizwe Robert M D Lance Corporal SA Army 121 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-11-06
30089 Dlamini Dingizwe Robert S Lance Corporal SA Army 121 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-11-13
30084 Dladla Alan David M E Private SA Army 101 Battalion SANDF 1998-08-25
5803 Dixon Joseph J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-07-18
5813 Dixon William W Fireman Merchant Navy S.S. Laurendoc 1943-04-18
5787 Dix Ernest James E J Staff Sergeant Major Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 7 Coy. 1918-06-13
5789 Dix Victor Alfred V A Private 10th Regt. UDF 1917-03-08
5781 Ditsego Hendrick H Private UDF 1942-05-07
41303 Dithoma Jack J Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-23
5777 Dithluku Jan J Labourer Railway Section UDF 1917-05-10
30081 Dithebe Charles Matthew M A Corporal SA Army 5 Maintenance Unit SANDF 1998-05-11
5776 Ditebe Thomas T Labourer UDF 1917-04-29
5769 Dismore James Henry J H Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-24
5765 Dippenaar Robert Michael R M Corporal UDF 1946-05-08
5762 Diphoko Joseph J Private UDF 1944-02-13
5761 Dioke Thomas T Private UDF 1942-11-17
5756 Dinjana Klaas K Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 255th Coy. 1918-11-12
5749 Dineka Douglas D Private UDF 1944-08-19
5746 Dimpe Koos K Private 32nd Coy. UDF 1918-08-27
5731 Dillon Abraham A Private 6th Regt. UDF 1917-05-08
5730 Dilley George Lewis G L Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section UDF 1918-10-12
30072 Dilimeni Pierre James M Staff Sergeant SA Army 4 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-12-24
5728 Dikhomayi Jim J Ox Driver UDF 1917-06-15
5725 Diketso Ephraim E Private 38th Bn. UDF 1918-03-12
5719 Diggery Emil William E W Private 1st Regt. UDF 1916-03-01
5711 Dietrich Ernst E Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-24
5702 Diedericks Jacob Abraham J A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-11
5703 Diedericks Jacob Johannes Jacobus J J J Constable South African Military Constabulary 1st 1918-10-21
5704 Diedericks Marthinus Phillipus M P Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. UDF 1920-03-10
5705 Diedericks Willem Johannes W J Corporal UDF 1944-10-04
5700 Didimba John J Labourer UDF 1916-10-04
5693 Dickson Michael Arnold M A Sub-Lieutenant H.M.S.A.S. Crassula UDF 1946-10-17
5694 Dickson Ntwa N Labourer UDF 1916-12-27
5678 Dickinson William W Sapper South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1918-10-27
5665 Dicker John J Private 10th Regt. UDF 1916-05-08
5651 Dibetso William W Private UDF 1946-05-18
5645 Diale Martins M Labourer UDF 1916-11-07
5641 Dhlomo John J Private UDF 1945-10-20
5633 Dhlamini Jonah J Private UDF 1943-03-26
5634 Dhlamini Joseph J Private UDF 1943-06-24
5636 Dhlamini Moses M Private UDF 1942-09-06
34454 Dhladhla Percival Edward F B Constable South African Police 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div 1985-09-24