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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
34455 Dhladhla Percival Edward J C Constable South African Police 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div 1986-02-09
34453 Deyzel Percival Edward P E Detective Constable South African Police 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div 1943-10-30
5620 Dexter Gabriel Heywood G H Sergeant 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-11-26
5621 Dexter John J Private UDF 1918-12-01
5609 Devonshire William Thomas W T Quartermaster Sergeant 7th Infantry (Kimberley Regiment), S.A. Forces UDF 1915-06-27
5591 Dettling Francis Charles F C Captain South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-27
34449 Dettling Charles Borromes C B 1st Class Detective Head Constable South African Police 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div 1918-10-27
5590 Dethier Edouard Myers E M Lieutenant Camp Commandants Staff, S.A. Forces UDF 1918-09-29
5585 Dert Edward Henry E H Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-13
30050 Deretich Mark M Private 3rd Regt. UDF 1924-04-20
5581 Derby Edgar Phillip E P Driver M.t. UDF 1917-01-17
5578 Depholo Stephen S Private UDF 1945-03-12
5577 Denyssen Henry J H J Corporal South African Horse 2nd UDF 1916-07-11
5565 Denny Richard Harold Cecil R H C Corporal Pretoria Highlanders, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1940-08-15
5555 Dennis Henry William Thomas H W T Private 101 Battalion UDF 1945-11-23
5553 Dennett Arthur A Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Bn. 1915-12-19
34447 Dennett Charles Ernest Hayes C E H 2nd Class Sergeant South African Police 12 Dist (Grahamstown) CE Div 1918-10-18
5547 Denecker Friederick F Corporal UDF 1917-09-17
5533 Demes Koos K Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-11
41447 Dem Ben E F G Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1913-12-17
5530 Delport Michael Daniel M D Private South African Rifles 1st UDF 1917-12-28
5519 Dell Ivan Ross I R Lance Sergeant UDF 1918-10-20
5500 Deeley William W Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-02-12
5491 Dearden Arthur A Sapper UDF 1915-06-30
5483 Dean John James J J Flight Sergeant 1 Air Depot UDF 1943-03-08
5484 Dean Joseph J Gunner South African Field Artillery Bde. HQ 1916-12-29
5474 De Wit Johannes Frederick J F Driver M.t. UDF 1918-11-21
5475 De Wit Pieter Jacobus P J Corporal South African Instructional Corps 1940-08-07
5470 De Wet Petrus Johannes P J Air Corporal UDF 1944-06-26
5447 De Vree Frederick F Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-11-07
5440 De Vos Cecil Du Toit C D T Air Mechanic UDF 1944-02-13
5442 De Vos Gideon Jacobus G J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-17
5445 De Vos Joppies J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-22
5404 De Villiers Abraham A Private South African Veteran Reserve Garrison Military Police 1918-10-18
5406 De Villiers Bernard Jacobus B J Private UDF 1918-10-09
5409 De Villiers David Coetzer D C Air Corporal UDF 1945-04-10
5415 De Villiers Esli Levi E L Private 5th Regt. UDF 1916-03-20
5420 De Villiers Jacob J Dresser South African Veterinary Corps 1916-01-13
5426 De Villiers John Tobias J T Private 1st Regt. UDF 1920-01-17
5428 De Villiers Louis Valentine L V Corporal Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 1918-11-22
5430 De Villiers Ocky O Private UDF 1918-10-04
5402 De Vee Lucas L Labourer UDF 1916-12-03
5385 De Reuck George William Henry G W H Private South African Horse 9th UDF 1917-03-16
5579 De Pledge Fredrick F Sergeant South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1920-09-19
5378 De Mink Marinus Godfrey M G Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-14
5374 De Meyer Johannes Cornelius J C Corporal Camp Commandants Staff, S.A. Forces UDF 1918-10-25
5363 De Lautour Cecil Andrew C A Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1915-11-04
5354 De Lange Bernard Francis B F Private 11th Regt. UDF 1916-10-08
5356 De Lange John J Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-25
41658 De Lange Nicholaas Johannes N J South African Army 1 Air Depot SADF 1964-12-21