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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

DOAS — Died on active service 7,471 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
3248 Calitz M Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1942-01-25
39019 Callaghan William Beresford W B Corporal Rhodesian Army "C" Sqdn. 1979-08-04
3258 Calvert A Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-12-29
42731 Camagu S Z Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2011-05-30
3264 Cameron Bessie L B L Probationer Nurse South African Military Nursing Service UDF 1942-05-30
3293 Campbell Colin C Private Royal Scots 11th Bn. 1917-04-07
3328 Campbell William David W D Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-02-04
3330 Campbell-Smith William Herbert W H Sergeant Army Catering Corps attd. 30th Bn. The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 1944-09-14
3345 Capon John Daniel J D Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 17th Bn. 1917-02-06
3356 Cardale James J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1918-08-12
29691 Cardoso Crispin John J D Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1976-06-09
3386 Carlton Cornelius C Sergeant Royal Scots 12th Bn. 1918-04-11
3400 Carnegie Charles C Gunner Royal Field Artillery 70th Bde. 1917-04-29
3408 Carney Harold H Gunner South African Artillery 7 Field Regt. UDF 1942-07-03
3415 Carolus D Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-07-14
34280 Carosini Franscisco Bata F B Warrant Officer South African Police 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 1990-02-15
3423 Carr Archibald Stanley A S Warrant Officer Class I Royal Army Service Corps 661 Gen. Transport Coy. 1944-01-07
3428 Carr Harry H Private Durham Light Infantry 10th Bn. 1917-01-06
3441 Carroll Ralph R Corporal United States Army 78th Division 1918-10-17
3454 Carstens James Robert J R Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-06-27
3465 Carter Charles Thomas C T Gunner Royal Field Artillery No. 7 Training School 1918-11-28
3474 Carter John Charlton J C Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1947-10-26
3476 Carter Louis Frederick L F Second Lieutenant Royal Armoured Corps 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars 1942-06-02
29703 Carter John Charles J C Captain Royal Natal Carbineers 8 South African Infantry Battalion UDF 1957-04-27
3497 Casey Eric Laurence Barrington E L B Staff Sergeant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-06-21
3513 Castle David Arthur Collins D A C Second Lieutenant Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. 4th 1941-11-25
3521 Catella Bruno B Lance Bombardier Royal Artillery 102 (The Northumberland Hussars) Lt. A.A./Anti-Tank Regt. 1942-10-31
3525 Caton Edward Jack E J Sub-Lieutenant Malayan Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 1942-02-16
3532 Caulfield Milton Lee M L Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-08-26
42726 Cebekulu J M Constable South African Police Service 2011-05-12
42834 Cele S E G Constable South African Police Service 2012-07-21
42977 Cele B B N Constable South African Police Service 2014-08-16
43321 Cele S B Constable South African Police Service 2023-11-16
43326 Cele G D Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2024-01-02
3550 Cephas Simoni S Labourer Rhodesia Air Askari Corps 1944-12-15
3554 Cgasana B South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1914-08-04
42433 Chabeli D M Inspector South African Police Service 2008-06-17
3560 Chadwick Richard Michael Knighton R M K Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1944-01-09
42559 Chagwe S N Student Constable South African Police Service 2009-07-05
3561 Chailoti Mwambinga M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 3rd Bn. 1945-03-21
3563 Chaingeni Constable British South African Police 1943-10-15
3564 Chaiseb Fritz F Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-12-08
39040 Chaka Ephraim T (I?) Private Rhodesian African Rifles 2nd Battalion 1979-08-03
42565 Chakache M A Reserve Constable South African Police Service 2009-07-14
3565 Chakana Mwale M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 8th Bn. 1943-12-12
42569 Chakane F J Inspector South African Police Service 2009-07-24
39041 Chakanetsa Ephraim L District Security Assistant Internal Affairs 2nd Battalion 1977-05-01
3567 Chakauyaya Native Constable British South African Police 1918-10-31
39042 Chakayingeni Ephraim D District Security Assistant Internal Affairs 2nd Battalion 1977-08-01
3579 Chamba Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1946-05-27