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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 7,461 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
28030 Wellem First Name Unknown F N U Labourer South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1914-08-04
28033 Wells Aaron Arthur A A Private Q Service Corps UDF 1945-06-15
28039 Wells Hurlestone Vesey H V Captain Royal Fusiliers 2nd Bn. UK 1918-04-12
28041 Wells Larry Frederick L F Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards UK 1944-03-21
28063 Wentworth H Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-01-06
28065 Wentzel H J Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1947-05-31
28072 Wentzell James John J J Private Essential Services Protection Corps UDF 1947-05-26
28074 Wepener Pieter Ernst P E Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1943-01-04
38239 Wepener Gert Johannes G J Lance Sergeant South African Police Witwatersrand SAP 1995-10-01
38240 Wepener Gideon Jacobus Petrus G J P Warrant Officer South African Police Witwatersrand SAP 1980-12-17
28077 Wernard Karl K Private Cape Corps UDF 1942-03-28
28078 Werner Cornelius G C G Sergeant Cape Corps UDF 1944-01-20
28082 Weruzani Kondowe K Corporal Northern Rhodesia Regiment UK 1945-09-11
28083 Wesito Lukhelo L Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1943-09-25
28090 Wessels Hendrik B K H B K Staff Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1943-02-04
28093 Wessels Jurgens Johannes J J Private Essential Services Protection Corps UDF 1940-10-29
28099 Wesso Andrew A Private Cape Corps UDF 1941-11-20
42507 Wesso M G Sergeant South African Police Service SAPS 2009-03-01
28102 West Arnold Edward A E Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force UDF 1940-12-25
28116 Westland Harold Guthrie H G Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Bn. UK 1942-03-09
28129 Weyers Gert Johannes G J Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders 1st Bn. UK 1940-06-04
28132 Whaits Frank F Sergeant South African Corps of Signals UDF 1945-01-20
28133 Whale Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1918-11-29
28136 Whalley Richard Cyril Rae R C R Major Royal Engineers UK 1944-06-11
28137 Whammond John J Lieutenant Colonel South African Corps of Military Police 1 Provost Coy. UDF 1941-05-14
28141 Wheadon Robert Henry R H Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 27 Air School UK 1944-06-22
28152 Wheeler Edward Frederick Greenalf E F G Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1946-06-27
28158 Wheeler John Lionel Casteldene J L C Warrant Officer Class II South African Coast Defence Corps UDF 1942-03-26
28162 Wheeler Victor V Gunner South African Artillery UDF 1943-01-13
28168 Whelan Henry George H G Lieutenant Royal Munster Fusiliers 2nd Bn. UK 1918-04-11
28197 White Denis G D D G D Private Regiment Botha 2nd UDF 1941-11-23
28205 White H Private Cape Corps UDF 1946-09-09
28209 White J J Private Essential Services Protection Corps UDF 1941-04-25
28215 White Millicent Daintree M D Sergeant Women's Auxiliary Army Services UDF 1944-01-07
28220 White T J Staff Sergeant Cape Corps UDF 1944-03-06
28225 White Walter Ernest W E Sapper South African Engineer Corps 16 Field Engineers UDF 1941-09-08
40567 White Christopher David C D Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1st RSF 1980-07-06
42529 White C E Constable South African Police Service SAPS 2009-05-01
28233 Whitehead Clifford Henry C H Signalman Royal Corps of Signals UK 1943-11-15
33853 Whitehouse Glen Ballantyne G B Pilot Officer Royal Air Force RAF Worksop UK 1957-12-04
28243 Whites Daniel D Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-06-26
28244 Whitfield Frederick William F W Corporal South African Engineer Corps 61 Tunnelling Coy. UDF 1944-06-10
28251 Whittaker Albert William A W Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1943-10-29
28252 Whittaker Eamonn De Valera E D V Sapper South African Engineer Corps 33 Works Coy. UDF 1941-03-11
28277 Wibley Jesse John J J Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 8th Bn. UK 1917-05-15
28279 Wiblin William Ernest W E Corporal Q Service Corps UDF 1946-08-09
38250 Wiese Hendrik Jacobus H J Sergeant South African Police Witwatersrand SAP 1980-11-28
28298 Wiggill Cecil Frank C F Private General Service Corps UDF 1940-10-19
28299 Wiggill Ronald Robert R R Rifleman Witwatersrand Rifles 2nd UDF 1940-08-23
28304 Wiid Abraham Pieter Johan A P J Private Essential Services Protection Corps UDF 1944-03-08