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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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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
28314 Wildebeest J Private Essential Services Protection Corps UDF 1944-01-08
28317 Wiles George John G J Private Royal Fusiliers UK 1918-08-25
28322 Wilke Jan Louis Kotze J L K Second Lieutenant South African Artillery UDF 1940-02-19
28323 Wilken Cornelius J C J Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1943-09-01
38251 Wilken Pieter Philippus Johannes P P J Constable South African Police Witwatersrand SAP 1977-09-24
28328 Wilkin Hendrick P J H P J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. UDF 1942-06-20
28334 Wilkins T B Staff Sergeant Major South African Railway Services UDF 1916-11-20
28336 Wilkinson Arthur James A J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1947-09-05
28349 Wilkinson William Wheatley W W Flight Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1943-12-13
40574 Wilkinson Neil N Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 10th Battalion RSF 1977-07-21
28350 Wilks Walter Charles W C Chaplain 3rd Class Army Chaplains' Department UK 1917-10-04
28357 Willard Ntila N Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 7th Bn. UK 1944-04-08
38257 Willemse Petrus Gerhardus P G Detective Warrant Officer South African Police Internal Stability Unit, Port Elizabeth SAP 1983-12-06
38258 Willemse Pieter W P W Constable South African Police Internal Stability Unit, Port Elizabeth SAP 1989-01-19
38259 Willemse Pieter W S C Inspector South African Police Service Internal Stability Unit, Port Elizabeth SAPS 2003-03-05
28375 William Malolomina M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment UK 1943-11-14
28376 William Wembya W Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1940-09-13
41099 William First Name Unknown F N U Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1914-08-04
28381 Williams Alfred A Private Essential Services Protection Corps UDF 1941-02-01
28385 Williams Arthur A Private Cape Corps UDF 1941-09-04
28390 Williams A J Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1944-02-02
28392 Williams Arnold John A J Gunner South African Artillery 4 Field Regt. UDF 1942-10-22
28394 Williams C Private Indian and Malay Corps UDF 1945-07-30
28398 Williams Charlie C Private Indian and Malay Corps UDF 1943-01-01
28417 Williams Freddie F Private Indian and Malay Corps UDF 1944-04-22
28418 Williams F B Staff Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1942-07-22
28421 Williams Francis Henry Thomas F H T Private South African Corps of Military Police 3 Field Provost Coy. UDF 1941-07-04
28425 Williams Frank Richard F R Private Indian and Malay Corps UDF 1941-05-29
28437 Williams H Private Indian and Malay Corps UDF 1940-12-01
28439 Williams Hans H Private Cape Corps UDF 1941-03-15
28447 Williams H J Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1947-06-08
28460 Williams James J Private Cape Corps UDF 1942-06-07
28464 Williams Johannes J Private Indian and Malay Corps UDF 1944-01-03
28465 Williams Johannes J Private Indian and Malay Corps UDF 1944-12-21
28474 Williams John J Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-06-23
28479 Williams J C Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1947-09-21
28480 Williams John George J G Corporal South African Ordnance Services Corps UDF 1915-08-13
28487 Williams J J Private South African Railways and Harbours Brigade UDF 1941-06-13
28492 Williams Leslie Allison L A Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1944-09-17
28495 Williams Louis Christian L C Private Cape Corps UDF 1941-08-02
28501 Williams M W Private South African Irish 1st UDF 1941-11-26
28510 Williams R H Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1945-01-01
28516 Williams Stanley S Stoker 1st Class Royal Navy H.M.S. "Cleopatra" UK 1942-12-07
28523 Williams W Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1947-09-19
33881 Williams Ronald James R J Rifleman South African Army 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1969-01-01
40577 Williams Famnly F Lance Corporal Rhodesia Defence Regiment 2nd Battalion RSF 1979-12-10
40579 Williams Sidney S Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1st RSF 1980-06-03
28538 Williamson John Billie J B Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1942-07-22
28556 Willoughby George G Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 6th Bn. UK 1917-10-20
28557 Willoughby Sir JOHN CHRISTOPHER J C Major Army Service Corps 1st Armoured Motor Battery UK 1918-04-16