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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
6624 Emmer Alan Douglas Mead A D M Captain Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 8th Bn. 1943-09-22
6629 Empson Vernon Joseph V J Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Bn. 1941-01-30
6637 Endacott Harry William (aka William Henry James) H W Sapper South African Engineer Corps 40 Railway Constr. Coy. UDF 1945-03-28
6643 Engelbrecht Adriaan Stephanus A S Gunner South African Artillery 22 Field Regt. UDF 1946-08-16
6645 Engelbrecht B J Air Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1942-04-04
6652 Engelbrecht J F C Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-12
6653 Engelbrecht L Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-06-13
6662 Engelbrecht W A P Corporal South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1946-01-26
34622 Engelbrecht Dirk Johannes D J South African Police Free State 1997-07-06
34623 Engelbrecht Jacobus F P J F P South African Police Free State 1992-04-16
6672 Enkwetsh George G Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-05-17
6674 Enock Constable British South African Police 1940-12-28
6676 Enosi Tantwe T Corporal Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1944-11-06
6684 Enslin Wynand Johannes W J Sergeant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-06-12
6688 Ephraim Cape Boy South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-16
6689 Epstein Jeremiah J Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-09-20
6692 Erasmus Abel Daniel A D Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1945-05-18
6695 Erasmus A P Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-11-04
6699 Erasmus C G J Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1945-08-20
6701 Erasmus C S Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-03-15
6709 Erasmus G H Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-24
6716 Erasmus Johanna Dorethea J D Private Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-08-24
6723 Erasmus Pieter W P W Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-11-12
6725 Erasmus S A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-05-05
6728 Erasmus T J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 9th Bn. UDF 1945-08-10
30260 Erasmus Jacobus Francois Erasmus J F E Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force RAF Abingdon 1969-01-16
34628 Erasmus Chris C South African Police Free State 1991-12-03
34632 Erasmus Gert Johannes G J South African Police 2 Dist (Paarl) CW Div 1984-05-01
34637 Erasmus Philippus Bernardus P B Constable South African Police 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div 1982-04-24
34638 Erasmus Petrus Johannes P J Inspector South African Police Service 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div 2001-11-17
42461 Erasmus J Inspector South African Police Service 2008-09-17
43272 Erasmus W A Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2022-08-30
6739 Ernst Arthur Otto A O Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 4th Bn. 1947-07-22
6742 Ernst Otto Henry Armin O H A Captain Royal Indian Army Service Corps 1944-04-14
6743 Errenrich Petrus Jakobus P J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-11-30
6747 Esau Abram A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-12-30
30267 Esekia Shangala Johnnie J Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1954-12-25
6761 Esson J G Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-05-05
6765 Esterhuizen Andries Petrus Jacobus A P J Lance Corporal South African Tank Corps 11th Armoured Car Coy. UDF 1942-05-31
6776 Esterhuizen W S Gunner South African Artillery UDF 1941-01-31
6789 Euselen William W Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-11
6790 Euvrard G B Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-04-03
6795 Evans Colin Campbell C C Captain South African Engineer Corps UDF 1944-06-16
6797 Evans Charles Leonard C L Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Bn. 1917-11-18
6799 Evans D G Sergeant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-11-02
6809 Evans L G Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-06-08
6811 Evans Malcolm Thomas M T Lance Corporal Royal Corps of Signals 1943-03-19
6813 Evans P J Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-12-01
6832 Everitt George Stanley G S Staff Sergeant South African Engineer Corps UDF 1942-01-13
6834 Everitt Thomas Anthony T A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-18