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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
10357 Howard Squire S Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-31
10358 Howard Stanley Cecil S C Captain South African Air Force 22 Sqdn. UDF 1946-09-19
10361 Howarth Richard Guildford R G Staff Sergeant Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1945-01-21
10369 Howe Albert Henry A H Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1941-12-25
10381 Howell James Henry J H Captain Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-09-04
10395 Howes Ronald Winfield R W Captain South African Tank Corps UDF 1944-01-24
10404 Howlett Harry White H W Fireman Fishing Fleet Fishing Vessel Craigewan (Milford Haven) 1945-10-12
10407 Howse Leslie Philip L P Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-07-12
10409 Howson Frederick John F J Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 29th Bde. 1918-10-18
10411 Hoy Edmund John E J Sub-Lieutenant (A) South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Macaw UDF 1945-04-10
10446 Hughes Alexander Arbuthnott A A Captain South Wales Borderers 2nd Bn. 1916-07-01
10449 Hughes Dennis Dominic D D Second Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1942-02-19
10455 Hughes George Lloyd G L Sergeant Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-09-18
10459 Hughes Mildred Anne M A Aircraftwoman 2nd Class Southern Rhodesia Women's Auxiliary Air Service 1944-09-17
10461 Hughes Thomas John T J Stoker South African Naval Forces H.M.S.A.S. Kommetje UDF 1941-05-10
10463 Hughes Thomas Percival T P Company Quartermaster Serjeant Monmouthshire Regiment 3rd Bn. 1917-08-03
10465 Hughes William Titterton W T Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1945-03-22
30762 Hugo Raymond Roderick D J Sergeant South African Air Force 6 Sqdn. SANDF 1995-08-31
10487 Hulley Vivian John V J Warrant Officer Class II Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-10-27
10493 Human C Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-10-20
10495 Human Dirk D Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-30
10498 Human Jacobus Petrus J P Sergeant Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-07
10500 Human Mattheus Casparus Van Blommestein M C V B Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-06-21
35003 Human Jan Jonathan J J Constable South African Police 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 2000-03-25
38500 Human Peter William J A Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Reserve 1976-10-17
39444 Humbasha Gibson G District Security Assistant Internal Affairs Keep Protection 1979-05-05
10510 Hume William Frank W F Second Radio Officer Merchant Navy S.S. Harpagon (London) 1942-04-19
10512 Humgwa Labourer Rhodesia Air Askari Corps 1945-09-02
10523 Humphries Gordon Jack J G J J Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1942-11-25
10529 Hungerford John Gwyn J G Pupil Pilot South African Air Force UDF 1940-10-30
10531 Hunt Alfred John Frederick A J F Private Australian Army Service Corps A.I.F. 3 Res. M.T. Coy. 1943-09-16
10536 Hunt Elizabeth H E H Air Corporal Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1946-06-28
10542 Hunt Thomas David Wiltshire T D W Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-11-12
30857 Hunt John Goldsworthy J G Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps 32 (Buffalo) Battalion UDF 1919-02-11
35004 Hunt Jan Jonathan D A Inspector South African Police Service 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 2001-02-15
10548 Hunter Clifford Clifford C C Bombardier Royal Horse Artillery 4 Regt. 1941-11-30
10563 Hunter Walter W Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-09-14
10565 Hunter William James W J Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1942-02-07
39446 Hurley Henry John H J Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1st Battalion 1977-12-21
10582 Hurly Leslie Stanley L S Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps 35 Works Coy. UDF 1941-05-14
10584 Hurn Constantine Richard C R Private South African Railways and Harbours Brigade 1943-04-22
10588 Hurst Douglas D Leading Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Afrikander I UDF 1945-06-07
10589 Hurst William W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1920-08-12
40750 Hurst Derek D Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1977-10-04
10597 Husbands William W Captain Northern Rhodesia Police 1918-12-24
39449 Hutchesson Sean Richard S R Corporal Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 2 Squadron 1978-03-16
10616 Hutson Douglas Bertram D B Lieutenant Army Service Corps 1918-07-23
35008 Huysamen Juergen Jacobus Hendrik (jack) J J H South African Police Richmond District 1976-08-09
10632 Hyde Walter George W G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-06-29
10649 Immelman Jan Petrus J P Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-07-06