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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
12189 Kidd Thomas Walker T W Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-07-17
12197 Kidson Max M Corporal South African Engineer Corps 1 Div. Ordnance Field Park Coy. UDF 1941-08-30
12200 Kiely Vernon Fitzclarence V F Driver South African Service Corps UDF 1918-10-28
12203 Kieswetter Harold Tobias H T Gunner Royal Australian Artillery A.I.F. 2/6th Field Regt. 1940-12-01
12204 Kietzman Douglas Reginald D R Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals UDF 1945-03-25
12208 Kilian C J Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-25
12212 Kilian Spencer John S J Gunner South African Artillery UDF 1941-09-20
12213 Kilian Wilhelm W Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1946-12-24
40875 Kindness George B S Sergeant Royal Engineers African Development Fund 1918-08-02
12227 King Albert A Squadron Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Armoured Corps 11th Hussars 1940-10-23
12232 King Charles C Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery 1st/1st Glamorgan Bty. 1917-05-10
12238 King Edmund E Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Bn. 1941-11-29
12245 King Frank Kingston F K Private South African Medical Corps 18 Field Amb. UDF 1941-12-27
12255 King John David J D Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 242nd Army Bde. 1918-06-30
42648 King T Sergeant South African Police Service 2010-05-31
12287 Kinnaird Alexander George A G Captain West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 1st Bn. 1942-03-30
12295 Kinnery John Frederick J F Captain South African Air Force 29 Sqdn. UDF 1944-12-02
12296 Kinning Raymond Armstrong R A Corporal South African Irish 1st UDF 1941-11-23
12297 Kinsey Thomas Clarke T C Major Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-04-29
12300 Kinsman J S Sapper South African Engineer Corps 95 (S.M.) Bomb Disposal Coy. UDF 1942-01-01
12307 Kirby Walter Houx W H Lieutenant Colonel Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-11-22
12309 Kircher Frank William F W Corporal Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-02-25
12320 Kirkham William Henry W H Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1944-07-18
12326 Kirkwood Ramsay Borthwick R B Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 9th Bn. 1918-04-25
12331 Kirsten Christian J C J Gunner South African Artillery UDF 1944-04-14
12332 Kirsten Frederick Edward F E Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1941-09-07
12333 Kirsten F G Private South African Railway Services 1916-07-04
12336 Kirsten Johan Frederik J F Lieutenant Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-11-23
12340 Kirton Robert Gideon R G Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1943-07-31
39554 Kirton Thomas Albion T A Second Lieutenant Rhodesia Regiment 6 Independent Company 1977-11-01
12346 Kitching Archibald A Corporal South African Medical Corps UDF 1944-12-28
12349 Kitching John Henry J H Corporal South African Medical Corps UDF 1946-06-01
35218 Kitching Andre Scheepers A S Captain South African Police Ezakheni 1978-11-24
12367 Klaasen J J Lance Corporal Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-31
12378 Kleb Stanley Fred S F Sapper South African Engineer Corps 5 Field Coy. UDF 1942-11-05
12384 Kleinbooi H Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-28
35221 Kleinbooi Olav W O Sergeant South African Police Ezakheni 1998-09-12
42628 Kleinbooi S Constable South African Police Service 2010-04-14
12392 Kleinhans Theodore Ernst T E Sergeant South African Veterinary Corps 1945-03-21
35224 Kleinsmith Samuel S Sergeant South African Police Ezakheni 1996-04-27
12400 Kleintjies Carl C Corporal Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-12-12
12410 Kleynhans P H Sergeant South African Artillery UDF 1941-10-22
12412 Klink Charles C Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-18
12413 Klink E Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-07-13
12419 Klopper Cornelius Janse C J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-07-14
12420 Klopper Gerrit Petrus Jacobus G P J Captain South African Reserve Mechanical Transport 1941-09-19
35227 Klopper Cyril John Edward C J E Detective Warrant Officer South African Police Ezakheni 1975-04-10
12443 Knight J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-08-12
12445 Knight Norman West N W Petty Officer Writer Royal Navy H.M.S. Abdiel 1943-09-10
12454 Knoesen Henry Charles H C Sapper South African Engineer Corps 2 Docks Operating Coy. UDF 1946-01-20