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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 7,466 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
13408 Lessing Andries A Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1942-03-15
13409 Lessing Andries Jacobus Stefanus A J S Trooper South African Horse Van Tonder's Horse UDF 1915-05-31
13420 Letebele Andreas A Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-06-03
13428 Letjika Korotman K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-04-22
13437 Letsholo J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1947-03-22
13445 Letwaba K A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1947-11-06
13450 Levendal George G Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-11-08
13451 Levendal John Jacobus J J Corporal Cape Corps UDF 1942-11-03
40839 Levendale Shaun P Unknown Unit Support Unit 1977-02-28
13453 Levett Keppel Bagot K B Trooper British South African Police 1941-03-19
13457 Levi Nguluwe N Lance Corporal Northern Rhodesia Regiment UK 1946-04-17
13461 Levin Samuel S Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-05-25
13462 Levin Shlom Harold S H Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-01-21
13469 Levy Astor A Staff Sergeant South African Reserve Mechanical Transport 110 Reserve Motor Transport UDF 1941-11-16
13470 Levy Charles Barnard C B Corporal Natal Scottish 3rd Bn. UDF 1942-07-01
13472 Levy Jack J Corporal General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-10-18
13475 Levy Philip P Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 7th Bn. UK 1918-10-13
13476 Levy-Strauss M Des L M D L Nursing Sister South African Military Nursing Service French unit UDF 1914-08-04
13477 Lew David D Staff Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-06-07
13478 Lewak J Private Cape Corps UDF 1942-02-07
13481 Lewenz Geoffrey Ivan Stewart G I S Trooper British South African Police 1941-03-03
13497 Lewis D E Private Women's Auxiliary Army Services (Corps) UDF 1944-04-10
13502 Lewis H D Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1946-09-16
13509 Lewis John William J W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. UDF 1941-12-16
13514 Lewis Robert R Private Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-02-17
13515 Lewis Richard Alexander R A Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 159 Squadron UK 1943-10-09
13521 Lewis Sally S Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-01-17
13524 Lewis William Bramwell Keffington W B K Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1943-07-13
13528 Ley Douglas Ernest D E Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 8 Field Squadron UDF 1944-07-02
13536 Libagang G Miscellaneous Natives 1914-08-04
13538 Libby Alfred Thomas A T Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 12th Bn. UK 1917-09-20
13540 Libebe Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-11-19
13541 Liberty C J Private Cape Corps UDF 1942-01-25
13545 Lickfold Kenneth Malcolm K M Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-11-22
13550 Liebenberg A J Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-08-01
13552 Liebenberg Barend Francois B F Private South African Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-12-12
13555 Liebenberg C R J Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-03-26
13559 Liebenberg H S Corporal South African Pay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-04-15
13566 Liebermann Stella May S M Aircraftwoman 2nd Class Southern Rhodesia Women's Auxiliary Air Service UK 1942-02-28
13568 Liebow Frederick Charles F C Private Australian Army Service Corps (Corps) A.I.F. 4 Res. M.T. Coy. AUS 1943-10-21
13573 Liepmannssohn Hans H H H Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-06-08
13575 Lifatoa Daniel D Follower Cape Coloured Labour Regiment UDF 1917-02-27
42750 Ligavha P E Sergeant SAPS 2011-08-01
13582 Lightfoot James Victor J V Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1947-04-27
13583 Lightfoot Richard C R C Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-01-13
13587 Likando Mondanya M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1940-08-23
13602 Limbird Victor Whitley V W Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1946-04-07
13606 Lincoln Abraham A Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-04-14
13609 Linde Cecil Eric C E Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1/6 Field Regiment UDF 1944-06-28
13612 Linde Isaac I Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-11-25