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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
34079 Beukes D J P Detective Sergeant 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div SAP 1981-11-26
1732 Beuser D South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1914-08-04
1740 Bevie H Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-03-21
1743 Bewker K E Private South African Horse 2nd UDF 1918-09-24
29425 Beyers L Lieutenant General South African Army SADF 1959-04-01
1756 Bezuidenhout Fredrick L J F L J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-12-25
1758 Bezuidenhout H Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment UDF 1918-10-21
1759 Bezuidenhout Hennie H Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-12-06
1770 Bezuidenhout Johannes Nicolaas Rudolf J N R Private 1st SAP 1945-06-30
29432 Bezuidenhout Johannes Petrus J P Candidate Officer South African Army SADF 1959-12-05
38945 Bezuidenhout Daniel D Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1st Battalion RSF 1976-12-24
42892 Bhengu Z L Constable SAPS 2013-05-31
1799 Bilesi Mwaba M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 3rd Bn. UK 1945-09-03
38951 Billy D A M Private Rhodesian African Rifles 8th Battalion UK 1952-10-02
1804 Bimray Norman N Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-12-31
1812 Binnie Francis George F G Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) UDF 1944-08-04
1820 Birchenough Michael John M J Trooper Southern Rhodesia Armoured Car Regiment UK 1942-01-30
1843 Biss Evan Alexander E A Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 12th (The Queen's Westminsters) Bn. UK 1944-03-27
1854 Biyasi Siyame S Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment UK 1943-05-05
42851 Biyela N I Constable SAPS 2012-10-04
1859 Blaauw Sarel J S J Corporal South West African Infantry Battalion 1st UDF 1943-04-04
49649 Blackhall David D Trooper Steinaecker's Horse COLONIAL Unknown
1880 Blackie John J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-03-27
1886 Blackwell Richard Alick R A Flying Officer Rhodesia Air Askari Corps (Corps) UK 1944-04-18
1889 Blaha Sim S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-01-20
1899 Blake Albert Seadon A S Sergeant Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 2nd Bn. UK 1943-12-10
1902 Blake Frederick George F G Private Wiltshire Regiment 6th Bn. UK 1918-11-13
1907 Blakeley John William J W Private Royal Army Medical Corps (Corps) 2nd South African Gen. Hosp UK 1918-01-17
1915 Blanche J D Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) UDF 1942-06-14
1937 Blauws S South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1914-08-04
1940 Bleichroeder Timothy Alexander T A Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 21st Indep. Coy. UK 1944-09-25
29464 Blignaut J H Rifleman 10th Coy. SADF 1993-01-01
34106 Blignaut Daniel Jeramia D J 37 Dist (Heidelberg) Tvl Div SAP 1990-11-04
34107 Blignaut Johan Samuel Frederick J S F 37 Dist (Heidelberg) Tvl Div SAP 1976-04-29
1965 Bloem J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-03-17
1971 Blom Edward Charles E C Staff Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-10-04
40659 Blom Samuel Danzil S D Corporal 51st Training Squadron SANDF 2012-03-19
1976 Blommetjes J W Private Cape Corps UDF 1942-10-04
1982 Bloss Leonard John L J Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1944-04-07
1989 Blucher Charles Nicolas John C N J Lieutenant Royal Armoured Corps 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry UK 1943-05-22
1999 Blyth Cecil John C J Captain King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) 1st Bn. UK 1943-11-16
42470 Bobozayo D Reserve Constable SAPS 2008-10-15
2014 Bodenstein Hermanus Pieter H P Corporal General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1947-06-28
2017 Bodkin J P Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-08-08
38963 Boer James William J W Corporal Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1st Battalion RSF 1978-10-01
2021 Boering Gordon Barker G B Captain Royal Engineers UK 1942-11-09
2022 Boesak Daniel D Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1947-02-15
39257 Bogongwe J M Unknown Unit 1st Battalion 1942-09-13
2028 Bois Henry John H J Private South African Railway Services UDF 1918-10-26
42989 Bokleni N Sergeant SAPS 2014-11-10