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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 7,471 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
2910 Bryant Richard Arthur R A Gunner South African Artillery UDF 1945-12-16
2912 Bryce James J Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-07-21
2920 Bubb William Henry W H Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1941-05-11
29633 Buchan-Sydserff Thomas Hambly T H Lieutenant Royal Navy HMS Seahawk 1951-05-15
2925 Buchanan Alexander A Able Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Birmingham UDF 1942-04-20
43097 Buckham S L Constable South African Police Service 2016-11-08
2959 Budge James Edward Alexander Stack J E A S Sergeant King's African Rifles 34th (Uganda) Bn. 1944-12-19
2972 Bukome Mufwezi M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1940-01-30
2974 Bulaimu Mvombo M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 6th Bn. 1942-07-20
2976 Bulanda Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-12-10
2977 Bularika or BUTARIKA S South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1914-08-04
2992 Bunday William W Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-10-27
43296 Bunga L L Sergeant South African Police Service 2023-05-01
2996 Bungani Samuel S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 3rd Bn. UDF 1944-10-02
2997 Bungani V Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-17
2998 Bunn Anthony A Telegraphist South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Kongoni UDF 1944-01-20
3007 Bunton John Gilfillan J G Bombardier South African Artillery 5 Field Regt. UDF 1942-07-15
29652 Burger Joseph Johannes J J Corporal South African Air Force 2 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1980-01-01
34240 Burger Willem Petrus W P Warrant Officer South African Police Head Office 1985-01-03
3038 Burgess Maurice William M W Sergeant South African Artillery 2 Anti-Tank Regt. UDF 1942-06-22
3042 Burke Edward Thomas E T Corporal Corps of Military Police 109 Provost Coy. 1944-09-10
34241 Burke Willem Petrus N G Constable South African Police Service Head Office 2002-04-05
34242 Burleigh Willem Petrus J E Detective Warrant Officer South African Police Head Office 1993-06-18
3054 Burley Ernest Sidney E S Second Lieutenant Labour Corps 1919-02-15
3065 Burn Stanford S Major Royal Scots 2nd Bn. 1941-12-08
3088 Burns-Begg Robert R Colonel Special List Commandant Lines of Communication. 1918-01-09
3102 Burrows Thomas Henry T H Sergeant Royal Engineers 222nd Field Coy. 1916-07-05
34243 Burrows Andy A South African Police Head Office 1996-10-12
34244 Burt Jonathan Reginald J R South African Police Head Office 2001-05-23
3112 Burton Frederick Joseph F J Private Suffolk Regiment 3rd Bn. 1918-10-29
3116 Burton Norman Benjamin N B Staff Sergeant South African Instructional Corps 1945-04-24
29659 Burton Brydon Johnathon B J Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps 85 Combat Flying School 2002-06-05
3122 Busanyang J South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1914-08-04
3126 Busilo K South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1914-08-04
3136 Buswell James Edward J E Sergeant South African Coast Defence Corps 1943-06-07
43030 Buthelezi N E Constable South African Police Service 2015-07-29
43136 Buthelezi S M Constable South African Police Service 2018-08-24
42696 Buti S Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2010-12-20
34259 Butler Hennie Rensburg H R Lance Sergeant South African Police Head Office 1934-08-15
3160 Butt Thomas Vallack T V Major Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. 1943-10-20
29669 Button Arthur Charles A C Sergeant Transvaal Police 1 Sa Cape 1913-12-08
3187 Bwalya Chitambi C Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 4th Bn. 1942-03-22
3188 Bwalya Kachiwa K Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1944-12-24
3195 Bye Bye Mahla B M Private South African Native Labour Corps 19th Coy. UDF 1917-07-02
43245 CHONCO T E Sergeant South African Police Service 2021-10-05
39163 COOM or LOOM Nicholas John N J Lance Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 6th Battalion 1977-11-04
3208 Caalsen Andries J A J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-10-12
3215 Cahill Archibald Frederick A F Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1940-07-26
3238 Calderbank Herbert H Lance Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 2nd/7th Bn. 1918-08-29
3246 Calitz Johannes S J J S J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-04-04