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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
10465 Hughes William Titterton W T Lance Corporal UDF 1945-03-22
10411 Hoy Edmund John E J Sub-Lieutenant (A) H.M.S. Macaw UDF 1945-04-10
10409 Howson Frederick John F J Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 29th Bde. 1918-10-18
10407 Howse Leslie Philip L P Private UDF 1946-07-12
10404 Howlett Harry White H W Fireman Fishing Fleet Fishing Vessel Craigewan (Milford Haven) 1945-10-12
10395 Howes Ronald Winfield R W Captain UDF 1944-01-24
10381 Howell James Henry J H Captain UDF 1943-09-04
10369 Howe Albert Henry A H Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. UDF 1941-12-25
10361 Howarth Richard Guildford R G Staff Sergeant Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1945-01-21
10357 Howard Squire S Private UDF 1944-01-31
10358 Howard Stanley Cecil S C Captain 22 Sqdn. UDF 1946-09-19
10335 How Douglas Walsham D W Lieutenant Colonel Pioneer Corps 1942-06-17
39438 Hove Office O Private Central Intelligence Organisation 1 Psychological Operations Unit 1979-09-29
43267 Houston A J Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2022-06-18
10326 Houghton Krusteyn Victorious K V Sapper UDF 1945-01-14
34995 Hough Sherwin Salwyn C J Constable South African Police 60 Dist (Lydenburg) Tvl Div 1995-08-23
34994 Hotele Sherwin Salwyn M Constable South African Police 60 Dist (Lydenburg) Tvl Div 1997-02-08
10316 Hoskins J B Mechanician M.t. UDF 1918-11-02
10315 Hosking J J Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1942-11-11
41388 Hosisani Zulu Z Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. UDF 1918-02-06
40747 Horwood Norman N Rhodesian Army African Development Fund 1977-07-11
40746 Horton David Phillip D P Sapper Rhodesian Corps of Engineers African Development Fund 1978-09-24
10298 Horsley Charles Frederick C F Corporal UDF 1945-03-11
10292 Horsbrugh Boyd Robert B R Lieutenant Colonel Army Service Corps 1916-07-11
39436 Hornik Horst H Trooper Rhodesia Regiment 1st Battalion 1977-08-05
10269 Horne Arthur Charles A C Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1947-05-03
34993 Horne Sherwin Salwyn S S South African Police 60 Dist (Lydenburg) Tvl Div 2004-12-03
10263 Horn Salomon S Private UDF 1943-02-04
10244 Hopkins F A Lieutenant Rhodesia Native Regiment 1916-03-29
10249 Hopkins Walter W Sergeant UDF 1941-05-07
10240 Hope-Bailie Archibald Bowker A B Captain UDF 1947-11-24
10234 Hope Francis George F G Gunner UDF 1944-08-10
34990 Hope George Archibald G A Constable South African Police Port Elizabeth 1988-03-26
10226 Hooper Dudley Scott D S Sergeant UDF 1947-05-15
42908 Hoop J Sergeant South African Police Service 2013-08-25
10220 Hooker Alfred William A W Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 2nd Bn. 1918-10-28
10209 Honman John Ramsay J R Sapper South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1919-02-15
10208 Honiball John William J W Staff Sergeant UDF 1945-10-27
43062 Homu J Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2016-05-28
10194 Homan Louis Johannes L J Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. UDF 1942-01-11
10196 Homan Peter P Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-11-23
43029 Holz P J B Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2015-07-29
10183 Holt William W Private South African Veterinary Corps 1944-09-24
10180 Holst John Alexander J A Corporal Australian Infantry A.I.F. 2/4 Bn. 1945-05-08
10178 Holpan Abel A Labourer Railway Section UDF 1917-05-21
10161 Holmes James Robert J R Private UDF 1945-05-02
10163 Holmes John Sinclair J S Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. 1917-07-12
10165 Holmes Nicholas Johannes N J Corporal 36 Water Supply Coy. UDF 1940-10-29
10169 Holmes Robert George R G Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. UDF 1941-08-30
10154 Holman Geoffrey G Sergeant Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. UDF 1940-11-20