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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
6241 Duggan Harold Denis H D Private Norfolk Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1916-07-11
6237 Duffus Lionel MacYver L M Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-12-17
40683 Duff James John J J Corporal Rhodesian Army 1st Battalion RSF 1979-08-19
6223 Dudzanye Corporal British South African Police 1943-05-04
43306 Dudumayo A X Constable SAPS 2023-07-02
6220 Duddy Leslie L Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Air Force UDF 1943-05-15
6213 Ducasse James Herbert J H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry UDF 1940-09-03
39263 Dube Alexander A Signalman Rhodesian Corps of Engineers (Corps) 6 Composite Squadron RSF 1977-07-01
39265 Dube Enock E District Assistant Internal Affairs RSF 1977-10-03
40648 Dube Henry H Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1st Battalion RSF 1978-12-10
40678 Dube S Private Rhodesia Regiment 4th Battalion UK 1950-01-01
42999 Dube B M Warrant Officer SAPS 2015-01-12
6180 Du Toit Hendrik Petrus Jacobus H P J Private Military Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-09-20
6181 Du Toit John J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1940-06-14
6184 Du Toit Johannes Frederik J F Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-12-31
6186 Du Toit Johan George Wilhelmus J G W Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1943-04-11
6187 Du Toit J H Lance Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1943-05-29
6196 Du Toit Klaas K Private Cape Corps UDF 1944-05-04
6202 Du Toit Petrus Gerhardus P G Private South African Reserve Mechanical Transport UDF 1941-05-02
34562 Du Toit Frans Adriaan F A South West Africa Division SAP 1957-05-12
42649 Du Toit G J Sergeant SAPS 2010-06-05
34558 Du Randt Neville G N G Warrant Officer South West Africa Division SAP 1980-11-21
42742 Du Randt M H Warrant Officer SAPS 2011-07-23
43303 Du Rand C J Warrant Officer SAPS 2023-06-09
6159 Du Raan Reynier Adriaan R A Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 8th Bn. UDF 1944-04-14
6120 Du Preez Adraan Hendrick A H Corporal Regiment Botha 2nd UDF 1941-10-10
6121 Du Preez A H Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1947-06-25
6128 Du Preez Daniel G J D G J Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1942-05-15
6145 Du Preez J L Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1940-09-25
6158 Du Preez William M W M Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-11-30
34550 Du Preez Gerhard J G J Lance Sergeant Humansdorp SAP 1992-08-13
39258 Du Preez Theunis Johannes T J Corporal Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1977-09-14
6116 Du Pont Frank F Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-12-10
6117 Du Pont M Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-08-18
6113 Du Plooy F Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) UDF 1942-11-26
34546 Du Plooy Nicolaas Johannes Mara Henn N J M H Sergeant Umtata SAP 1994-12-27
6049 Du Plessis Andries Petrus Johannes A P J Captain General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-10-16
6050 Du Plessis A W Sergeant Rand Light Infantry 1st UDF 1942-10-24
6054 Du Plessis C J H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry UDF 1942-05-28
6056 Du Plessis D Private Cape Corps UDF 1945-12-04
6059 Du Plessis Frans Jacob F J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 33 Works Coy. UDF 1941-04-09
6060 Du Plessis Francis P F P Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) UDF 1943-04-10
6062 Du Plessis Gert G Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment UDF 1918-10-22
6063 Du Plessis Gert Johannes G J Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1943-10-11
6065 Du Plessis Gert Petrus G P Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1943-10-25
6066 Du Plessis Hendrik H Private Cape Corps UDF 1945-04-24
6069 Du Plessis Hendrik J H J Corporal Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-08-21
6070 Du Plessis H W Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1942-10-06
6082 Du Plessis J J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 2nd Bn. UDF 1942-08-04
6087 Du Plessis Laurance Erasmus L E Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment UDF 1918-10-21