PDF

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

Filter this list

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
29691 Cardoso Crispin John J D Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1976-06-09
3356 Cardale James J Labourer UDF 1918-08-12
3345 Capon John Daniel J D Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 17th Bn. UK 1917-02-06
3330 Campbell-Smith William Herbert W H Sergeant Army Catering Corps 30th Bn. The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) UK 1944-09-14
3293 Campbell Colin C Private Royal Scots 11th Bn. UK 1917-04-07
3328 Campbell William David W D Private UDF 1941-02-04
3264 Cameron Bessie L B L Probationer Nurse South African Military Nursing Service UDF 1942-05-30
42731 Camagu S Z Warrant Officer South African Police Service SAPS 2011-05-30
3258 Calvert A Private UDF 1942-12-29
39019 Callaghan William Beresford W B Corporal Rhodesian Army "C" Squadron RSF 1979-08-04
3246 Calitz Johannes S J J S J Private UDF 1944-04-04
3248 Calitz M Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) UDF 1942-01-25
3238 Calderbank Herbert H Lance Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 2nd/7th Bn. UK 1918-08-29
3215 Cahill Archibald Frederick A F Sapper UDF 1940-07-26
3208 Caalsen Andries J A J Private UDF 1945-10-12
39163 COOM or LOOM Nicholas John N J Lance Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 6th Battalion RSF 1977-11-04
43245 CHONCO T E Sergeant South African Police Service SAPS 2021-10-05
3195 Bye Bye Mahla B M Private 19th Coy. UDF 1917-07-02
3187 Bwalya Chitambi C Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 4th Bn. UK 1942-03-22
3188 Bwalya Kachiwa K Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1944-12-24
29669 Button Arthur Charles A C Sergeant Transvaal Police 1 Sa Cape 1913-12-08
3160 Butt Thomas Vallack T V Major Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. UK 1943-10-20
34259 Butler Hennie Rensburg H R Lance Sergeant South African Police Head Office SAP 1934-08-15
42696 Buti S Warrant Officer South African Police Service SAPS 2010-12-20
43030 Buthelezi N E Constable South African Police Service SAPS 2015-07-29
43136 Buthelezi S M Constable South African Police Service SAPS 2018-08-24
3136 Buswell James Edward J E Sergeant South African Coast Defence Corps UDF 1943-06-07
3126 Busilo K UDF 1914-08-04
3122 Busanyang J UDF 1914-08-04
3112 Burton Frederick Joseph F J Private Suffolk Regiment 3rd Bn. UK 1918-10-29
3116 Burton Norman Benjamin N B Staff Sergeant South African Instructional Corps UDF 1945-04-24
29659 Burton Brydon Johnathon B J Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps 85 Combat Flying School UK 2002-06-05
34244 Burt Jonathan Reginald J R South African Police Head Office SAP 2001-05-23
3102 Burrows Thomas Henry T H Sergeant Royal Engineers 222nd Field Coy. UK 1916-07-05
34243 Burrows Andy A South African Police Head Office SAP 1996-10-12
3088 Burns-Begg Robert R Colonel Special List Commandant Lines of Communication. 1918-01-09
3065 Burn Stanford S Major Royal Scots 2nd Bn. UK 1941-12-08
3054 Burley Ernest Sidney E S Second Lieutenant Labour Corps 1919-02-15
34242 Burleigh Willem Petrus J E Detective Warrant Officer South African Police Head Office SAP 1993-06-18
3042 Burke Edward Thomas E T Corporal Corps of Military Police 109 Provost Coy. UK 1944-09-10
34241 Burke Willem Petrus N G Constable South African Police Service Head Office SAPS 2002-04-05
3038 Burgess Maurice William M W Sergeant 2 Anti-Tank Regt. UDF 1942-06-22
29652 Burger Joseph Johannes J J Corporal 2 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1980-01-01
34240 Burger Willem Petrus W P Warrant Officer South African Police Head Office SAP 1985-01-03
3007 Bunton John Gilfillan J G Bombardier 5 Field Regt. UDF 1942-07-15
2998 Bunn Anthony A Telegraphist H.M.S. Kongoni UDF 1944-01-20
2996 Bungani Samuel S Private 3rd Bn. UDF 1944-10-02
2997 Bungani V Corporal UDF 1944-01-17
43296 Bunga L L Sergeant South African Police Service SAPS 2023-05-01
2992 Bunday William W Gunner South African Heavy Artillery UDF 1918-10-27