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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
2977 Bularika or BUTARIKA S UDF 1914-08-04
2976 Bulanda Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-12-10
2974 Bulaimu Mvombo M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 6th Bn. UK 1942-07-20
2972 Bukome Mufwezi M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1940-01-30
2959 Budge James Edward Alexander Stack J E A S Sergeant King's African Rifles 34th (Uganda) Bn. UK 1944-12-19
43097 Buckham S L Constable South African Police Service SAPS 2016-11-08
2925 Buchanan Alexander A Able Seaman H.M.S. Birmingham UDF 1942-04-20
29633 Buchan-Sydserff Thomas Hambly T H Lieutenant Royal Navy HMS Seahawk UK 1951-05-15
2920 Bubb William Henry W H Sapper UDF 1941-05-11
2912 Bryce James J Corporal UDF 1941-07-21
2906 Bryant John McDonald J M Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-05-01
2910 Bryant Richard Arthur R A Gunner UDF 1945-12-16
2901 Bruyns Paul Joseph Henry P J H Air Mechanic 3 Squadron UDF 1943-09-06
2889 Brunson Arthur Frederick A F Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. "City of London" UK 1919-03-13
34224 Brummer Josua J South African Police 44 Dist (Pretoria Depot) Tvl Div SAP 1988-11-22
2883 Brummelkamp Roelof Gerard R G Lance Corporal UDF 1943-09-30
2882 Brumfield Nicolaas Willem N W Sergeant UDF 1946-10-31
2865 Bruce Arthur A Private UDF 1942-04-22
2874 Bruce William Reginald Richard W R R Captain Irish Guards 3rd Bn. UK 1944-09-07
2861 Browning William Jack W J Lance Corporal UDF 1946-03-27
2853 Browne Patrick Warren P W Major The King's Regiment (Liverpool) UK 1944-12-15
2744 Brown C Private Physical Training Battalion UDF 1943-05-04
2747 Brown C M Sergeant UDF 1943-08-28
2777 Brown Harold Montagu H M Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 3rd Bn. UK 1916-04-09
2794 Brown Joseph J Private Cheshire Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1942-07-02
2796 Brown James F J F Private Youth Training Brigade UDF 1946-10-16
2799 Brown J S Private UDF 1942-10-11
2814 Brown Peter Austen Leadley P A L Captain Assam Regiment IND 1944-04-06
2816 Brown Robert R Private UDF 1940-11-09
2843 Brown Walter Russell W R Captain 4/22 Field Regt. UDF 1946-04-22
2846 Brown Daniel D Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment UK 1942-09-03
22370 Brown Alexander Jenkins A J Sergeant East African Pioneers UK 1917-12-03
29618 Brown David D Trooper South African Constabulary 3 South African Infantry Battalion UDF 1924-09-03
29625 Brown Marthinus Jeremias M J Corporal Kaffrarian Rifles SADF 1959-12-25
2720 Broome Samuel S Sergeant Royal Army Medical Corps 14th Field Ambulance UK 1917-09-12
2703 Brooks Arthur A Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment UDF 1946-04-01
2680 Bromwich Harold Charteris H C Captain General List 1942-09-16
2675 Bromberg Woolf W Driver Royal Army Service Corps UK 1943-02-27
2641 Britz H J Corporal UDF 1942-04-17
29610 Britz Wilhelm J W J South African Army Training Depot SADF 1993-06-08
42956 Britz S Warrant Officer South African Police Service SAPS 2014-04-17
2626 Britchford Lloyd Cecil L C Private East Surrey Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1941-12-15
2624 Bristow Herbert H Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1941-04-24
34204 Brinkhaus Petrus P South African Prison Services Witwatersrand 2000-02-01
2610 Brink Beatrice F B F Private UDF 1944-07-29
34203 Brink Francois Christiaan F C South African Police Witwatersrand SAP 1968-06-06
2594 Briggs Albert George A G Lieutenant Royal Engineers UK 1942-11-03
2592 Brigden Phillip Henry Brett P H B Warrant Officer Class II UDF 1941-04-06
2576 Brick Terence Marshall T M Lieutenant Colonel General List and East African Army Service Corps 1942-11-10
2574 Brice Phillip Henry P H Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st/4th Bn. UK 1918-10-06