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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
2145 Borman Pieter J P J Private UDF 1943-10-30
43005 Boqo D E Constable South African Police Service SAPS 2015-03-01
2129 Booysense S UDF 1914-08-04
2101 Booysen Adriaan Jacobus A J Air Mechanic UDF 1941-09-23
42885 Booyens J A Sergeant South African Police Service SAPS 2013-03-25
42782 Booi M M Warrant Officer South African Police Service SAPS 2011-11-08
29490 Boniface Brian Graham B G Signaller Royal Corps of Signals Royal Corps of Signals UK 1989-11-08
2051 Bonaventula Constable British South African Police 1946-03-11
2036 Bolitho William Edward Thomas W E T Lieutenant Colonel Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry UK 1919-02-21
42701 Boleme T J Student Constable South African Police Service SAPS 2011-01-14
42465 Bokwe D Constable South African Police Service SAPS 2008-10-01
29484 Boksman Franklin F Lieutenant South African Army 4 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 2003-02-01
42989 Bokleni N Sergeant South African Police Service SAPS 2014-11-10
2028 Bois Henry John H J Private South African Railway Services UDF 1918-10-26
39257 Bogongwe Johannes Matheus J M Unknown Unit 1st Battalion 1942-09-13
2022 Boesak Daniel D Private UDF 1947-02-15
2021 Boering Gordon Barker G B Captain Royal Engineers UK 1942-11-09
38963 Boer James William J W Corporal Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1st Battalion RSF 1978-10-01
2017 Bodkin J P Private UDF 1941-08-08
2014 Bodenstein Hermanus Pieter H P Corporal UDF 1947-06-28
42470 Bobozayo D Reserve Constable South African Police Service SAPS 2008-10-15
1999 Blyth Cecil John C J Captain King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) 1st Bn. UK 1943-11-16
1989 Blucher Charles Nicolas John C N J Lieutenant Royal Armoured Corps 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry UK 1943-05-22
1982 Bloss Leonard John L J Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1944-04-07
1976 Blommetjes J W Private UDF 1942-10-04
1971 Blom Edward Charles E C Staff Sergeant UDF 1945-10-04
40659 Blom Samuel Danzil S D Corporal 51st Training Squadron SANDF 2012-03-19
1965 Bloem J Private UDF 1944-03-17
29464 Blignaut William J H Rifleman South African Army 10th Coy. SADF 1993-01-01
34106 Blignaut Daniel Jeramia D J South African Police 37 Dist (Heidelberg) Tvl Div SAP 1990-11-04
34107 Blignaut Johan Samuel Frederick J S F South African Police 37 Dist (Heidelberg) Tvl Div SAP 1976-04-29
1940 Bleichroeder Timothy Alexander T A Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 21st Indep. Coy. UK 1944-09-25
1937 Blauws S UDF 1914-08-04
1915 Blanche J D Bombardier UDF 1942-06-14
1907 Blakeley John William J W Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2nd South African Gen. Hosp UK 1918-01-17
1899 Blake Albert Seadon A S Sergeant Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 2nd Bn. UK 1943-12-10
1902 Blake Frederick George F G Private Wiltshire Regiment 6th Bn. UK 1918-11-13
1889 Blaha Sim S Labourer UDF 1918-01-20
1886 Blackwell Richard Alick R A Flying Officer Rhodesia Air Askari Corps UK 1944-04-18
1880 Blackie John J Private UDF 1943-03-27
1859 Blaauw Sarel J S J Corporal South West African Infantry Battalion 1st UDF 1943-04-04
42851 Biyela N I Constable South African Police Service SAPS 2012-10-04
1854 Biyasi Siyame S Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment UK 1943-05-05
1843 Biss Evan Alexander E A Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 12th (The Queen's Westminsters) Bn. UK 1944-03-27
1820 Birchenough Michael John M J Trooper Southern Rhodesia Armoured Car Regiment UK 1942-01-30
1812 Binnie Francis George F G Sergeant UDF 1944-08-04
1804 Bimray Norman N Private UDF 1942-12-31
38951 Billy David Anthony Michael D A M Private Rhodesian African Rifles 8th Battalion UK 1952-10-02
1799 Bilesi Mwaba M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 3rd Bn. UK 1945-09-03
42892 Bhengu Z L Constable South African Police Service SAPS 2013-05-31