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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 7,471 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
28909 Wright William Adrian W A Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-05-23
28864 Wrey-Wathen Neville Anthony N A Trooper Royal Armoured Corps 11th Hussars 1940-12-25
40596 Wray John Michael J M Colour Sergeant Rhodesian Light Infantry 9th Battalion 1963-10-27
28856 Woulfe-Flanagan Stephen Hugh James S H J Lieutenant Colonel Royal Indian Army Service Corps 1942-12-19
28839 Woolley Kenneth Percival Vere K P V Lieutenant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-04-12
28836 Wooller Harry H Fireman Merchant Navy S.S. Thistleglen (Sunderland) 1941-09-10
28835 Woollaston Thomas M T M Lieutenant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-05-06
28832 Woodworth Frank F Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-15
28830 Woodside F C Gunner South African Artillery UDF 1946-07-10
28820 Woods G C Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-03
28825 Woods Leslie Breckon L B Lieutenant General List 1943-09-01
28815 Woodrooffe Starr Reade Winton S R W Lieutenant Royal Artillery 1944-06-01
28812 Woodland Herbert Lancelot H L Second Lieutenant The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 10th Bn. 1916-08-09
28806 Woodford Thomas George Filmes T G F Sergeant South African Artillery 2 Heavy Bty. UDF 1946-02-13
28800 Woodborne William Henry W H Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-08-19
28768 Wood H E Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-10-09
28771 Wood Herbert Talbot H T Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1917-05-23
28776 Wood John Erskine Rudland J E R Second Engineer Officer Merchant Navy S.S. River Afton (Glasgow) 1942-07-05
28784 Wood Norman Collins N C Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment 1942-07-14
28785 Wood R A Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-11-04
28788 Wood Robert William R W Gunner South African Artillery UDF 1940-10-20
28793 Wood W J Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1947-12-13
28759 Wongana Joseph J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1915-07-11
28754 Wolmarans John Ronald Frank J R F Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1942-10-24
38272 Wolmarans Markus Johannes M J Constable South African Police 22 Dist (Burghersdorp) CE Div 1976-09-11
38273 Wolmarans Thomas T Constable South African Police 22 Dist (Burghersdorp) CE Div 1995-05-24
38274 Wolmarans Gerda G South African Police 22 Dist (Burghersdorp) CE Div 1983-08-06
33894 Wolfaardt Alwyn A South African Army Mess 12 SADF 1994-03-11
28742 Woldemar Leopold David L D Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-01-02
28737 Wium Coenraad Johannes C J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-05-10
28716 Witbooi Frans F Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-01-15
28724 Witbooi Plaatjie P Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-06-20
42945 Witbooi R Constable South African Police Service 2014-02-13
28711 Wisfohle Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1943-05-27
28707 Wise Lancelot Charles L C Lieutenant North Irish Horse 1917-05-02
28708 Wise Muriel M Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-02-05
41287 Wiri Robin Shield M Guard Guard Force RHQ Charlie, Op Repulse 1979-09-24
40588 Winter Eric Leon E L Staff Sergeant Rhodesian Army Service Corps 4 Sqdn. 1978-08-18
28689 Winkelmann Albert Friedrick Carl A F C Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-16
28675 Windvogel C Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-12-03
28671 Winder Basil Wilfred B W Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Bn. 1942-06-15
28666 Wimble Hewitt Edward Mervyn H E M Lance Corporal Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-10-23
28572 Wilson Corporal Rhodesian African Rifles 1943-12-11
28575 Wilson Andrew A Private South African Railway Services 1915-12-30
28578 Wilson A C Sergeant South African Engineer Corps 8 Field Sqdn. UDF 1944-07-20
28584 Wilson Andrew Thomas A T Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1944-11-11
28590 Wilson Claud C Captain South African Intelligence Corps UDF 1945-05-20
28595 Wilson Charles W C W Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1943-01-06
28606 Wilson George G Sergeant South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. UDF 1941-11-21
28608 Wilson Godfrey Balwin G B Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps UDF 1944-05-16