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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

DOW — Died of wounds 2,688 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
29894 Cuvemba Lawrence William A Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1979-12-22
39180 Da Costa Francisco Duarte F D Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1976-11-15
39182 Da Silva-Chalheiros Nicolau Antonio N A Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1st Battalion 1976-05-17
39893 Dadson George Bertram G B Warder Natal Police 1st Battalion 1919-11-05
29910 Dala Funa F Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1981-12-25
4908 Dallamore Paul Westerford P W Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1943-02-21
4921 Daly Alexis A Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment 1st/2nd Bn. 1917-04-14
4966 Daniell Hamilton Jones H J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1918-08-23
4987 Daniels Saul S Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-22
4990 Dankers William W Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-24
4993 Dannatt Herbert Edward H E Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1st S.A. Bde. Sig. Coy. UDF 1942-07-01
39184 Darck Roy Colin R C Corporal Rhodesia Regiment "A" Coy. 1976-09-25
5018 Dashwood Claude Burrard Lewes C B L Major Northumberland Fusiliers 9th Bn. 1916-04-26
5021 Dates John Valentine J V Lance Corporal Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces "B" Coy. UDF 1945-04-21
5029 Davey Mark Lawrence M L Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-08-09
5031 Davey Richard R Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-05-13
5073 Davidson H L Driver South African Service Corps Motor Transport Corps UDF 1915-11-22
5082 Davidson Walter W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-30
5097 Davies Charles Sydney C S Sergeant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-08-03
5106 Davies George Edward G E Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-03-30
5136 Davis David Fred William D F W Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-24
5137 Davis Edwin Bertrand E B Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-05-10
5143 Davis George Joseph G J Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
5145 Davis Howard Leopold H L Private Highland Light Infantry 17th Bn. 1916-08-12
5155 Davis Sydney S Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1942-02-21
39194 Davy Clive John C J Officer Cadet Rhodesia Regiment 9th Battalion 1975-03-05
5172 Dawber John J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-23
5174 Dawe Reginald Arthur R A Lieutenant South African Artillery UDF 1944-02-16
5182 Dawson Frank Edward F E Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals UDF 1941-12-22
5194 Dawson Leonard Rishworth L R Corporal South African Engineer Corps 2 Field Coy. UDF 1942-10-26
5206 Day Herbert Victor H V Private South African Medical Corps 1st South African Field Ambulance UDF 1918-11-10
5208 Day Norman Oliver N O Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-27
5209 Day Robert James R J Private Wellington Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 1915-05-10
48597 De Bruyn Nicholaas Johannes N J Private South African Ordnance Services Corps 16 Maintenance Unit SADF 1979-04-12
5264 De Goede Henry H Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-01-13
5274 De Jager Andries Petrus A P Sergeant South African Artillery 7 Field Regt. UDF 1942-06-15
5281 De Jager Josephus Jacobus J J Private Natal Light Horse 1915-05-06
5293 De Jongh Christiaan Lodewyk C L Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces "C" Coy. UDF 1945-04-23
5295 De Jongh Philip Leibbrandt P L Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 55th Bn. 1916-12-08
5309 De Klerk Japtha J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-24
5339 De Kock Willem Lebrech W L Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1916-03-19
5347 De La Guerra Ockert Petrus O P Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-28
5350 De La Rey Frederick Joseph F J Lance Corporal Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 38th Bn. 1918-09-29
5355 De Lange Barend Jacobus B J Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-06-11
5364 De Leender M Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Sqdn. UDF 1944-01-04
5372 De Meillon Stephen Louis S L Corporal Royal Horse Artillery "A" Bty. 1918-09-02
41535 De Meillon Dirk Johannes D J Civilian Civilian 202 Battalion 1922-03-13
5398 De Swardt Harold H Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-04-17
5411 De Villiers Daniel Johannes D J Commandant Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Zoutpansberg Commando UDF 1914-11-27
5436 De Villiers Tobias Mostert T M Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-28