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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
7488 Fowler George G Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-03-22
7493 Fownes Henry Harley H H Major Royal Garrison Artillery 210th Bde. attd. 174th Bde. 1917-03-17
7494 Fox Arthur Ernest A E Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-13
7506 Fox Thomas Henry T H Sergeant Royal Field Artillery 91st Bde. 1917-08-07
7519 Frames Neville Wall N W Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service 1st Sqdn. 1916-11-28
7536 Francis John Leslie J L Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-26
7538 Francis Neville Harcourt N H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-12-16
7542 Francis Victor Norman V N Private British South African Police 1916-11-30
38466 Francis Kennith Layton Elliot K L E Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1979-12-31
30383 Francisco Jose J Lance Corporal South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1980-09-12
41795 Francisco Samuel S Lance Corporal South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1991-09-16
7545 Franck Alexander A Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-02-12
7555 Frank Geoffrey George G G Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-06-10
7565 Frankel William Edward W E Sapper South African Engineer Corps 11 Field Coy. UDF 1942-12-29
30390 Fraser David D Trooper Bechuanaland Border Police "G" Troop 1896-01-10
30433 Fredericks Soonie S Rifleman South African Ordnance Services Corps 16 Maintenance Unit, attd. Cape Corps SADF 1987-11-01
7654 Freeman Patrick Thomas P T Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-11
7673 Friclac John J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-13
7674 Friday Dudley Hammond St. Fina D H S F Bombardier South African Artillery 1 A.A. Regt. UDF 1941-12-03
38469 Friday Bell Reginald B R Field Reservist British South Africa Police Uniform 1979-01-25
7676 Friedenthal Michael Daniel M D Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-08-02
7677 Friedlaender Albert Herbert A H Corporal South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-10-25
39345 Friedman David Anson D A Rifleman Rhodesian Intelligence Corps 8th Battalion 1978-07-09
7712 Frost Elijah E Private South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1916-07-26
7740 Fullard Radford Vernon Peter R V P Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1942-03-01
7744 Fuller Claud Liddle C L Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1914-09-26
7747 Fuller Leonard Royce L R Trooper Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1945-05-29
7762 Funani Ernest E Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-06-27
38471 Furber Brian Trevor B T Field Reservist British South Africa Police Uniform 1979-04-16
7781 Furniss Edwn William E W Sergeant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-08-17
7782 Furnivall Harry Johnston H J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-27
34724 Furstenberg Henry P A M Sergeant South African Police 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div 1967-08-14
34725 Futshane Henry V D Captain South African Police 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div 1997-02-20
34726 Fuzile Henry M Inspector South African Police 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div 1997-04-25
7834 Galley Eric Joseph E J Sapper South African Railway Operating Company S.A. Rly. Overseas Dominion Section 1918-06-03
7843 Galpin Rowland Henry R H Private Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Graaff-Reinet Commando UDF 1914-11-26
30460 Galulu Kausanga M Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1982-03-27
7865 Gardener Ernest Henry E H Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-19
7870 Gardner Ernest Vivian E V Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1941-12-24
7885 Garnard Abraham A Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
7909 Gaskell Lawrence John L J Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1916-03-21
7920 Gatt Clifford Bowey C B Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-13
7925 Gauld Douglas Davidson D D Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-12-08
7927 Gauld Peter P Sergeant King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Bn. 1916-03-09
7938 Gaylard Clifford C Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-09-20
7961 Geddes George G Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-09-02
7965 Gedye James Noel J N Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-04-11
7967 Gee Harry Herbert Allan H H A Major South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
7993 Geldenhuys Peter Arnold P A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-04-30
8012 Gentry Arthur A Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1942-10-23