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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 2,685 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
758 Attree Jesse Funnel J F Trooper South African Tank Corps 7th Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1942-03-12
761 Attwood Harry Richard H R Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1942-06-03
29281 Augusto Domingos D Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1978-01-28
799 Austin William W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
813 Ayliff George John G J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
859 Badenhorst Hans Jurie H J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-08
865 Badenhorst Petrus Johannes P J Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Kalahari Horse UDF 1915-03-20
871 Badham John Basil J B Gunner South African Field Artillery 3rd Bty. 1916-09-19
876 Bagott Fritz William F W Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1917-04-29
903 Bailey William James Percival W J P Sapper Royal Engineers 1st/2nd (Hants) Army Troops Coy. 1915-09-26
906 Bailie Christiaan Constant C C Gunner South African Artillery 23 Medium Regt. UDF 1944-12-06
911 Baillie John Pollock J P Lieutenant South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) UDF 1944-06-28
939 Baker Clifford C Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-31
953 Baker John MacKenzie J M Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps 38 Railway Construction Coy. UDF 1944-07-29
964 Baker William James W J Captain Rhodesia Native Regiment 1917-03-29
968 Bakkes Dirk Cornelius D C Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1945-12-18
29321 Balani A Lieutenant SA Army SANDF 1998-01-06
984 Ball Frederick F Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1918-03-15
1006 Bam Gerhardus Mauritz G M Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-05-29
1027 Bands Arthur A Lance Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-10-11
1033 Bango Petrus P Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-02-17
1034 Banham Peter William Blenkin P W B Captain Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-26
1047 Bannister Henry John H J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-11
1051 Bantam Samuel Johannes S J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 22nd Coy. 1918-03-26
48324 Bantjes Henry James H J Burgher Boer Forces Prisoner of War 1902-02-14
29336 Baptista N Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1982-05-29
1066 Barbier Alexander Norman A N Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-12
1072 Barclay Conley David C D Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1942-02-22
1110 Barlow Cecil George C G Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 156th Bde. 1917-05-18
1116 Barnard Adam Edward A E Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-05-04
1122 Barnard Hendrik H Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-10-14
1145 Barnes Edward William E W Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 5th Bn. 1917-07-10
1154 Barnes Lancelot Ethelbert L E Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
1164 Barnes Vyvyan Barron V B Sergeant South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-06-20
1168 Barnett Arthur A Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-01-09
1175 Barnett Robert Derick R D Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1944-10-21
41560 Barr Edward Frederick E F Sergeant South African Air Force Services School SADF 1961-07-11
1190 Barralet Boulden William B W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-10
1196 Barrett Edward E Sergeant South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1917-09-12
1199 Barrett Herbert Victor H V Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 110th Bde. 1918-04-22
1200 Barrett Joseph J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
1206 Barrish Menzo Wilhelm M W Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
29363 Barry William John Harte W J H Captain Mashonaland Mounted Police 1896-01-31
1241 Bartlett Vivian V Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-01-02
1265 Bassano Christopher Brian C B Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
1270 Bassingthwaighte Robert Ernest Vincent R E V Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-30
1271 Basson Andries A Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1st 1917-01-03
1273 Basson Ernest E Corporal South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1917-07-21
29195 Basson Jacobus Johannes J J Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps Regiment Oranjerivier SADF 1977-08-30
1288 Bate Richard Shepperson R S Lieutenant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-02-16