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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
12736 Kundangwi Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-03-31
12750 Kutama Frans F Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-12-02
12751 Kutope Oriel O Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-01
12756 Kuys Roland Ritzeina Van Lier R R V L Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-08-10
39576 Kwayarira Maphios M Private Rhodesian African Rifles 2nd Battalion 1978-09-08
12777 La Monte Lawrence Dean L D Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. 1916-07-13
12778 La Mude Harry H Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1916-05-18
12793 Labuschagne Jan Frederick J F Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-12-25
12805 Laerman Louis Charles L C Sergeant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
12822 Laing Heron James William H J W Sergeant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-03-31
12823 Laing John J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-04-17
12843 Lally Michael James M J Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1917-02-03
12850 Lamb John J Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 179th Coy. 1917-10-17
12858 Lambert John William J W Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-05-05
12868 Lambrinos Harry H Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-22
12875 Lammas Arnold A Bombardier South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Bty. UDF 1916-08-01
12897 Landrey Alfred John Paton A J P Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-05-12
12898 Landrey Maurice Ralph Paton M R P Lieutenant Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-07-27
12907 Lane Ambrose Godfrey Horneck A G H Lieutenant Royal Air Force 218th Sqdn. 1918-05-15
12909 Lane Clarence Melville C M Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Training Depot UDF 1914-10-26
12921 Lang Arthur Leslie A L Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-02-27
12934 Langenhouw Norman Henry N H Private Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-07-05
12953 Langton William Lewitt W L Corporal South African Engineers Signal Coy. UDF 1918-01-12
41909 Langwena Santos Neo S N Rifleman South African Army 121 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1994-11-02
12971 Larkin Harold John H J Private South African Horse 9th UDF 1916-08-12
41910 Latha Mzongwane Cyprian M C Private South African Infantry Corps 121 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1994-01-26
39587 Laubscher Constant C Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 8th Battalion 1979-09-07
13000 Laughton Edwin George E G Lance Corporal London Regiment 23rd Bn. 1915-06-07
13013 Laverlot Peter Johannes P J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 22nd Coy. 1918-03-26
13024 Law George Alexander G A Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-06-23
13035 Lawlor Edward James E J Captain South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1921-01-08
13040 Lawn Geoffrey G Corporal Yorkshire Regiment 4th Bn. 1918-03-30
13044 Lawrence Claude C Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
13059 Lawrence Peter P Private Scots Guards 2nd Bn. 1918-05-31
13060 Lawrence Roland John R J Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-10-15
13075 Lawson Thomas Rattrey T R Sapper South African Railway Operating Company 93rd Coy. Railway Overseas Dominion Section. 1918-05-28
13077 Lawther Jack J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
13088 Lazarus Abraham Max A M Lieutenant South African Artillery UDF 1944-08-13
13090 Lazarus Joseph Barnett J B Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-05-15
13094 Le Clercq Herbert Bertram H B Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-01-24
13127 Le Roux Hermanus Lambertus H L Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-10-30
13140 Le Roux Septimus S Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-03
39593 Le Vieux Simon S Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1978-02-07
13163 Leak Robert Basil R B Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1944-06-28
41911 Lebatla Isaac Thabo I T Trooper South African Armoured Corps 1 Special Service Battalion SADF 1994-03-27
41913 Ledwaba Charles Madimetja C M Pioneer South African Army 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1994-03-06
13202 Lee Charles C Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-28
13205 Lee Frederick Charles F C Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
13206 Lee Frederick Henry Norris F H N Lieutenant Irish Guards 1st Bn. 1916-07-04
13208 Lee Albert James A J Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals 6 S.A. Bde., Sig. Coy. UDF 1942-06-16