PDF

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

Filter this list

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
35940 Matlemane Alfred M M Constable South African Police North West Province 1968-10-05
15576 Matsepe Simon S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-17
35964 Matsoso Petrus P Constable South African Police Free State 2003-12-14
15601 Matsulwane Johannes J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-11-23
15614 Matthews Frank William F W Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Bn. 1914-10-26
15630 Matthews St. John Bell S J B Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 6th Bn. 1915-11-25
15653 Maudsley William Henry W H Lance Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-12-15
31728 Maw Herbert Campbell H C Trooper Transvaal Mounted Rifles Permanent Force Staff 1906-05-14
35972 Mawila J S Gerhard N J Detective Constable South African Police Free State 1966-03-17
35973 Maxatasi J S Gerhard T C Detective Warrant Officer South African Police Free State 1990-01-20
15681 Maxwell John Duncan J D Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 11th Bn. 1917-07-18
15692 May Faulkner Michael Vine F M V Group Captain Royal Air Force 1942-05-22
15705 May Thomas Charles T C Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-09-15
31731 May Peter G M Private SA Army Combat Flight School SANDF 1998-08-01
35974 Mayambela J S Gerhard F A Constable South African Police Free State 1995-08-30
39792 Mayatame Madimisa M Private 4 Brigade H.q. 1979-06-04
35975 Mayayise J S Gerhard X F Constable South African Police Free State 1983-04-03
15709 Maybery Thomas Bargrave Aveline T B A Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-28
15711 Mayfield Albert A Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-12-14
15712 Maygar Leslie Cecil L C Lieutenant Colonel Australian Light Horse 8th 1917-11-01
35976 Mayise J S Gerhard M A Sergeant South African Police Free State 1995-11-16
15723 Maynes James Andrew J A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
15724 Mayor Joseph Thomas J T Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-10
15734 Mazibuko Leonard L Lance Corporal Non European Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-01-15
38625 Mazurura Lovemore Onisimo L O Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-11-16
15739 Mbabama Dumani D Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-04
36000 Mbeje Baliwa B Constable South African Police Kwazulu Natal 1941-12-14
36001 Mbeje Baliwa S Special Constable South African Police Kwazulu Natal 1990-08-06
41729 Mbele Moses Sewe M S Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 115 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1994-10-06
15781 Mbonambi David D Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-02-21
15804 McARTHUR Daniel D Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-27
15827 McCALLUM John J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-08-11
15833 McCANN Francis F Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-13
15840 McCARTHY Augustine Bernard Francis A B F Captain Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-15
15846 McCARTHY Herbert William H W Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-03-21
15851 McCARTHY William Offley W O Captain Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1916-08-26
15861 McCLELLAND David D Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-18
15866 McCLUNG Gilbert Murray G M Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-30
15869 McCLURE David Pollock D P Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-12
15888 McCRANN Douglas Noel D N Lieutenant Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. 1st UDF 1942-06-07
15889 McCREA James Alexander J A Trooper Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-29
15904 McCURDIE William W Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1917-07-21
15906 McCUSKER Ivan Merle I M Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-08-08
15908 McDERMID Charles Robert C R Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1921-02-16
15913 McDONALD Alexander A Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-08-29
15919 McDONALD Albert William Harvey A W H Captain South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
15926 McDONALD Francis Ernest F E Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-06-20
15947 McDONALD William Joseph W J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-13
14218 McDonald Norman N Second Lieutenant The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Bn. 1916-12-25
15969 McFARLANE William W Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20