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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 2,734 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
16094 McKENZIE Simon S Private Cape Corps UDF 1942-07-02
16098 McKEOWN John J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry UDF 1944-12-13
16111 McKNIGHT George G Private 1st South African Infantry Rhodesian Coy. UDF 1918-04-18
16135 McLEAN Charles Clifford C C Second Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-13
16145 McLEAN John Gordon J G Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-12
16148 McLEAN Robert R Corporal Natal Light Horse UDF 1915-05-06
16161 McLEOD Duncan Harry D H Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1918-03-22
36054 McLennan Murdoch M Detective Sergeant Johannesburg CID SAP 1926-10-16
16189 McMEEKING Douglas Robert Thomas D R T Lance Corporal Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1942-10-28
16196 McMILLAN Donald Cameron D C Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. UK 1916-03-11
16216 McNAIR Duncan D Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1 Field Coy. UDF 1944-05-20
16217 McNAIR George Deniston G D Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-24
16228 McNAUGHTON Robert Watt R W Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-19
16232 McNEIL John Zuill J Z Second Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-11-07
16233 McNEIL William Astbury W A Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-21
16239 McNICHOLAS Walter Michael Hugh W M H Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) UDF 1944-06-12
16244 McPHEE Ian McDonald I M Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 17 Field Park Coy. UDF 1941-11-15
16246 McPHERSON Cluny C Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st/5th Bn. UK 1917-11-02
16248 McPHERSON John J Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-04-19
16249 McPHERSON John J Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-08
16250 McPHERSON John Alexander J A Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1918-01-18
16253 McQUEEN Oscar O Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-11
16260 McVEAN Hugh Cumberford H C Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1918-03-31
16275 Mdaweni John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-05-11
16296 Mead Sydney Herbert S H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
16305 Mearns John J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-16
16307 Mears-Devenish John Augustus J A Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 12th Bn. UK 1918-03-22
16313 Medcalf Frederick George F G Lance Corporal Australian Engineers 2nd Div. Signal Coy. AUS 1917-10-29
16315 Medlin Bertram Westley B W Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-17
36079 Meeba M M Constable Mpumalanga SAP 1969-04-23
16320 Meester Hendrik H Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 3 Field Coy. UDF 1942-10-27
16326 Mein John Moffat J M Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. UK 1918-10-09
31849 Meir (meyersohn) Yonathan (john) Y Lieutenant Colonel Israeli Defence Forces Medical Corps IDF 1976-07-23
31854 Meissenheimer Pieter Johannes Jacobus P J J Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) Army Gymnasium SADF 1986-10-22
16377 Melvin John Leslie J L Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 11 Field Coy. UDF 1943-01-17
16382 Mendelsohn John Moss J M Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. UDF 1942-01-21
16390 Mennie Cornelius C Private 7th South African Infantry UDF 1916-03-12
31863 Mentz Michiel Daniel Johannes M D J Rifleman Regiment Bloemspruit 2nd Battalion SADF 1977-10-03
16402 Menzies Ernest E Sergeant Northumberland Fusiliers "C" Coy. 1st/6th Bn. UK 1917-10-18
16403 Menzies William Patterson W P Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-12
16408 Mercer Mervyn Louis Emerson M L E Lieutenant South African Intelligence Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-08-07
16411 Meredith Dudley Owen D O Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 7th Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1942-06-20
16435 Messenger Wilfrid Chaundler W C Captain Rifle Brigade 12th Bn. UK 1917-09-16
16445 Meth Frantz F Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-26
16463 Mey Michael Jacobus M J Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1941-07-28
16468 Meyer Christiaan Johannes Westerford C J W Private Die Middelandse Regiment UDF 1942-07-17
16487 Meyer John Cloete J C Private South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-02-12
39823 Mhawo Clever C Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group RSF 1978-11-16
16581 Michaels Henry H Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-22
16597 Middleton James Russell J R Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 11th Squadron UK 1917-06-21