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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
19580 Painter Bernard Herbert B H Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-24
19585 Pakisi Ntikoane N Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-11-22
19608 Palmer Sidney Herbert Victor S H V Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1916-03-19
19621 Pampiri Jack J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-04-10
19623 Pandavipa Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1916-09-06
19626 Pankhurst Dennis Ivor D I Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1942-01-03
19653 Parker Charles C Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1917-04-19
19659 Parker Leslie Thomas L T Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-24
19666 Parker Walter W Corporal Royal Field Artillery 13th Bde. 1916-05-16
19669 Parkes Thomas T Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-20
19681 Parks John Wynand J W Captain East Lancashire Regiment 1st Bn. 1919-08-12
19689 Parrott Reginald Napier R N Private British South African Police "B" Coy. 1917-01-29
19705 Parsons Ronald Erskine R E Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-10-18
38741 Pascoe Andrew John A J Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1979-12-12
19742 Paterson Cecil James Richard C J R Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-05-27
19743 Paterson John J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-13
19744 Paterson Ronald Campbell R C Private Cameron Highlanders 1st Bn. 1918-09-19
19749 Patience John J Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-11
19752 Patmore Frank Robert Richard F R R Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-21
19762 Patrick Austin Lindsay A L Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-29
19779 Pattinson William W Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-11
19780 Pattison Charles Joseph C J Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-24
19792 Paul William W Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1917-10-27
19809 Pautz William Albert W A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-07-20
32451 Pavlakis Nikolaos N Rifleman South African Infantry Corps School of Infantry SADF 1979-03-28
19818 Payn Frank Young F Y Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1917-10-12
19820 Payn Reginald Wallace R W Captain Royal Engineers 253rd Tunnelling Coy. 1918-03-28
19821 Payn Walter Gerald W G Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals UDF 1944-07-21
19834 Payne James Nelson J N Lieutenant South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-07-20
19836 Payne Lester Allan L A Lance Corporal Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-01-31
19840 Payne William Stephen W S Sergeant Natal Light Horse 1915-05-19
19846 Peace James Alfred Harcourt J A H Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-12-13
19856 Peall Sydney Glassett S G Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-11
19860 Pearce Clifford Frederick C F Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-04-08
19873 Pearce William Charles W C Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-27
19884 Pearse Walter Josiah W J Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery 5th Bde. 1917-04-09
19886 Pearson Charles Bernard C B Private South African Horse 9th UDF 1916-07-30
32457 Pearson Markus Wynand M W Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 7 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1985-06-06
32458 Pearson Steven Dennis Oscar S D O Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1978-04-03
19912 Peggs George Edward G E Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1919-04-06
19944 Penny Albert Fraser A F Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1917-08-04
19953 Penton Herbert John H J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
19954 Pentz Edward Martin E M Corporal Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-10-04
19973 Perkins Athol Orpen A O Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade 13th Bn. 1916-07-28
19983 Perrem Charles Henry C H Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-19
32467 Perridge Thomas T Gunner Transvaal Horse Artillery 32 (Buffalo) Battalion UDF 1922-03-11
19998 Persse Cecil De Burgh Gordon C D B G Lieutenant 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's) attd. 1st Bn. Irish Guards 1915-07-19
20001 Pesco Tom T Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-07-25
20032 Peters Thomas Tunion T T Signaller South African Corps of Signals 7 Army Sig. Coy. UDF 1944-06-14
20106 Pettit Edgar E Rifleman Rifle Brigade 1st Bn. 1915-03-23