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 2,734 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
19743 Paterson John J Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-13
19744 Paterson Ronald Campbell R C Private Cameron Highlanders 1st Bn. UK 1918-09-19
19749 Patience John J Corporal 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-11
19752 Patmore Frank Robert Richard F R R Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-10-21
19762 Patrick Austin Lindsay A L Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-29
19779 Pattinson William W Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-07-11
19780 Pattison Charles Joseph C J Second Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-24
19792 Paul William W Gunner South African Heavy Artillery UDF 1917-10-27
19809 Pautz William Albert W A Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-07-20
32451 Pavlakis Nikolaos N Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) School of Infantry SADF 1979-03-28
19818 Payn Frank Young F Y Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. UDF 1917-10-12
19820 Payn Reginald Wallace R W Captain Royal Engineers 253rd Tunnelling Coy. UK 1918-03-28
19821 Payn Walter Gerald W G Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1944-07-21
19834 Payne James Nelson J N Lieutenant 8th South African Infantry UDF 1917-07-20
19836 Payne Lester Allan L A Lance Corporal Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-01-31
19840 Payne William Stephen W S Sergeant Natal Light Horse UDF 1915-05-19
19846 Peace James Alfred Harcourt J A H Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-13
19856 Peall Sydney Glassett S G Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-11
19860 Pearce Clifford Frederick C F Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st Bn. UDF 1941-04-08
19873 Pearce William Charles W C Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-27
19884 Pearse Walter Josiah W J Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery 5th Bde. UK 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 7 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1985-06-06
32458 Pearson Steven Dennis Oscar S D O Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1978-04-03
19912 Peggs George Edward G E Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1919-04-06
19944 Penny Albert Fraser A F Gunner South African Heavy Artillery UDF 1917-08-04
19953 Penton Herbert John H J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-08
19954 Pentz Edward Martin E M Corporal Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment UDF 1944-10-04
19973 Perkins Athol Orpen A O Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade 13th Bn. UK 1916-07-28
19983 Perrem Charles Henry C H Second Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-19
32467 Perridge Thomas T Gunner Transvaal Horse Artillery UDF 1922-03-11
19998 Persse Cecil De Burgh Gordon C D B G Lieutenant 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's) 1st Bn. Irish Guards UK 1915-07-19
20001 Pesco Tom T Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-07-25
20032 Peters Thomas Tunion T T Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 7 Army Sig. Coy. UDF 1944-06-14
20106 Pettit Edgar E Rifleman Rifle Brigade 1st Bn. UK 1915-03-23
20136 Phear Henry John H J Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery UK 1917-10-17
40184 Philips Dennis I D I Junior Commandant Guard Force 3 Squadron (RSF) RSF 1979-04-13
20168 Phillips Edward James E J Second Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-16
20172 Phillips Godfrey Roland G R Private Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1942-10-28
49201 Phillips Dennis D Guard Force (Rhodesia) Junior Commandant (Rhodesia) RSF 1979-04-19
20196 Philpott Arthur A Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-09
20197 Philpott Edward William E W Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. UDF 1916-10-27
32492 Phipson Pete Vaughan P V Corporal Mounted Mounted Okatopi 1976-12-30
40190 Phiri MacDonald M Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 4th Battalion RSF 1978-06-26
43371 Phora Semakane Benjamin S B Private 21 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1978-07-30
20233 Pickburn William Henry W H Major South African Heavy Artillery UDF 1916-11-13
20255 Pienaar Pierre Gideon P G Private Rand Light Infantry 1st UDF 1942-05-29
20289 Pieterse J J S Private SAP 1942-06-16
20294 Pieterse Phillipus Johannes P J Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. UDF 1944-07-25
20323 Pike Robert Ross R R Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-01-11