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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 2,685 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
1836 Birt Lascelles William L W Captain Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 1st/4th Bn. 1917-10-01
1867 Black Percival William P W Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-23
1870 Black Thomas Samuel Cuthbert T S C Lance Sergeant Royal Dublin Fusiliers 7th Bn. 1915-09-25
1928 Blatchly Charles Douglas Carrington C D C Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 51st Bn. 1919-10-20
1942 Blench Ernest Arthur E A Corporal South African Engineer Corps 39 Railway Constr. Coy. UDF 1945-05-17
34108 Blignaut Mattheus Johannes M J Constable South African Police Cleveland 1931-11-18
1973 Blom Johannes Jacobus J J Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-28
34109 Blom Daniel Johannes D J Captain South African Police Cleveland 1998-08-31
1983 Blou Jafta J Gunner Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-23
1988 Bloxham John J Sergeant Royal Field Artillery 38th Bde. 1917-06-08
1991 Blue Dougall D Captain Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 2nd Bn. 1915-05-11
2005 Boardman Charles Leonard C L Corporal South African Medical Corps 1st Field Amb. UDF 1918-11-12
2012 Boddington Paul P Gunner South African Artillery 7 Field Regt. UDF 1942-10-29
2026 Bogota John J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-09-28
34118 Bokoloshe Mwezi Timothy M T Lance Sergeant South African Police Cleveland 1993-12-13
34119 Bolana Mwezi Timothy M J Inspector South African Police Service Cleveland 2002-11-26
2034 Boles James J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-04-13
2035 Bolitho Alfred A Captain South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. UDF 1941-11-26
2041 Bolton Alfred A Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-10-20
2043 Bolton Harry Walter H W Gunner Royal Field Artillery 155th Bde. 1918-01-14
2121 Booysen Paul P Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-10-04
2133 Borain Harold Goldsmith H G Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 32nd Bde. 1917-11-05
2149 Borrill Edward E Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-07-25
29508 Bosch Andre A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 2 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1978-02-22
48155 Bosch Frederick Hendrick F H Burgher Boer Forces Prisoner of War 1902-04-27
2182 Bossenger William Peter W P Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-17
2200 Botes Petrus Johannes P J Sergeant South African Artillery 22 Field Regt. (V.) UDF 1944-07-02
2202 Botes Pieter Van Heerden P V H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-13
2230 Botha Eduard Pretorius E P Lance Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces "B" Coy. UDF 1944-06-16
2234 Botha Gert Stephanus Van Der Merwe G S V D M Signaller South African Corps of Signals 6 S.A. Armd. Div. Sigs. UDF 1944-09-30
2249 Botha Jacobus Petrus J P Corporal South African Engineer Corps 12 Field Sqn. UDF 1944-09-08
2250 Botha Jacobus Petrus J P Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-01-29
2279 Botha T C Private South African Medical Corps 10 Field Amb. UDF 1941-12-15
47979 Botha Willem Johannes W J Burgher Boer Forces Prisoner of War 1902-04-04
2311 Bottger Albert Claud A C Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-02-16
2315 Boucher Cyril Jephson C J Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-09-08
2334 Bouwer Johannes Hermanus J H Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-28
2344 Bowden John Tom J T Lieutenant South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-06-07
2346 Bowden William Alex W A Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-21
2363 Bowering Albert E A E Private York and Lancaster Regiment 13th Bn. 1918-08-01
2371 Bowie Thomas T Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-23
2374 Bowker James Albert J A Corporal Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-27
2388 Bownass Douglas James D J Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-10-24
2404 Boyce William Edward W E Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. 1916-09-12
2407 Boyd Cecil Nicholas C N Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 19th Sqdn. 1918-11-05
2412 Boyd Reginald William Dallamore R W D Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-07
2413 Boyd Reginald R Sergeant Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1944-08-12
2414 Boyd William W Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-12-24
2417 Boyd Wilfred Cuthbert W C Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Bn. 1941-11-21
2420 Boyer Alfred A Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 3rd Bn. 1917-11-11