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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
21941 Roux Pieter Johannes Cornelius P J C Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1917-01-29
21947 Rowan James J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-01-12
21962 Rowe John Burnard J B Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
21968 Rowland Andrew A Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1941-12-09
21977 Rowse Harry Blackmore H B Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-10-17
21979 Rowson Thomas T Signaller South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1918-08-23
21989 Royne James J Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1918-05-25
22001 Rudd Johannes Lodewickus J L Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-09
22003 Ruddle Philip James P J Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-06-13
38764 Rugg Christopher Stanley C S Lance Section Officer British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-06-04
40261 Rungano Manyangire M Sergeant Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion 1975-03-03
40263 Runodada Chibomba C Private Rhodesian African Rifles 2nd Battalion 1979-02-28
40264 Runyowa Sayino Chuma S C Warrant Officer Class II Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion 1975-11-22
22081 Russell Sydney Allen S A Captain South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-11
22100 Rutherford Walter King W K Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-05-15
40270 Ruwana Fanny Kudakwashe F K Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion 1977-08-08
22117 Rylands John J Sergeant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-11
22119 Rynhoud Fred Andrew F A Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-09
22130 Sacks Israel Ivan I I Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-12-17
22169 Salisbury Frederick William F W Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-07-21
22176 Salomon Elias Felix Rex E F R Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-03
22188 Sambo Bobo B Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-08
22194 Sampson Christian Charles C C Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-23
22199 Sampson Leonard William L W Lieutenant First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-22
40282 Samson Stanford S Sapper Rhodesian Corps of Engineers Protected Village Protection Group 1979-07-01
22214 Samuels Kippie K Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-01-11
22217 Sanders Donald Gordon D G Able Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Test UDF 1945-07-13
22222 Sanders William Eric W E Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-19
40285 Sanderson-Smith Richard Lionel R L Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Battalion 1979-04-18
22264 Sarembock Harold Aaron H A Bombardier South African Artillery 1 A.A. Regt. UDF 1941-12-02
22280 Sauerman Cecil Herbert C H Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-01-17
22295 Saunders George Dey G D Corporal Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-10-23
22312 Savage Henry George H G Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
22330 Sayer Robert Bramwell R B Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 11th Bn. 1917-02-19
22334 Sayle Robert Alexander R A Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-08-01
22345 Schafer Charles William C W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-14
22375 Schenk Edward Ernest E E Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 1 Field Regt. UDF 1942-04-12
32815 Schillings Mike M Lieutenant Group 17 1 Construction Regiment 1991-05-02
22389 Schlihsman John James Douglas J J D Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
22396 Schmidt Peter P Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-08-13
22401 Schmude Theodor Carl T C Private 1st (Royal) Dragoons 1915-05-14
22409 Schoeler Cornelius Johannes C J Corporal Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-05
22412 Schoeman Abraham Jacobus A J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-25
22414 Schoeman BAREND (aka BENJAMIN) JOHANNES B J Trooper Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-23
32819 Schoeman Benjamin Johannes B J Corporal South African Infantry Corps Regiment North Natal SADF 1976-12-19
32822 Schoeman George Frederick G F Captain South African Armoured Corps 2 Special Service Battalion SADF 1975-11-23
32824 Schoeman Johan J Corporal South African Infantry Corps 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1985-10-13
22455 Schorr Douglas John D J Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1944-07-23
22467 Schroeder August Frederick A F Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-26
22474 Schroeder Joseph Paul J P Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-11