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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
24531 Swan Arthur A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-27
24532 Swan Daniel D Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-24
37768 Swane Mica M Constable South African Police Denver Station, Johannesburg 1939-09-05
24546 Swanepoel Jan Hendrik J H Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Britstown Commando UDF 1914-11-13
24547 Swanepoel Jacobus Johannes Frederick J J F Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-06-28
24556 Swanlow Alfred A Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1944-06-14
24568 Swart Barend Hermanus B H Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1942-12-16
24577 Swart Dirk Gysbert Sybersma D G S Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-13
24584 Swart Jacobus Johannes J J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-08
24585 Swart Jurie Johannes J J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-25
24625 Sweetnam Walter Eugene W E Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-11-27
24627 Swemmer Percival Francis P F Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
24633 Swindon Leslie Arthur Mortimer L A M Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-03
24637 Syfret Edward Tristram Smyth E T S Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment 3rd Bn. attd. 1st Bn. 1916-08-17
24640 Sykes Fred F Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-02-02
24681 Tager Samuel Moses S M Lance Corporal Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-11-23
24685 Tait Alexander A Sergeant Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 1915-12-12
24691 Tait-Knight Alec A Captain Durham Light Infantry 22nd Bn. 1916-10-27
24704 Talbot-Bowe Edward E Captain Royal Berkshire Regiment 12th Bn. 1917-11-01
24729 Tangney Patrick P Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-24
24735 Tann Eric Bowhill E B Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-30
24750 Tarr Bernard B Lieutenant Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 52nd Bn. 1917-06-09
24752 Tarr Douglas Hilton D H Private South African Irish 1st UDF 1942-03-07
24755 Tarr Garnett Sydney G S Trooper South African Horse 9th UDF 1916-08-21
40435 Tavugara Murira M Temp Corporal Rhodesian African Rifles 2nd Battalion 1976-06-04
24835 Taylor James J Private Seaforth Highlanders 8th Bn. 1916-05-30
24840 Taylor Joseph Collins J C Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1916-07-11
24847 Taylor Lennox Gerald L G Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-24
24855 Taylor Percy Charles P C Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-30
24868 Taylor William W Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-18
24875 Taylor William Livie W L Private Seaforth Highlanders 1st/6th Bn. 1918-10-27
24896 Tedder Vivian Maurice V M Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1944-04-16
24901 Teixeira Manuel M Private South African Irish 1st UDF 1941-11-26
24904 Telford Peter Black P B Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Bn. 1917-07-22
24907 Tembe Joseph Paul J P Sergeant Cape Corps 1st 1917-01-21
40445 Templemore-Walters Donald Martyn Graham D M G Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 1 Independent Company 1975-09-13
41262 Templemore-Walters Anthony Carl Michael Henry Maurice A C M H M Cadet Internal Affairs Support Unit 1980-08-25
24920 Tennant Laurence Dennison L D Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-04-05
24947 Tetlow Uriah U Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-23
24956 Thacker Archibald William A W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-04-09
24967 Theart John George J G Lance Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-17
24970 Thebe Stephen S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-02
25001 Theron Willem Adriaan Maree W A M Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-13
25002 Theron William Voight W V Lieutenant Royal Air Force 205th Sqdn. 1918-09-20
33248 Theron Coenraad Jacobus C J Sergeant South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1978-06-06
25036 Thom George G Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-10-08
25052 Thomas E Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-02-26
25056 Thomas Frank William Henry F W H Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 47th Sqdn. 1918-01-05
25069 Thomas James Lang Hill J L H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-15
25080 Thomas Stanley S Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-19