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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
2424 Boyes Harold H Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-11
2439 Bracewell Alfred A Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-28
2447 Bradford Francis Keysall F K Major 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles 1942-02-24
2455 Bradley Patrick Joseph P J Lance Corporal Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-10-24
2456 Bradley Reginald John R J Gunner Royal Field Artillery 71st Bde. 1917-07-15
2464 Brain Thomas Philip T P Sergeant South African Artillery 1 A.A. Regt. UDF 1944-10-30
2468 Braithwaite Charles C Quartermaster Sergeant 11th Mounted Rifles (Potchefstroom Ruiters) "B" Sqdn. 1915-04-20
2474 Brammer Victor V Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1942-05-26
2479 Brand Coenraad Johannes Frederick C J F Gunner South African Artillery 1 Anti-Tank Regt. UDF 1942-11-02
29578 Brandon Daryl Quintin D Q Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1976-01-03
2504 Brant Walter Samuel W S Corporal South African Engineer Corps 8 Field Sqdn. UDF 1944-09-19
29580 Braz Simao Domingos S D Staff Sergeant South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1980-06-04
2520 Bredecamp John J Lance Corporal Cape Corps 2nd 1917-02-20
2522 Bredell Charles Revel C R Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-11
38984 Bredenkamp MacHiel Johan M J Lance Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 4th Battalion 1976-08-08
2528 Breen James J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-04-02
2552 Brereton Leonard Leader L L Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 1st/5th 1917-04-29
2561 Brett Dallas Dymock D D Major South African Artillery UDF 1944-06-12
2582 Bridges Eric Forster E F Lieutenant Rhodesia Native Regiment 1917-02-01
2584 Bridgewater Henry James William H J W Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces UDF 1945-04-22
2585 Bridson John Leslie J L Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-06-10
2591 Briers Gideon Retief G R Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-07-20
2598 Bright Donald Frederick D F Trooper South African Tank Corps 7th Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1942-06-20
2611 Brink Gerrard Edgar G E Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
2616 Brink Johannes Hieronymous J H Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 14th Sqdn. 1917-04-11
2631 Brits Cecil C Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-19
2635 Britten Charles Edward C E Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 2nd Div. Ammunition Col. 1916-07-29
2638 Britz Gert G Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-06-13
2654 Broadwood Robert George R G Lieutenant General General Staff 57th Division 1917-06-21
2657 Brocklebank Thomas Edward T E Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-10-27
2666 Brodigan Patrick Matthew P M Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps UDF 1944-10-05
2670 Brogan Hugh H Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Bn. 1917-05-13
2674 Broli Peter William P W Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-06-16
2676 Bromley James Charles J C Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-14
2695 Brooke Henry Brian H B Captain Gordon Highlanders 2nd Bn. 1916-07-24
2701 Brooke-Smith Edward Charles E C Private Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment) 7th Bn. 1916-12-09
2698 Brooker George G Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-10-15
2712 Brooks Herbert James H J Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-09-01
2715 Brooks Oliver Ross Stanley O R S Private South African Medical Corps 1st South African Field Ambulance UDF 1917-10-27
2727 Brough Joseph Edward J E Sergeant Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-01-07
2731 Broughton-Adderley Peter Handcock P H Captain Scots Guards 1st Bn. 1918-10-16
2756 Brown Dennis Richard D R Lance Bombardier Royal Artillery 102 (The Northumberland Hussars) Lt. A.A./Anti-Tank Regt. 1941-11-23
2775 Brown Herbert James H J Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 31 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-17
2784 Brown Jonas J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-23
2797 Brown John Gordon J G Lieutenant Suffolk Yeomanry 1917-02-05
2805 Brown Leslie Charles L C Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-13
2812 Brown Michael Scudamore M S Captain Royal Artillery 153 (The Leicestershire Yeomanry) Field Regt. 1944-09-14
2818 Brown Robert Arthur R A Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-12-09
2844 Brown Zane Z Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-11-08
29620 Brown George G Private Transvaal Scottish 12 Sqdn. 1922-03-10