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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
27398 Vink Stephen S Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-05-31
27421 Visagie Sarel Petrus Jacobus S P J Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-28
27422 Visagie Sybrand Willim Albertus S W A Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-07-20
47971 Viviers Jan Pieter Willem J P W Burgher Boer Forces Prisoner of War 1902-04-04
33764 Vocolo Joao J Corporal South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1987-06-18
33767 Vollgraaff Gerhard G Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps 2 Special Service Battalion SADF 1975-11-23
33768 Volschenk Leon L Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1988-07-08
27494 Vorster Peter Cornelius Johannes P C J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-07-19
40539 Vorster Johannes Lodewikus Stephanus J L S Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 4th Battalion 1978-01-20
41708 Vorster Johannes Francois J F Lieutenant Colonel South African Police H.q. 1960-01-15
41548 Vos Johannes Casparus J C Constable South African Police Services School 1961-04-27
27509 Vosloo Schalk Burger S B Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-01-03
27519 Vumazonke Griffiths G Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-10
27530 Wade Henry Joseph Patrick H J P Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-03-25
27559 Wakefield Richard Shepstone R S Captain South African Artillery 1 Field Regt. UDF 1941-12-15
27569 Waldek Albert A Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-06
27574 Wales Aylmer Templer A T Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-17
27599 Walker Reginald R Major Royal Engineers 105th Field Coy. 1916-09-05
40543 Wall Michael Anthony M A Lance Corporal Rhodesian African Rifles 1 Independent Company 1978-04-10
27620 Wallace Gordon G Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-13
27640 Wallis Edward Vincent E V Private Australian Infantry A.I.F. 2/23 Bn. 1941-05-02
27641 Wallis Harry Bertram H B Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 11th Bn. 1916-07-11
27647 Walmsley Cyril John C J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-12-19
27654 Walsh James J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-12-31
27659 Walsh Joseph Ignatius J I Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-01-18
27660 Walsh Lionel Henry L H Captain London Regiment 7th Bn. 1918-08-29
27662 Walsh Thomas Arrowsmith T A Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-07-21
33791 Walsh Matthew Leonard Cecil M L C Gunner Transvaal Horse Artillery Engineers School 1922-03-10
27693 Walton Herbert Parlby H P Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Bn. 1917-12-07
40546 Walton Wayne R W R Trooper Special Air Service "C" Sqdn. 1975-03-14
33795 Wannenburg Frederick Gerhardus F G Sergeant 1 Reconnaissance Regiment 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1975-12-07
27701 Warburton Ashley A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-04-13
27713 Ward John J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-13
40547 Ward Frank Gabriel F G Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment Reserve Holding Unit 1977-05-11
27729 Wardle Alfred George Wilding A G W Bombardier South African Artillery 2nd Anti-Tank UDF 1942-06-30
27741 Wareing Cecil Hooton C H Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Bn. 1917-11-01
27757 Warner Sidney S Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1915-01-17
40549 Warnick Edgar Stephen L E S L Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1977-04-09
27772 Warrington Henry Edmund H E Private South African Medical Corps 1st Field Ambulance UDF 1918-04-15
27773 Warth Bernard B Private Royal Fusiliers 24th Bn. 1916-08-23
27775 Warwick Francis F Sergeant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
27776 Warwick Linnell David Granville L D G Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 4 Field Regt. UDF 1942-03-02
40550 Washington Desmond Kennith D K Rifleman Rhodesian African Rifles 3 Independent Company 1979-02-19
27785 Wasserfall Clifford William C W Bandsman Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-06-16
33809 Watkins Paul P Lance Corporal 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) "C" Squadron 2011-07-16
27832 Watridge Edward Charles E C Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
27834 Watson Alfred Somerville A S Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-05-07
27858 Watson Matthew James M J Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-14
27861 Watson Robert R Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-18
27866 Watson Thomas William T W Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-05-12