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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 2,734 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
27947 Weber Hendrik Johannes H J Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 10th Bde. Sig. Coy. UDF 1942-08-21
27959 Webster Henry Ebenezer Hopkins H E H Private Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) 2nd Bn. CAN 1917-01-04
27968 Webster William W Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-21
27969 Wedderburn Alexander A Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-01-26
27992 Weinman Frederick John F J Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-03-30
49559 Wellstead Harry Edwin H E Sergeant Imperial Light Horse COLONIAL 1900-11-19
28049 Welsh Ernest Edgar E E Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-21
28052 Welsh Tom T Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Field Ambulance UDF 1917-04-12
28066 Wentzel Izak Frederick I F Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment UDF 1941-11-23
28071 Wentzel Vincent Arderne V A Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-22
28086 Wessels A H Lance Corporal Rand Light Infantry 1st UDF 1942-10-29
28088 Wessels F H Private 1st Bn. SAP 1942-01-03
28092 Wessels Izak Cornelius I C Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-22
40562 Wessels Christopher Dillon C D Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1968-03-26
28101 West Arthur A Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th Bn. UK 1916-08-15
28104 West Benjamin B Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-08-07
28110 Westbrook Rowland James R J Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1918-10-10
28119 Weston Eric George Bagley E G B Warrant Officer Class II Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles UDF 1942-07-17
28122 Westwood Percy Gordon P G Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-09-02
28125 Wettergreen Helga Alexander H A Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1918-10-08
28144 Wheeldon Harold Edwards H E Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. UDF 1917-05-03
28149 Wheeler Christopher Harold Creasy C H C Warrant Officer Class I Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-10-19
28153 Wheeler Frederick Creasy F C Private Die Middelandse Regiment UDF 1942-04-26
28154 Wheeler Frank Noel F N Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-26
28169 Whelan Maurice Esmond M E Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1918-10-18
28174 Whisker Leslie John L J Corporal New Zealand Rifle Brigade 1st Bn. 3rd NZ 1918-04-21
28189 White Andrew Robert A R Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-07-17
28193 White Cyril James Turner C J T Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. UK 1916-03-12
28199 White Eric Edward E E Lieutenant Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment) CAN 1917-08-17
28201 White Fred F Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Field Ambulance UDF 1918-11-10
28203 White Gordon Charles G C Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-10-17
40568 White DEON McALASTAIR D M Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 10th Battalion RSF 1976-10-30
28229 Whitebooi Harold H Private Cape Corps UDF 1942-02-14
28234 Whitehead Gordon G Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-07-31
28240 Whitelaw Cyril Oscar C O Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-19
28246 Whitford Simon Henry S H Second Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-21
28247 Whiting Ernest E Captain 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-10-16
28248 Whitman Bernard Frank B F Lance Corporal Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 7th Bn. UK 1917-05-05
28250 Whittaker Alan A Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-02-18
28256 Whittaker John J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-19
28258 Whittal Alfred George A G Sergeant Royal Horse Artillery 289 (The Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Bty., 4 Regiment UK 1942-06-06
28270 Whitty John Leo J L Captain Royal Flying Corps 70th Squadron UK 1916-07-08
28271 Whybrow Harry Thomson H T Captain Machine Gun Corps (Motors) UK 1916-03-21
28283 Wickee Karl Eric K E Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment UDF 1944-10-05
28285 Wickham Johan Jacobus J J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-29
33866 Wiid Paul Stewart P S Trooper Mashonaland Mounted Police "C" Troop 1896-01-17
28310 Wild Stafford William George S W G Lance Corporal 7th South African Infantry UDF 1916-02-17
49562 Wileman George G Sergeant Imperial Light Horse COLONIAL 1900-11-09
28321 Wiley Peter Alfred Hurrel P A H Corporal Pretoria Regiment UDF 1944-06-26
38252 Wilken Riaan R Sergeant Internal Stability Unit, Port Elizabeth SAP 1993-03-11