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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
3995 Clews William Edward W E Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-17
3998 Clifford Herbert Edward H E Captain South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
4007 Cline David D Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-20
4018 Cloete Cornelius Johannes C J Private South African Medical Corps 1st Field Amb. UDF 1918-11-12
4024 Cloete Gideon Johannes G J Corporal South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-05-12
4035 Cloete Johannes Cornelius J C Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-10-18
34327 Cloete Hendrik Petrus H P South African Police Mpumalanga 1969-10-16
41534 Cloete Gert Cornelius Jacobus G C J Civilian Civilian 202 Battalion 1922-03-13
4045 Clohessy John Desmond J D Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-13
4054 Clover Barnes Mitchell B M Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1918-08-23
4081 Cochrane Edwin Arthur E A Captain North Staffordshire Regiment 4th Bn. attd. 1st/6th Bn. 1918-08-04
4095 Cockcroft Ivan Llewellyn I L Sapper South African Engineer Corps 13 Field Squadron UDF 1944-07-16
4096 Cockcroft Mark Philip M P Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-12-07
4121 Coetzee Charles Frederick C F Private 11th Infantry (Rand Light Infantry), S.A. Forces UDF 1915-02-25
4122 Coetzee Christiaan Wilhelmus C W Corporal Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces 1/2 UDF 1941-02-19
4140 Coetzee Hendrik Petrus H P Private Regiment President Steyn, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-12-04
4147 Coetzee Johannes Hendrik J H Private South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1918-08-26
4175 Coetzer Johannes Christoffel J C Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-19
4189 Cohen Albert Henry A H Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-16
4211 Coker Frederick Charles F C Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-12-20
4218 Cole Harold Jameson H J Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-05
4221 Cole Reginald Herbert R H Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 216th Sqdn. 1918-09-30
4229 Coleman John J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-18
29817 Coll Gudmund G Trooper Zululand Mounted Rifles Regiment Groot Karoo 1906-07-03
4256 Collett Harold Percival William H P W Trooper South African Tank Corps 7th Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1942-06-17
4258 Collier Arthur Herbert Inglis A H I Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-02-25
4259 Collier Bertram T B T Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 31st Bn. 1916-11-05
4270 Collins Brian B Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
4278 Collins Herbert James H J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
4280 Collins James Daniel J D Private Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-01-01
4291 Collis Albert Brandreth A B Lance Corporal London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) 28th Bn. 1917-11-23
4292 Collis Thomas T Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1918-04-21
4301 Colman William John W J Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-11
4311 Colvin James Alexander J A Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-20
4316 Combrinck Pierce Ryan P R Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-17
4332 Compston Samuel S Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-03
4337 Compton-Lundie Eric William E W Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-31
4361 Connor Walter W Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-19
4363 Conochie Peter P Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-08-15
4364 Conolly Walter Wilson W W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-24
4368 Conradie David Jacob D J Private South African Irish 1st UDF 1941-11-23
4394 Cook Christian Frederick C F Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-20
4395 Cook David Brown D B Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-01-11
4399 Cook George G Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-08
4442 Cooper Arthur James A J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-11-21
4445 Cooper Charles Baldwin C B Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
4447 Cooper Charles Edward C E Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-17
4469 Cooper William McGregor W M Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 237 Sqdn. 1941-05-15
4488 Corbett Thomas Frederick T F Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-11-13
29845 Cornelius Frederick Petrus Johannes F P J Warrant Officer Class I South African Ordnance Services Corps 5 Maintenance Unit SADF 1986-03-18