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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
21331 Renou Percy William P W Corporal South African Engineer Corps 8 Field Sqdn. UDF 1944-06-27
21324 Rennie Gordon James G J Captain South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-02-12
21282 Reid James J Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 15th Bn. 1917-02-01
21286 Reid John Gordon Wallace J G W Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-01-28
21292 Reid Marshall Graham Hugh M G H Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-01
21302 Reid William Mitchell W M Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-01-03
21235 Redwood Douglas John D J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-13
21217 Ready Nathaniel Henry Alter N H A Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps Heavy Bde. 1917-08-01
21200 Rayner Arthur Tamplin A T Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 44th Bde. 1916-07-06
21203 Rayner Robert Henry R H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-18
21186 Rawlinson Guy Edward G E Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st/3rd Bn. 1916-07-23
32645 Rautenbach Gary James G J Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 6 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1979-01-29
21155 Rathbone Harry H Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-06-01
21152 Ratcliffe David Charles D C Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-14
21120 Raphael Stanley Francis S F Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
21104 Rankin William Robert Hood W R H Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-26
40226 Randall Stephen William S W Lance Corporal Rhodesian African Rifles 1 Independent Company 1978-04-10
21064 Ramunenyiwa Timothy T Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-13
21056 Ramsay George Kenneth G K Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-02-24
21058 Ramsay John Alexander J A Corporal South African Engineer Corps 13 Field Coy. UDF 1943-03-30
41738 Ramabodu Malefetsane Joseph M J Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 201 Battalion SADF 1992-05-01
38753 Ralson Bruce David Mann B D M Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Tomlinson Depot 1977-09-13
20982 Rakoma William W Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-29
20976 Rakau Alfred A Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-21
20971 Rainier William Daniel W D Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-11-06
41482 Rae Percy James P J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1919-12-21
20917 Radbourne Charles Edwin Nutley C E N Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1941-11-19
20879 Quinn John J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-16
40221 Quinn Gary Demaine G D Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1977-12-30
20873 Quin Francis Augustus F A Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-03
20863 Quesnell Victor Robert V R Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-23
37245 Qotoyi Johannes Christiaan J Constable South African Police 25 Dist (Bloemfontein) OFS Div 1940-09-02
20841 Pyman Walter Denis W D Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Bn. 1941-11-22
20836 Pye Edwin Albert E A Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-09-02
20829 Putter Nicolaas Johannes N J Burgher 11th Mounted Rifles (Potchefstroom Ruiters) "C" Sqdn. 1914-11-09
20824 Purves William Ogilvie W O Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
40217 Puncheon Arthur Gabriel A G Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1 Independent Company 1976-05-06
20784 Pugh Leonard Stephen L S Gunner South African Artillery 4 Field Regt. UDF 1942-09-12
20778 Puckrim William Goodwin W G Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-10
20774 Pryde Norman Buchanan Rutherford N B R Captain South African Engineer Corps 3 Field Coy. UDF 1942-11-06
20755 Pritchard William Henry John W H J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-01-10
20742 Prinsloo Phillip Rudolph P R Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-01-28
20723 Prins William Adolph Bosman W A B Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1917-09-23
20697 Priestley Cecil C Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 1941-11-21
20664 Pretorius Johannes Petrus J P Captain South African Instructional Corps 1942-08-13
20670 Pretorius Pieter Hendrik P H Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Depot Staff UDF 1914-11-24
20678 Pretorius Willem Jansen W J Gunner South African Artillery 2 Field Regt. UDF 1942-11-03
32572 Pretorius Nicolaas N Rifleman South African Infantry Corps Regiment Springs SADF 1976-02-01
32576 Pretorius Shawn S Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1983-12-27
20633 Presland Thomas Hensman T H Signaller South African Corps of Signals 5th Bde. Sigs. UDF 1942-05-25