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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
32559 Prescher Ernest Friedrich E F Private Transvaal Scottish Navy 1914-01-17
20627 Prentice Joseph J Sergeant South African Infantry 11th Regt. UDF 1916-05-29
20628 Prentice James Alexander Webster J A W Lance Corporal 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) "B" Sqdn. 1915-06-06
20624 Prenger Douglas Gerald D G Sergeant South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. 1916-08-28
20591 Powell Charles Donald C D Second Lieutenant South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. 1917-04-04
20594 Powell Henry Neville H N Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-01-09
20534 Potgieter Frederik Johannes F J Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-02-22
32555 Potgieter Ronald R Sergeant South African Infantry Corps Regiment De la Rey SADF 1981-12-17
20519 Porter Leonard Scott Metcalfe L S M Private Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-21
20513 Port Isaac I Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-05-28
20512 Porritt Thomas Handley T H Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards 2nd Bn. 1917-07-31
20505 Popham Frank F Lance Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-08
20497 Pooley Sidney Gower S G Captain South African Irish 1st UDF 1941-11-23
20493 Poole John Evered J E Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 73rd Field Coy. 1917-08-22
41013 Ponsford James Cecil Spencer J C S Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 21 South African Infantry Battalion 1944-03-15
20458 Polden Joseph James Albert J J A Private 12th Infantry (Pretoria Regiment), S.A. Forces UDF 1915-01-21
20429 Platnauer Leonard Maurice L M Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 16th Bn. 1917-05-03
40202 Plant Michael M Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 3 Independent Company 1974-08-23
40201 Pittaway Kennith Allan K A Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1st Battalion 1977-05-17
20365 Pitman Philip P Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-08-01
20361 Pitfield Frederick George F G Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-11-12
40199 Pitch Leonard Paul L P Captain Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1976-05-17
20345 Pinnock Edwin Victor E V Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Bty. UDF 1916-08-28
20342 Pinkerton William J N W J N Second Lieutenant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-13
20323 Pike Robert Ross R R Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-01-11
20289 Pieterse J J S Private South African Police 1942-06-16
20294 Pieterse Phillipus Johannes P J Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1944-07-25
20255 Pienaar Pierre Gideon P G Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-05-29
20233 Pickburn William Henry W H Major South African Heavy Artillery 1916-11-13
43371 Phora Semakane Benjamin S B Private South African Infantry Corps 21 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1978-07-30
40190 Phiri MacDonald M Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 4th Battalion 1978-06-26
32492 Phipson Pete Vaughan P V Corporal Mounted Mounted Okatopi 1976-12-30
20196 Philpott Arthur A Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-12-09
20197 Philpott Edward William E W Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. 1916-10-27
20168 Phillips Edward James E J Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-10-16
20172 Phillips Godfrey Roland G R Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-28
40184 Philips Dennis I D I Junior Commandant Guard Force 3 Squadron 1979-04-13
20136 Phear Henry John H J Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 1917-10-17
20106 Pettit Edgar E Rifleman Rifle Brigade 1st Bn. 1915-03-23
20032 Peters Thomas Tunion T T Signaller South African Corps of Signals 7 Army Sig. Coy. UDF 1944-06-14
20001 Pesco Tom T Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-07-25
19998 Persse Cecil De Burgh Gordon C D B G Lieutenant 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's) attd. 1st Bn. Irish Guards 1915-07-19
32467 Perridge Thomas T Gunner Transvaal Horse Artillery 32 (Buffalo) Battalion UDF 1922-03-11
19983 Perrem Charles Henry C H Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-19
19973 Perkins Athol Orpen A O Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade 13th Bn. 1916-07-28
19954 Pentz Edward Martin E M Corporal Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-10-04
19953 Penton Herbert John H J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
19944 Penny Albert Fraser A F Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1917-08-04
19912 Peggs George Edward G E Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1919-04-06
19886 Pearson Charles Bernard C B Private South African Horse 9th UDF 1916-07-30