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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
19466 Orsmond Ernest E Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-27
19458 Orr Hugh Rodney Eastwood H R E Corporal South African Engineer Corps 46 Survey Coy. UDF 1942-07-17
19461 Orr Robert Alexander Carnie R A C Trooper Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-29
19453 Ormsby Richard Gilbert R G Private 1st King Edward's Horse 1918-10-19
19420 Oosthuyse Dietlof Jacobus D J Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Ermelo "B" Commando UDF 1915-03-20
19422 Oosthuyse Nicolaas Johannes N J Lieutenant Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-20
19410 Oosthuizen John Jacobus J J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
19411 Oosthuizen Lourens Daniel L D Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-01
32388 Oosthuizen Esaias Johannes E J Air Sergeant South African Air Force 5 Maintenance Unit SADF 1961-07-08
19367 Olsen Charles Oscar C O Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
19369 Olsen Harold H Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-03-21
19324 Oliphant Stephen S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-02
19310 Olifant Enoch Temba E T Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-04-08
19298 Oldham Dudley Castle D C Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-20
19296 Oldfield Ernest Francis E F Sergeant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-08-29
19276 Ogilvie George Swan G S Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-05-29
19272 Officer Cecil C Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-06
19265 Oelofse Rudolf Hendrik Petrus R H P Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-11
19251 Odendaal Wessel Nicholaas W N Corporal South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-07-23
19232 October Arthur William A W Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-08
19234 October Daniel D Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-08
19486 O'shea Christopher Joseph C J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-15
19254 O'donnell Patrick Rhodes P R Warrant Officer Class II Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-13
19244 O'dea Peter P Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-22
19221 O'connor Daniel William D W Corporal South African Tank Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1942-06-22
19229 O'connor Stephen James S J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
19204 O'brien Thomas Patrick T P Private South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-09-09
19150 Nyoni Jonathan Pande J P Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-06-16
37021 Nyati George G Constable South African Police Free State 1942-05-24
38732 Nyati Maplana Moga Mbongo M M M Field Reservist Scout British South Africa Police Uniform 1976-08-06
41187 Nyathi Clever C Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Battalion 1979-09-09
37002 Nxumalo Doctor Gumbi D G South African Police Western Cape 1996-01-27
37003 Nxumalo Doctor Gumbi F B N Constable South African Police Western Cape 1992-08-01
37001 Nxele Nicolaas Johannes S K Detective Lance Sergeant South African Police Western Cape 1994-08-07
36999 Nxasana Nicolaas Johannes B B Detective Constable South African Police Western Cape 1965-02-28
37000 Nxasana Nicolaas Johannes B D Constable South African Police Western Cape 1965-04-18
36997 Nuba Joseph M E Constable South African Police Western Cape 1995-12-16
19101 Ntwasa Josiah Z J Z Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-17
36990 Ntuli Joseph G D Sergeant South African Police Service Western Cape 2004-12-16
36991 Ntuli Joseph G T Inspector South African Police Western Cape 1997-01-03
36992 Ntuli Joseph J T Inspector South African Police Service Western Cape 2003-02-24
36993 Ntuli Joseph K Lieutenant South African Police Western Cape 1995-07-07
36994 Ntuli Joseph V B Inspector South African Police Western Cape 1996-08-25
36995 Ntuli Joseph Z J Inspector South African Police Service Western Cape 2005-03-18
36996 Ntuli Joseph Z M Constable South African Police Western Cape 1993-09-20
36989 Ntubuzi Joseph R M Inspector South African Police Service Western Cape 2001-06-09
19092 Ntubne or NTUBANE O N Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1917-08-26
36988 Ntsuntsha Joseph D C Sergeant South African Police Western Cape 1997-11-27
36987 Ntshota Joseph M M Sergeant South African Police Western Cape 1996-01-15
36986 Ntshole Joseph R J Constable South African Police Western Cape 1967-03-18