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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
19578 Paine Alfred A Captain 10th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-09-04
19567 Page Cyril C Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 329th Siege Bty. UK 1917-12-05
19558 Paddock James Rex J R Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-14
19556 Paddison Geoffrey Michael G M Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st UDF 1941-12-02
19553 Packer Douglas Osborn D O Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. UDF 1944-07-17
19535 Owen Hugh Norman Turner H N T Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. UDF 1941-12-10
19527 Overton Garnet Ewart G E Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-10-19
19518 Outram Ernest White E W Company Sergeant Major 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-10-12
19506 Otto Jacob Daniel Theunis J D T Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment "D" Coy. UDF 1944-09-17
19499 Oswald William Digby W D Lieutenant Colonel 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) UK 1916-07-16
19493 Osmond Charles Dacres Forbes C D F Major South African Armoured Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-09-07
19482 Osborne Larry Edward L E Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-02-28
19466 Orsmond Ernest E Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-27
19458 Orr Hugh Rodney Eastwood H R E Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 46 Survey Coy. UDF 1942-07-17
19461 Orr Robert Alexander Carnie R A C Trooper Pretoria Regiment UDF 1944-07-29
19453 Ormsby Richard Gilbert R G Private 1st King Edward's Horse UK 1918-10-19
19420 Oosthuyse Dietlof Jacobus D J Burgher Mounted Commandos Ermelo "B" Commando UDF 1915-03-20
19422 Oosthuyse Nicolaas Johannes N J Lieutenant Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-10-20
19410 Oosthuizen John Jacobus J J Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-21
19411 Oosthuizen Lourens Daniel L D Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-09-01
32388 Oosthuizen Esaias Johannes E J Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 5 Maintenance Unit SADF 1961-07-08
19367 Olsen Charles Oscar C O Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
19369 Olsen Harold H Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1916-03-21
19324 Oliphant Stephen S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-11-02
19310 Olifant Enoch Temba E T Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-04-08
19298 Oldham Dudley Castle D C Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-20
19296 Oldfield Ernest Francis E F Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1916-08-29
19276 Ogilvie George Swan G S Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1918-05-29
19272 Officer Cecil C Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-06
19265 Oelofse Rudolf Hendrik Petrus R H P Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-01-11
19251 Odendaal Wessel Nicholaas W N Corporal 8th South African Infantry UDF 1917-07-23
19232 October Arthur William A W Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-03-08
19234 October Daniel D Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-11-08
19486 O'shea Christopher Joseph C J Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1918-04-15
19254 O'donnell Patrick Rhodes P R Warrant Officer Class II Imperial Light Horse UDF 1942-07-13
19244 O'dea Peter P Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-10-22
19221 O'connor Daniel William D W Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1942-06-22
19229 O'connor Stephen James S J Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 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 South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-06-16
37021 Nyati George G Constable Free State SAP 1942-05-24
38732 Nyati Maplana Moga Mbongo M M M Field Reservist Scout British South Africa Police Uniform RSF 1976-08-06
41187 Nyathi Clever C Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Battalion RSF 1979-09-09
37002 Nxumalo Doctor Gumbi D G Western Cape SAP 1996-01-27
37003 Nxumalo Doctor Gumbi F B N Constable Western Cape SAP 1992-08-01
37001 Nxele S K Detective Lance Sergeant Western Cape SAP 1994-08-07
36999 Nxasana B B Detective Constable Western Cape SAP 1965-02-28
37000 Nxasana B D Constable Western Cape SAP 1965-04-18
36997 Nuba Joseph M E Constable Western Cape SAP 1995-12-16
19101 Ntwasa Josiah Z J Z Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-11-17