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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
16249 McPHERSON John J Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
16250 McPHERSON John Alexander J A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-01-18
16244 McPHEE Ian McDonald I M Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps 17 Field Park Coy. UDF 1941-11-15
16239 McNICHOLAS Walter Michael Hugh W M H Lieutenant South African Artillery UDF 1944-06-12
16232 McNEIL John Zuill J Z Second Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-07
16233 McNEIL William Astbury W A Lance Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-21
16228 McNAUGHTON Robert Watt R W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-19
16216 McNAIR Duncan D Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1 Field Coy. UDF 1944-05-20
16217 McNAIR George Deniston G D Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-12-24
16196 McMILLAN Donald Cameron D C Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. 1916-03-11
16189 McMEEKING Douglas Robert Thomas D R T Lance Corporal Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-28
36054 McLennan Murdoch M Detective Sergeant South African Police Johannesburg CID 1926-10-16
16161 McLEOD Duncan Harry D H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-22
16135 McLEAN Charles Clifford C C Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-13
16145 McLEAN John Gordon J G Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-12
16148 McLEAN Robert R Corporal Natal Light Horse 1915-05-06
16111 McKNIGHT George G Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-18
16098 McKEOWN John J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-12-13
16086 McKENZIE John Victor J V Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd/4th Bn. 1917-04-05
16090 McKENZIE Rodrick R Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-10
16092 McKENZIE Richard George R G Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-08
16094 McKENZIE Simon S Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-02
16070 McKENNA Michael Joseph M J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-10
16064 McKENDRICK Matthew M Sergeant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-05-25
16052 McJANNET Walter Guy W G Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Bn. 1918-08-24
36051 McInroy George G 1st Class Sergeant South African Police Johannesburg 1922-03-11
16041 McINTYRE Frederic Malcolm F M Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 176th Tunnelling Coy. 1916-05-02
41734 McHunu Themba Bekezela T B Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 121 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1994-10-12
16021 McHATTIE George Gordon G G Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-13
16019 McHARRIE William W Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1916-04-01
16018 McHARDY William Mann W M Corporal South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-10-25
31814 McGregor Matthew William Wallace M W W Corporal South African Corps of Engineers 2 Field Engineer Regiment SADF 1987-03-09
16015 McGUIRE Thomas T Private 1st (Royal) Dragoons 1915-05-13
16013 McGUINNESS Thomas Wallace T W Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
16005 McGREGOR John Silver J S Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-05-11
16008 McGREGOR Ross R Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-19
15984 McGEE Henry H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-10
15973 McGAFFIN Robert Clanrye R C Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 10th Siege Bty. 1916-07-05
15969 McFARLANE William W Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
14218 McDonald Norman N Second Lieutenant The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Bn. 1916-12-25
15913 McDONALD Alexander A Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-08-29
15919 McDONALD Albert William Harvey A W H Captain South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
15926 McDONALD Francis Ernest F E Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-06-20
15947 McDONALD William Joseph W J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-13
15908 McDERMID Charles Robert C R Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1921-02-16
15906 McCUSKER Ivan Merle I M Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-08-08
15904 McCURDIE William W Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1917-07-21
15889 McCREA James Alexander J A Trooper Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-29
15888 McCRANN Douglas Noel D N Lieutenant Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. 1st UDF 1942-06-07
15869 McCLURE David Pollock D P Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-12