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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
16008 McGREGOR Ross R Second Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-19
15984 McGEE Henry H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-10
15973 McGAFFIN Robert Clanrye R C Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 10th Siege Bty. UK 1916-07-05
15969 McFARLANE William W Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
14218 McDonald Norman N Second Lieutenant The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1916-12-25
15913 McDONALD Alexander A Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1916-08-29
15919 McDONALD Albert William Harvey A W H Captain 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-21
15926 McDONALD Francis Ernest F E Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1916-06-20
15947 McDONALD William Joseph W J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-13
15908 McDERMID Charles Robert C R Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1921-02-16
49614 McCarthy Jas J Trooper Brabant's Horse COLONIAL 1900-07-18
15906 McCUSKER Ivan Merle I M Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-08-08
15904 McCURDIE William W Private 7th South African Infantry UDF 1917-07-21
15889 McCREA James Alexander J A Trooper Pretoria Regiment UDF 1945-04-29
15888 McCRANN Douglas Noel D N Lieutenant Rand Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1st UDF 1942-06-07
15869 McCLURE David Pollock D P Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-12
15866 McCLUNG Gilbert Murray G M Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-06-30
15861 McCLELLAND David D Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1945-04-18
15840 McCARTHY Augustine Bernard Francis A B F Captain Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-10-15
15846 McCARTHY Herbert William H W Private 8th South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-03-21
15851 McCARTHY William Offley W O Captain Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1916-08-26
15833 McCANN Francis F Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-13
15827 McCALLUM John J Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1918-08-11
15804 McARTHUR Daniel D Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-27
15781 Mbonambi David D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-02-21
41729 Mbele Moses Sewe M S Rifleman 115 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1994-10-06
36000 Mbeje Baliwa B Constable Kwazulu Natal SAP 1941-12-14
36001 Mbeje Baliwa S Special Constable Kwazulu Natal SAP 1990-08-06
15739 Mbabama Dumani D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-09-04
38625 Mazurura Lovemore Onisimo L O Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Support Unit RSF 1978-11-16
15734 Mazibuko Leonard L Lance Corporal Non European Army Services UDF 1942-01-15
15724 Mayor Joseph Thomas J T Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-10-10
15723 Maynes James Andrew J A Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-19
35976 Mayise M A Sergeant Free State SAP 1995-11-16
15712 Maygar Leslie Cecil L C Lieutenant Colonel Australian Light Horse 8th AUS 1917-11-01
15711 Mayfield Albert A Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-14
15709 Maybery Thomas Bargrave Aveline T B A Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles UDF 1944-01-28
35975 Mayayise X F Constable Free State SAP 1983-04-03
39792 Mayatame Madimisa M Private 4 Brigade H.q. RSF 1979-06-04
35974 Mayambela F A Constable Free State SAP 1995-08-30
15692 May Faulkner Michael Vine F M V Group Captain Royal Air Force UK 1942-05-22
15705 May Thomas Charles T C Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-09-15
31731 May G M Private Combat Flight School SANDF 1998-08-01
15681 Maxwell John Duncan J D Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 11th Bn. UK 1917-07-18
35973 Maxatasi T C Detective Warrant Officer Free State SAP 1990-01-20
35972 Mawila N J Detective Constable Free State SAP 1966-03-17
31728 Maw Herbert Campbell H C Trooper Transvaal Mounted Rifles Permanent Force Staff COLONIAL 1906-05-14
15653 Maudsley William Henry W H Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1916-12-15
15614 Matthews Frank William F W Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1914-10-26
15630 Matthews St. John Bell S J B Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 6th Bn. UK 1915-11-25