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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
35491 Mabaso Jacob H M M Sergeant South African Police Western Cape 1997-09-04
14142 Mabasa Natal N Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-08-30
14134 Mabala Piet P Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-03-28
14127 Maasdorp Arthur A Second Lieutenant South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1918-04-18
14128 Maasdorp Charles Roland C R Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 43rd Sqdn. 1918-03-28
14129 Maasdorp Norman N Captain Royal Field Artillery 1916-08-28
14117 Maarmon J Lance Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-06-24
39725 MAPURANGA (Also NCUBE) Ignatius I Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 8th Battalion 1979-09-09
40024 MAHOVE or NAHOVE Regis R District Assistant Internal Affairs 4 Sqdn. 1974-01-29
14108 Lyttle Thomas Faulkner T F Sergeant Royal Army Medical Corps 108th Field Amb 1918-09-20
14109 Lyttle William Edward W E Warrant Officer Class II Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1944-07-29
14097 Lyon James Harper J H Captain Native Barotse Regiment 1916-12-10
14092 Lynn William Kirk W K Private South African Rifles 1st UDF 1916-07-24
31441 Lynn Thomas Roland T R Corporal Mashonaland Mounted Police Artillery 1896-02-23
14073 Lycett Jack Robert J R Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1941-11-23
14070 Lyall James J Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 1st Bn. 1916-11-14
14067 Luyt Hendrik De Jongh H D J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-10
14035 Lund Otto O Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-11-23
31437 Lukhozi Sabelo S Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 21 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1992-12-12
41815 Luke Mzama Nelson M N Rifleman South African Infantry Corps. 21 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1991-04-07
14022 Lugg Percy Winchcombe P W Private Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-06-22
14017 Ludwig Ivan Bertram I B Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces "A" Coy. UDF 1944-09-24
14004 Lucas Norman Carey N C Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles 6th Bn. 1916-11-02
13983 Lubbe Dirk Johannes Jacobus D J J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-18
13986 Lubbe Jacobus Johannes J J Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1917-01-12
13989 Lubbe Thomas Arthur Haig T A H Corporal Regiment President Steyn, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-11-23
13961 Lowe Cecil Dixon C D Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-06-08
13962 Lowe Charles Edward C E Private South African Medical Corps 1st Field Ambulance UDF 1918-04-14
13963 Lowe Ernest Edwin E E Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-07-19
13966 Lowe Harry H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-10-30
13967 Lowe Herbert Mel H M Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-03-31
13948 Loverock Harold George H G Second Lieutenant Warwickshire Yeomanry 1st/1st 1916-08-05
13918 Louw Jacobus Christoffel Andreas J C A Corporal Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Naude's Scouts. UDF 1915-01-08
13876 Loubser Albert Johannes A J Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-10-17
13856 Lotter John Daniel J D Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-25
31383 Lotter Christopher Warren C W Private First Class 25th Infantry Division, US Army 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team 2008-12-31
31380 Lotriet Frank John F J Private South African Ordnance Services Corps 1 Maintenance Unit SADF 1984-03-12
13811 Long Robert James Oliver R J O Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-24
13801 Londt E Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-06-04
13803 Londt John J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-18
13776 Lomas William Gordon W G Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-21
13745 Lockhart-Ross Keith K Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-10-26
13741 Lockett Levi Walter L W Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-13
13739 Locke John Henry Thomas J H T Captain South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-03-28
13736 Lock Robert Raymond R R Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Sqdn. UDF 1943-05-10
13706 Lloyd Brian Malcolm B M Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-24
13718 Lloyd William Frederick W F Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-02-02
13719 Lloyd William Ivor W I Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
31349 Littrell Mark John M J Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion Armoured Corps SADF 1985-08-03
13696 Littlewort Richard Anthony R A Corporal South African Engineer Corps 49 Survey Coy. UDF 1944-11-10