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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
34947 Hlaku Sipakanyiswa A Constable South African Police Head Office 1957-12-25
9967 Hitchman Walter Henry W H Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-13
9946 Hinton Charles John Morton C J M Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-02-15
9948 Hinton Norman Charles N C Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 13th Bn. 1918-04-04
9928 Hinckley Russell Charles R C Sapper South African Engineer Corps 17 Field Park Coy. UDF 1944-06-27
9922 Hillyard Reginald Charles R C Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 47th Bn. 1917-10-15
9912 Hilliar William Alfred W A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-10-03
41463 Hillestad Thorolf John Bolling T J B Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1914-05-09
9888 Hill Henry Leonard H L Sapper South African Engineer Corps 22 Field Park Coy. UDF 1944-11-13
9870 Higgs Stanger S Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 5th Bn. 1918-09-26
9871 Higgs Sidney Bone S B Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-30
9859 Higgins Edward E Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-29
9847 Hickman William Beaconsfield W B Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-30
9848 Hickman William Buhrmann W B Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. 1918-08-28
39423 Hickman Richard John Selwyn R J S Trooper Special Air Service "C" (Rhodesia) Sqn. 1979-06-07
9821 Heyneke Phillipus Johannes P J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-10
9787 Hetherington Wilfrid W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-22
9756 Herbst George Charles Alfred G C A Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-11-26
9748 Herbert Jack J Sergeant Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 4th Bn. 1915-12-01
9750 Herbert John Conradie J C Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
30690 Henning Izak Johannes I J Commandant South African Air Force HQ, Pretoria SADF 1983-05-23
9662 Hendricks Frank Daniel F D Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-03-08
9607 Heilbron Victor Israel V I Acting Bombardier Royal Horse Artillery 15th Bde. 1917-04-27
40640 Hedding James Lawrence J L Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment 3rd Bn. 1916-03-28
9585 Heavingham Ernest E Captain South African Horse 2nd UDF 1916-09-11
9579 Heathcote John Basil J B Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-10-14
9570 Heath Frank William F W Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1st Bn. 1940-12-12
9565 Hearne Syaide S Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-08-07
9547 Head HENRY d'ESTERRE H d Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers 2nd Bn. 1915-06-01
9533 Hayter Arthur Roy A R Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment 1941-06-10
9531 Haynes I R Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-09
9527 Hayman James John J J Corporal Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-26
9510 Hayes H P Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1946-02-07
9500 Hay John Henry J H Private Field Force Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-01-21
9501 Hay St. John Burnett S J B Gunner Royal Field Artillery 23rd Bde. 1917-04-22
9481 Hawkins Frederick Caesar F C Lieutenant South African Horse 1st UDF 1917-11-15
30657 Hawkins John J Trooper Royston's Horse Sas Simonstown 1906-06-03
9469 Hawe Edward Francis E F Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-09-20
9461 Haviland John Doria J D Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 10th Bn. 1916-07-16
9459 Havenga Hermanus Christoffel H C Gunner South African Artillery 1 Anti-Tank Regt. UDF 1942-07-11
30655 Havenga Stefanus Jacobus S J Pioneer 1 Reconnaissance Regiment 1 Recce Commando SADF 1986-08-12
9449 Hatton Arthur Clarence A C Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-10
9446 Hattingh Johannes Jacobus Nicholas J J N Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Pietersburg Commando UDF 1915-06-19
9428 Hatchard Ashley Goodwin A G Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-27
9415 Hasler Algernon A Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards 2nd Bn. 1916-09-18
39407 Hasani Abel A Acting Corporal 4 Brigade H.q. 1979-06-01
9397 Harvey Jack Arthur Knowles Ponsonby J A K P Sergeant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
9398 Harvey John Robert J R Private Wiltshire Regiment 7th Bn. 1916-08-22
9406 Harvey Walter Samuel W S Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-06-29
30640 Harvey Gavin John G J Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion "B" Coy. SADF 1981-06-02