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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
9585 Heavingham Ernest E Captain South African Horse 2nd UDF 1916-09-11
9579 Heathcote John Basil J B Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-14
9570 Heath Frank William F W Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1st Bn. UK 1940-12-12
9565 Hearne Syaide S Private Cape Corps UDF 1942-08-07
9547 Head HENRY d'ESTERRE H d Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers 2nd Bn. UK 1915-06-01
9533 Hayter Arthur Roy A R Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment UK 1941-06-10
9531 Haynes I R Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st UDF 1941-12-09
9527 Hayman James John J J Corporal Special Service Battalion UDF 1944-07-26
9510 Hayes H P Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment UDF 1946-02-07
9500 Hay John Henry J H Private Field Force Brigade UDF 1943-01-21
9501 Hay St. John Burnett S J B Gunner Royal Field Artillery 23rd Bde. UK 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 COLONIAL 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. UK 1916-07-16
9459 Havenga Hermanus Christoffel H C Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Anti-Tank Regiment UDF 1942-07-11
30655 Havenga Stefanus Jacobus S J Pioneer 1 Reconnaissance Regiment 1 Reconnaissance Commando SADF 1986-08-12
9449 Hatton Arthur Clarence A C Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1918-10-10
9446 Hattingh Johannes Jacobus Nicholas J J N Burgher Mounted Commandos Pietersburg Commando UDF 1915-06-19
9428 Hatchard Ashley Goodwin A G Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-27
9415 Hasler Algernon A Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards 2nd Bn. UK 1916-09-18
39407 Hasani Abel A Acting Corporal 4 Brigade H.q. RSF 1979-06-01
9397 Harvey Jack Arthur Knowles Ponsonby J A K P Sergeant 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
9398 Harvey John Robert J R Private Wiltshire Regiment 7th Bn. UK 1916-08-22
9406 Harvey Walter Samuel W S Private 5th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-06-29
30640 Harvey Gavin John G J Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion "B" Coy. SADF 1981-06-02
9347 Hart-Davis Geoffrey Charles G C Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. UDF 1941-12-09
9338 Hart Elias Lionel E L Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-10-06
9333 Harrowsmith Denis Charles D C Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1942-06-15
9313 Harrison Fred F Captain 7th Infantry (Kimberley Regiment) "C" Coy. UDF 1915-04-26
9321 Harrison Lescombe Thomas L T Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 2nd/8th Bn. UK 1917-12-04
9258 Harris Ashley Ronald A R Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-07-16
9286 Harris Leonard Ralph L R Private Rand Light Infantry 1st UDF 1942-05-29
9289 Harris Richard Frank R F Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-07-27
38492 Harris Kingsley Eric K E Field Reservist British South Africa Police Special Branch RSF 1979-11-09
9247 Harrhy Ramsay Steuart R S Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-05-10
9230 Harney Dennis Joseph D J Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-08-30
9215 Harley John Stanley J S Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-12-02
9212 Harle Peter John P J Private South African Irish 1st Bn. UDF 1941-02-23
9186 Hardwich Richard Eric Sales R E S Second Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-09
9183 Hardingham Robert Cecil R C Major Middlesex Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1917-09-18
9174 Harding James John Johannes J J J Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment UDF 1945-06-10
9180 Harding Reginald William Fowler R W F Captain London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) 2nd/18th Bn. UK 1917-11-07
9160 Harcourt Howard Leslie H L Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th Bn. UK 1917-03-18
9158 Harbord John J Captain Norfolk Yeomanry UK 1918-07-10
39395 Hanson Frank P L Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit RSF 1977-11-20
9141 Hansen Arthur Denis A D Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-01-25
9125 Hanekom George Campbell Morrison G C M Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment UDF 1944-06-21
9124 Hands Reginald Harry Myburgh R H M Captain South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. UDF 1918-04-20
34889 Handford Sydney Charles S C Trooper Natal Police 1c Dist (C.I.Dept) CW Div 1907-07-03