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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
8817 Grobler Izak H I H Sapper South African Engineer Corps 4 Field Coy. UDF 1942-01-03
8824 Grobler Pieter J P J South African Medical Corps Schweizer-Reneke UDF 1914-11-27
30550 Grobler Leon L Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 2 Parachute Battalion SADF 1980-02-27
34838 Grobler Petrus Jacobus P J Constable South African Police Benoni 1933-11-08
8804 Gristock George G Warrant Officer Class II Royal Norfolk Regiment 2nd Bn. 1940-06-06
30539 Grinyer Henry Joseph H J South African Medical Corps 2 Signals Regiment UDF 1922-03-12
8785 Griffiths Charles John Claudius C J C Lieutenant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-10
8790 Griffiths Percival John P J Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-10-18
8771 Griffin Francis Joseph F J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
8775 Griffin Henry Ernest H E Sapper South African Engineer Corps 8 Field Sqdn. UDF 1944-06-04
8776 Griffin Reginald Herbert R H Captain Royal Field Artillery 1917-07-07
8778 Griffin Theophilus Herman T H Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-08-04
30535 Griessel Floris Marthinus F M Rifleman Group 34 Goudveld Kommando 1983-01-06
8762 Griesel Francois Cornelius Johannes F C J Private South African Police 2nd 1942-05-29
8761 Grier AUBREY HAMILTON McGEE A H M Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-25
30531 Greyling Johannes Barend J B Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion 1 Parachute Battalion SADF 1978-08-12
30533 Greyling Leslie Charles L C Lieutenant 5th Reconnaissance Regiment 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1977-11-04
8754 Greybe George John G J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-01-03
39366 Gregory Nicholas James Henry N J H Corporal Central Intelligence Organisation 1 Psychological Operations Unit 1976-11-09
30527 Gregorowski Lennox Fyfe L F Lieutenant Transvaal Scottish 4th Regt. 1922-03-14
8717 Greenwood Arthur Herbert A H Private South African Horse 9th UDF 1916-08-12
8716 Greenway Edmund William Henry E W H Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-17
8710 Greenhough Percy Rowney P R Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-22
8648 Green Abraham Bernard A B Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-10-18
8656 Green Albert Victor A V Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-03-02
8663 Green Edward E Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-11
8681 Green Leslie Charles L C Private South African Horse 2nd UDF 1916-05-31
8682 Green Morris M Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. UDF 1941-11-21
8642 Greef Hendrik Johannes H J Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Krugersdorp Ruiters UDF 1914-11-07
8630 Greaves George Sydney G S Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-28
8599 Gray Cecil Edward Patrick C E P Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 1917-10-10
8602 Gray Francis Charles F C Major South African Medical Corps 2 Mob. Bacteriological Lab. UDF 1941-12-08
8603 Gray Francis Hatfield F H Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-21
8615 Gray Lionel Louis L L Private South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) UDF 1944-07-06
8590 Gravell John James J J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
8579 Grant John Wesley J W Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 11th Bn. 1917-06-30
8582 Grant Robert Godfrey R G Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-03-22
8583 Grant Theodore T Captain Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Bn. 1918-05-28
8538 Graham Eric Montrose E M Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 1st Bn. 1915-04-02
8524 Grace Ronald Lloyd R L Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 1 A.A. Regt. UDF 1944-05-24
8525 Grace Richard Oscar R O Rifleman Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-07-26
8527 Grace Thomas Alfred Henry T A H Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1917-04-09
8512 Gqibitole Kabela Daniel K D Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-03-01
8509 Gowthorpe Royle William R W Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1942-06-21
8501 Gow Thomas Porteous T P Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-27
39358 Govo Benjamin Joseph D Private Rhodesian African Rifles Depot 1979-09-07
8481 Gouws Jan Albasini J A Lieutenant Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-07-26
30510 Gouws Paulus P Corporal South African Cape Corps 1 Sa Cape SADF 1984-11-14
38532 Gouws Ockert Jacobus O J Private Group 6 H.q. 1986-09-05
30501 Gordon-Gray Gordon G Lieutenant South African Field Artillery Armoured Corps 1922-03-11