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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
9121 Handfield Charles Reginald C R Corporal Natal Light Horse UDF 1915-05-06
49444 Hampton Geo. Wm G W Trooper Border Horse COLONIAL 1900-09-06
9104 Hammond James George J G Corporal 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-06-13
9097 Hamman George Frederick Richard G F R Trooper Pretoria Regiment UDF 1944-06-12
9064 Hambly George Gladstone G G Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1941-12-05
9057 Ham Ernest Ambrose E A Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-27
9051 Halse George Hillary G H Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 2 Field Coy. UDF 1942-10-25
9039 Hallett Henry William Percy H W P Captain Middlesex Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1918-10-11
9026 Hall John Gabriel J G Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-09-02
9032 Hall Lewis L Corporal 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-18
9007 Haliburton Edwin Galletly E G Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-24
9004 Hale George Edward G E Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-07-16
8980 Hagglund Theodore T Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-22
8978 Haggis George Peters G P Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-07-28
8962 Haddock Walter W Corporal Royal Fusiliers 22nd Bn. UK 1916-07-27
8919 Gush George Howson G H Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-06-22
8908 Gunn Ivan I Lieutenant Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1942-10-27
8898 Gume William W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-10-23
8881 Gubbin John Richard Francis J R F Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 47th Squadron UK 1917-11-20
8879 Gruskin Bernard B Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 5 Field Regiment UDF 1942-05-30
8871 Groves Richard R Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 6th Bn. UK 1917-10-24
8858 Groth W A Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment UDF 1941-11-22
8853 Grose Edgar John E J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1918-04-26
8851 Groom Ernest Cecil E C Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 12th Bn. AUS 1917-05-07
8845 Groepe Gert Dirk G D Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-09-19
34839 Groenewald Dawid A J D A J Benoni SAP 1993-05-08
34840 Groenewald Dawid A J D J Sergeant Benoni SAP 1991-08-21
8817 Grobler Izak H I H Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 4 Field Coy. UDF 1942-01-03
8824 Grobler Pieter J P J South African Medical Corps (Corps) Schweizer-Reneke UDF 1914-11-27
30550 Grobler Leon L Rifleman 2 Parachute Battalion SADF 1980-02-27
34838 Grobler Petrus Jacobus P J Constable Benoni SAP 1933-11-08
8804 Gristock George G Warrant Officer Class II Royal Norfolk Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1940-06-06
30539 Grinyer Henry Joseph H J 2 Signals Regiment UDF 1922-03-12
8785 Griffiths Charles John Claudius C J C Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-10
8790 Griffiths Percival John P J Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-18
8771 Griffin Francis Joseph F J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
8775 Griffin Henry Ernest H E Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 8 Field Squadron UDF 1944-06-04
8776 Griffin Reginald Herbert R H Captain Royal Field Artillery UK 1917-07-07
8778 Griffin Theophilus Herman T H Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-08-04
30535 Griessel Floris Marthinus F M Rifleman Group 34 Goudveld Kommando SADF 1983-01-06
8762 Griesel Francois Cornelius Johannes F C J Private 2nd SAP 1942-05-29
8761 Grier AUBREY HAMILTON McGEE A H M Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-25
30531 Greyling Johannes Barend J B Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion SADF 1978-08-12
30533 Greyling Leslie Charles L C Lieutenant 2 Reconnaissance Commando 2 Reconnaissance Commando SADF 1977-11-04
8754 Greybe George John G J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-01-03
39366 Gregory Nicholas James Henry N J H Corporal Central Intelligence Organisation 1 Psychological Operations Unit RSF 1976-11-09
30527 Gregorowski Lennox Fyfe L F Lieutenant Transvaal Scottish 4th Regiment UDF 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 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-07-17
8710 Greenhough Percy Rowney P R Corporal 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-22