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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
5806 Dixon Norman Chisholm N C Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-11-05
5814 Dixon Walter Noble W N Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) 87th Bn. 1918-09-02
5764 Dippenaar John Martin George J M G Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-01-06
5760 Dinwiddie James Travers Blount J T B Captain Border Regiment 1st Bn. 1915-09-13
5757 Dinne John J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-01
5729 Dikodi Middleton M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-01-03
5718 Diggery Clarence Alfred C A Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 25th Bn. 1917-11-01
41521 Diffenthal Sarah Louisa S L Civilian Civilian 102 Battalion 1922-03-10
5710 Dieterlen Robert Alfred R A Corporal Army of France 31 Battalion Sharpshooters UDF 1915-09-25
5690 Dickson James Kenneth J K Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1942-11-01
5680 Dickman Robert Louis R L Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-11
5669 Dicketts George Humphrey G H Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 24th Bde. 1918-07-21
5667 Dickerson Alfred Hubert A H Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-18
5661 Dickason Denis Noel D N Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-06-11
5653 Dick Andrew Campbell A C Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. 1918-10-24
5656 Dick David Walter D W Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-02-08
5643 Diack Alick Ellis A E Sergeant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-11
5629 Dhlamine Joel J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-01-02
5616 Dewing Frederick James F J Signaller South African Corps of Signals 5th S.A. Bde. Sig. Coy. UDF 1942-06-01
5617 Dewing Frederick Richard F R Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-14
5613 Dewar Kenneth Smith K S Signaller South African Engineers South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1918-08-10
5607 Devitt Dennis Gordon D G Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-08
5605 Devine William Human W H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-21
5572 Denton David W D W Sergeant South African Artillery 1 A.A. Bde. UDF 1942-07-03
5575 Denton Phillip Allan P A Lieutenant South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. UDF 1942-01-08
5569 Dent Frederick F Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
5563 Denny John Roy J R Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1919-03-20
5562 Denniston Arthur A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-10-21
5548 Denehy Rodney Hugh R H Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Sqdn. UDF 1942-04-11
5546 Dendrino Stephen S Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 27th Sqdn. 1916-09-27
5541 Dempster George James G J Private London Regiment (London Scottish) 1st/14th Bn. 1915-12-01
5528 Delport Jacobus Johannes J J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-03-04
5522 Dell Stephen Arthur Hayton S A H Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 15th Siege Bty. 1917-10-05
5493 Deas George Adamson G A Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 71st Siege Bty. 1917-12-06
5468 De Wet Johannes Martinus J M Private South African Horse 7th UDF 1916-09-01
40676 De Wet PIET van BREDA P V B Field Reservist British South Africa Police 8th Battalion 1979-11-18
5444 De Vos John J Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-17
5411 De Villiers Daniel Johannes D J Commandant Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Zoutpansberg Commando UDF 1914-11-27
5436 De Villiers Tobias Mostert T M Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-28
41536 De Villiers Christian Bains C B Civilian Civilian 202 Battalion 1922-03-10
5398 De Swardt Harold H Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-04-17
5372 De Meillon Stephen Louis S L Corporal Royal Horse Artillery "A" Bty. 1918-09-02
41535 De Meillon Dirk Johannes D J Civilian Civilian 202 Battalion 1922-03-13
5364 De Leender M Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Sqdn. UDF 1944-01-04
5355 De Lange Barend Jacobus B J Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-06-11
5350 De La Rey Frederick Joseph F J Lance Corporal Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 38th Bn. 1918-09-29
5347 De La Guerra Ockert Petrus O P Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-28
5339 De Kock Willem Lebrech W L Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1916-03-19
5309 De Klerk Japtha J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-24
5293 De Jongh Christiaan Lodewyk C L Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces "C" Coy. UDF 1945-04-23