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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
4715 Croon Frank F Trooper 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) "D" Sqdn. 1914-09-27
4714 Crookes Frank Leslie F L Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st UDF 1942-10-13
48491 Cronje Philippus Christiaan P C Burgher Boer Forces Prisoner of War Unknown
4687 Croft Ernest John E J Sergeant 1st Regt. UDF 1919-12-23
39171 Crewe John Gibbs J G Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 5 Independent Company RSF 1976-06-15
4666 Crerar David John D J Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers 1st UDF 1942-04-12
4662 Creese William John W J Private 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-23
4661 Creed Harold Elvey Frederick H E F Captain 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
4650 Crawford Cyril Hamilton C H Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. 1916-08-31
4653 Crawford James William J W Trooper Pretoria Regiment UDF 1944-07-01
4642 Cramp Frank F Lance Corporal 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-14
4633 Craigie Andrew A Second Lieutenant 4 Sqdn. UDF 1942-03-03
4627 Craig Gordon Robert G R Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 7th Bn. 1918-04-03
4628 Craig Herbert Edwin Holroyd H E H Sergeant Gordon Highlanders 9th Bn. 1915-08-29
4630 Craig James Young J Y Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 3rd Bn. 1917-10-24
4622 Cragg James Burgess J B Private 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-21
4619 Crabb William Arthur W A Lance Corporal Field Force Battalion 1/2 UDF 1942-06-06
4617 Coxwell William Stewart Gordon W S G Lieutenant Rhodesia Regiment 1917-10-18
4615 Coxhead George Robert Christian G R C Private 4th Regt. UDF 1917-12-12
4613 Coxford Hugh Leonard H L Sergeant 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-20
4612 Coxen Herbert Bradfield Davey H B D Rifleman Rifle Brigade 8th Bn. 1915-10-06
4603 Cox John Algar J A Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Bn. 1915-03-17
4606 Cox Ralph George R G Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. 1917-10-26
4592 Cowley Arthur James A J Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-12-08
4595 Cowley John Percival J P Sergeant 1 A.A. Regt. UDF 1942-06-15
4585 Cowie Graham Robertson G R Captain UDF 1918-09-03
4589 Cowie William Robert W R Private 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-12
4590 Cowie William Warden W W Major South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-09-09
4582 Cowey Charles William Thompson C W T Private 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-12-25
4575 Coward Albert Victor A V Signaller 5th Bde. Sig. Coy. UDF 1941-12-17
4564 Covell Lawrence John William L J W Private 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-19
4556 Cousens Hal Leonard H L Private Rand Light Infantry 1st UDF 1942-10-24
4551 Coupe Walter Henry W H Private 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-22
4546 Coulter Dudley James D J Private Die Middelandse Regiment UDF 1942-04-23
8691 Cottle-Green Robert R Sergeant Royal Garrison Artillery 319th Siege Bty. 1917-08-29
4530 Costiff Herbert William H W Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1918-10-11
4527 Costello Albert George A G Lance Corporal 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-10-12
4526 Cosadinos Demetrius George D G Private South African Horse 8th UDF 1916-09-19
29845 Cornelius Frederick Petrus Johannes F P J Warrant Officer Class I 5 Maintenance Unit SADF 1986-03-18
4488 Corbett Thomas Frederick T F Corporal 1st Regt. UDF 1917-11-13
4442 Cooper Arthur James A J Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-11-21
4445 Cooper Charles Baldwin C B Corporal 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
4447 Cooper Charles Edward C E Private 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-17
4469 Cooper William McGregor W M Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 237 Sqdn. 1941-05-15
4394 Cook Christian Frederick C F Private 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-20
4395 Cook David Brown D B Private 4th Regt. UDF 1918-01-11
4399 Cook George G Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-08
4368 Conradie David Jacob D J Private South African Irish 1st UDF 1941-11-23
4364 Conolly Walter Wilson W W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry UDF 1942-10-24
4363 Conochie Peter P Private 10th Regt. UDF 1916-08-15