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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
4218 Cole Harold Jameson H J Corporal 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-05
4221 Cole Reginald Herbert R H Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 216th Squadron UK 1918-09-30
4211 Coker Frederick Charles F C Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-20
4189 Cohen Albert Henry A H Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-02-16
4175 Coetzer Johannes Christoffel J C Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-19
4121 Coetzee Charles Frederick C F Private 11th Infantry (Rand Light Infantry) UDF 1915-02-25
4122 Coetzee Christiaan Wilhelmus C W Corporal Field Force Battalion 1/2 UDF 1941-02-19
4140 Coetzee Hendrik Petrus H P Private Regiment President Steyn UDF 1941-12-04
4147 Coetzee Johannes Hendrik J H Private South African Motor Cyclist Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-08-26
4095 Cockcroft Ivan Llewellyn I L Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 13 Field Squadron UDF 1944-07-16
4096 Cockcroft Mark Philip M P Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-07
49461 Cock J J 2nd Sergeant Bethune's Mounted Infantry COLONIAL 1900-05-22
4081 Cochrane Edwin Arthur E A Captain North Staffordshire Regiment 4th Battalion UK 1918-08-04
4054 Clover Barnes Mitchell B M Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. UDF 1918-08-23
4045 Clohessy John Desmond J D Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-13
4018 Cloete Cornelius Johannes C J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Field Amb. UDF 1918-11-12
4024 Cloete Gideon Johannes G J Corporal South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-05-12
4035 Cloete Johannes Cornelius J C Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-18
34327 Cloete Hendrik Petrus H P Mpumalanga SAP 1969-10-16
41534 Cloete Gert Cornelius Jacobus G C J Civilian Civilian 202 Battalion 1922-03-13
4007 Cline David D Corporal 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1917-04-20
3998 Clifford Herbert Edward H E Captain 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-19
3992 Clews Arthur Ernest A E Sapper Canadian Engineers 1st Div. CAN 1916-02-12
3995 Clews William Edward W E Private 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-17
3991 Cleverley Frank F Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-26
49290 Cleaver W Trooper Natal Carbineers COLONIAL 1899-10-24
34326 Classen Charles C Constable Mpumalanga SAP 1954-11-08
3933 Clarke Hilary Aiden H A Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 30 Road Construction Company UDF 1942-10-28
3945 Clarke Robert Denis R D Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-19
3893 Clark David Carl D C Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-11-11
3894 Clark Egbert Douglas E D Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1917-02-15
3903 Clark Henry H Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1914-10-31
3909 Clark John Wallace J W Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-23
3913 Clark Matthew M Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 4th Field Bty. UDF 1941-04-19
34322 Claassen Frederick Albertus Francois F A F Sergeant Mpumalanga SAP 1982-04-20
3848 Cilliers Peter P Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 72nd Siege Battery UDF 1917-05-31
3832 Churchman John J Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 1st/6th Bn. UK 1918-11-25
3814 Christie Peter P Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 11th S.A. Armd. Bde. UDF 1945-07-03
3805 Christianson Arnold Lewis A L Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-02-11
3777 Choat Joseph Cyril J C Second Lieutenant 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-24
38421 Chiwetu Edward E Constable British South Africa Police Support Unit RSF 1979-05-08
39309 Chivese Tamba T Private Rhodesian African Rifles 2 Independent Company RSF 1979-01-25
3770 Chittenden Henry H Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1918-03-28
3769 Chitrin Harry H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-07-07
3748 Chipeta Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1918-07-25
39094 Chinemhute W District Security Assistant Internal Affairs 3 Independent Company RSF 1978-01-01
39093 Chinduma Pondai P Private Rhodesian African Rifles 3 Independent Company RSF 1979-02-19
49156 Chidziwo O. O District Assistant Constable RSF 1978-08-01
3698 Chiazzari Victor Angelo V A Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-22
3695 Cheyne William W Private Royal Scots 1st/7th Bn. UK 1917-11-28