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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
29417 Bester Johannes Jacobus J J Second Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps School of Armour SADF 1971-02-01
1680 Bestall Robert R Gunner New Zealand Field Artillery Div. Ammunition Col. 1917-07-07
1677 Best Robert Graham R G Captain South African Artillery 7 Field Bty. UDF 1941-11-24
1671 Bertram Atholl William A W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1942-06-08
29412 Berry Eleanor Jane E J Civilian Civilian 1922-03-10
1649 Berriman Neville N Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-02
1636 Berman Bernard B Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
1634 Berlin George G Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-06
1627 Bergh Michiel M Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps UDF 1944-04-17
1621 Benton William Manstead W M Captain Manchester Regiment 12th Bn. 1916-08-17
1609 Benson Douglas D Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 59 Q Coy UDF 1944-11-22
1582 Bennett Arthur John A J Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-07-27
1584 Bennett Cecil Ernest C E Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-11-11
1586 Bennett Edward George Arman E G A Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-06-08
1588 Bennett Frederick Herbert F H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-20
1567 Benjamin Abdullah A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-12-02
38934 Benjamin Cornius Peter C P Acting Lance Corporal Rhodesian Defence Regiment 2nd Protection Company 1975-04-24
1557 Beneke Alton Daniel A D Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-05-24
1556 Benecke William W Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-03-21
1545 Bence Cornelius Hermanus C H Gunner South African Artillery 1 Anti-Tank Regt. UDF 1942-06-15
38929 Belstead Christopher John C J Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 10th Battalion 1979-12-17
1529 Bell-Bathurst Basil Woodd Bambridge B W B Major Royal Horse Artillery 1917-04-23
1496 Bell Douglas John D J Captain Royal Air Force No. 3 Sqdn. 1918-05-27
1507 Bell Leonard L Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-09-06
1510 Bell Oliver Melrose O M Major South African Engineer Corps 31 Road Construction Coy. UDF 1943-04-07
1514 Bell Richard Harold R H Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
1522 Bell William James W J Private South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) UDF 1944-07-17
1480 Bekker H M Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Field Ambulance Brigade UDF 1914-11-25
1463 Behr Lloyd Basil L B Corporal Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-22
1464 Behr William W Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-21
29381 Beetge Pieter Johannes P J Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force SADF 1963-02-19
47884 Bedenhamer Leopold L Burgher Boer Forces Prisoner of War 1900-11-26
1395 Beattie William George W G Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
1383 Beaton COLIN McLEAN C M Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-10-20
1375 Beard Henry H Private Lancashire Fusiliers 17th Bn. 1917-04-15
1371 Bean Rex Coleman R C Sergeant First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-11-24
1361 Beacham Henry H Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 72nd Siege Battery 1917-12-26
1330 Baxendale Walter W Major British South African Police 1916-10-23
1288 Bate Richard Shepperson R S Lieutenant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-02-16
1271 Basson Andries A Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1st 1917-01-03
1273 Basson Ernest E Corporal South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1917-07-21
29195 Basson Jacobus Johannes J J Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps Regiment Oranjerivier SADF 1977-08-30
1270 Bassingthwaighte Robert Ernest Vincent R E V Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-30
1265 Bassano Christopher Brian C B Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
1241 Bartlett Vivian V Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-01-02
29363 Barry William John Harte W J H Captain Mashonaland Mounted Police 1896-01-31
1206 Barrish Menzo Wilhelm M W Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
1196 Barrett Edward E Sergeant South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1917-09-12
1199 Barrett Herbert Victor H V Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 110th Bde. 1918-04-22
1200 Barrett Joseph J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-18