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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
1627 Bergh Michiel M Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-04-17
1621 Benton William Manstead W M Captain Manchester Regiment 12th Bn. UK 1916-08-17
1609 Benson Douglas D Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 59 Q Coy UDF 1944-11-22
49541 Benson H Cyril H C Sergeant Imperial Light Horse COLONIAL 1899-12-07
1582 Bennett Arthur John A J Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st UDF 1942-07-27
1584 Bennett Cecil Ernest C E Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-11-11
1586 Bennett Edward George Arman E G A Corporal 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-06-08
1588 Bennett Frederick Herbert F H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-20
1567 Benjamin Abdullah A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-12-02
38934 Benjamin Cornius Peter C P Acting Lance Corporal Rhodesia Defence Regiment 2nd Protection Company RSF 1975-04-24
1557 Beneke Alton Daniel A D Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-05-24
1556 Benecke William W Private 8th South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-03-21
1545 Bence Cornelius Hermanus C H Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Anti-Tank Regiment UDF 1942-06-15
38929 Belstead Christopher John C J Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 10th Battalion RSF 1979-12-17
1529 Bell-Bathurst Basil Woodd Bambridge B W B Major Royal Horse Artillery UK 1917-04-23
1496 Bell Douglas John D J Captain Royal Air Force No. 3 Squadron UK 1918-05-27
1507 Bell Leonard L Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-09-06
1510 Bell Oliver Melrose O M Major South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 31 Road Construction Coy. UDF 1943-04-07
1514 Bell Richard Harold R H Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 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 UDF 1945-04-22
1464 Behr William W Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-11-21
29381 Beetge Pieter Johannes P J Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) SADF 1963-02-19
47884 Bedenhamer Leopold L Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-11-26
1395 Beattie William George W G Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1917-09-21
1383 Beaton COLIN McLEAN C M Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-20
1375 Beard Henry H Private Lancashire Fusiliers 17th Bn. UK 1917-04-15
1371 Bean Rex Coleman R C Sergeant First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-11-24
1361 Beacham Henry H Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 72nd Siege Battery UDF 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 (Corps) UDF 1945-02-16
1271 Basson Andries A Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-01-03
1273 Basson Ernest E Corporal 7th South African Infantry UDF 1917-07-21
29195 Basson Jacobus Johannes J J Lance Corporal Regiment Oranjerivier SADF 1977-08-30
1270 Bassingthwaighte Robert Ernest Vincent R E V Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-07-30
1265 Bassano Christopher Brian C B Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
1241 Bartlett Vivian V Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 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 2nd South African Infantry 66th Div. UDF 1918-10-08
1196 Barrett Edward E Sergeant South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service UDF 1917-09-12
1199 Barrett Herbert Victor H V Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 110th Bde. UK 1918-04-22
1200 Barrett Joseph J Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-18
1190 Barralet Boulden William B W Private 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1917-04-10
41560 Barr Edward Frederick E F Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) Services School SADF 1961-07-11
1168 Barnett Arthur A Private Rand Light Infantry 1st UDF 1942-01-09
1175 Barnett Robert Derick R D Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1944-10-21
1145 Barnes Edward William E W Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 5th Bn. UK 1917-07-10
1154 Barnes Lancelot Ethelbert L E Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-21
1164 Barnes Vyvyan Barron V B Sergeant 10th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-06-20