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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
1116 Barnard Adam Edward A E Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1918-05-04
1122 Barnard Hendrik H Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-14
1110 Barlow Cecil George C G Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 156th Bde. UK 1917-05-18
1072 Barclay Conley David C D Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. UDF 1942-02-22
1066 Barbier Alexander Norman A N Private Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1942-02-12
29336 Baptista N Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1982-05-29
48324 Bantjes Henry James H J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1902-02-14
1051 Bantam Samuel Johannes S J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 22nd Coy. UDF 1918-03-26
1047 Bannister Henry John H J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-11
1034 Banham Peter William Blenkin P W B Captain Natal Mounted Rifles UDF 1944-07-26
1033 Bango Petrus P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-02-17
1027 Bands Arthur A Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-10-11
1006 Bam Gerhardus Mauritz G M Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles UDF 1942-05-29
984 Ball Frederick F Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. UDF 1918-03-15
49358 Baldwin A Trooper Rhodesia Regiment COLONIAL 1900-05-11
29321 Balani A Lieutenant SA Army SANDF 1998-01-06
968 Bakkes Dirk Cornelius D C Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-12-18
939 Baker Clifford C Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-31
953 Baker John MacKenzie J M Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 38 Railway Construction Coy. UDF 1944-07-29
964 Baker William James W J Captain Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1917-03-29
911 Baillie John Pollock J P Lieutenant South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) UDF 1944-06-28
906 Bailie Christiaan Constant C C Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 23 Medium Regiment UDF 1944-12-06
903 Bailey William James Percival W J P Sapper Royal Engineers 1st/2nd (Hants) Army Troops Coy. UK 1915-09-26
876 Bagott Fritz William F W Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. UDF 1917-04-29
871 Badham John Basil J B Gunner South African Field Artillery 3rd Bty. UDF 1916-09-19
859 Badenhorst Hans Jurie H J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-08
865 Badenhorst Petrus Johannes P J Burgher Mounted Commandos Kalahari Horse UDF 1915-03-20
49762 Babu Willem W Rifleman Sector 40 Headquarters SADF 1981-02-01
813 Ayliff George John G J Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-09
799 Austin William W Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1917-09-21
29281 Augusto Domingos D Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1978-01-28
761 Attwood Harry Richard H R Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-06-03
758 Attree Jesse Funnel J F Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 7th Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1942-03-12
33995 Ashipala T M Constable Richmond District SAP 1961-10-29
714 Ashford John Henry Leonard J H L Private Lancashire Fusiliers 20th Bn. UK 1917-10-23
712 Ashdown Edward James E J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-01-25
706 Artz Martin M Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-05
700 Art Harold Hedley H H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-22
688 Arnot David John Nelson D J N Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-27
653 Arkin Solomon David S D Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-11-04
608 Apps Alfred Frederick A F Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) 3rd Bde. Workshops UDF 1943-01-09
29260 Appelgryn Willie Jacobus W J Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1979-12-14
579 Antill Alfred Edwin John A E J Second Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-09-21
573 Anthony Clarence Case C C Captain Royal Fusiliers 13th Bn. UK 1915-12-15
571 Anthon Edward Joseph E J Corporal Royal Scots 16th Bn. UK 1918-03-30
564 Annall Edward George E G Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-11
559 Angus David Gove D G Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-13
530 Andrews Frederick Seymour F S Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 13th Squadron UK 1917-04-29
448 Anderson Bernard Frederick B F Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-22
449 Anderson Charles Alexander C A Second Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1918-07-19