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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 2,685 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
24331 Strang John J Sergeant South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-07-02
24330 Stranack William Garland W G Lieutenant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-01-30
24314 Stow William Philipson W P Private South African Infantry 1st Bde. UDF 1918-10-10
24304 Storrier James Frank J F 2nd Corporal South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1917-10-30
24302 Storkey Cecil Henry C H Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-16
24294 Stopford Ronayne Justin R J Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-02
24287 Stonell Vinton Arthur V A Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-01
24264 Stoker Frank F Private Northumberland Fusiliers 8th Bn. 1917-09-14
24248 Stockenstroom William Charles W C Trooper Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-25
24243 Stock Aubrey Ivan A I Trooper Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-10
24244 Stock Henry Rupert Hewson H R H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-30
24245 Stock John Lancelot Walmsley J L W Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment 3rd Bn. 1917-05-03
24242 Stirton Percy Wilfred P W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-18
24236 Still Joseph Francis J F Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1919-04-12
33121 Still George Louis R T Corporal Mashonaland Mounted Police Artillery 1983-06-24
24218 Steyn Peter Jacobus De Wet P J D W Corporal Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-06-07
33110 Steyn Henry White H W Trooper Johannesburg Mounted Rifles South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1906-06-20
24159 Stewart CLAUDE McDONALD C M Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-30
24165 Stewart Douglas Keith D K Lieutenant South African Air Force 16 Sqdn. UDF 1944-09-01
24175 Stewart James J Private Essex Regiment 11th Bn. 1916-10-27
24187 Stewart Paul Alastair P A Lieutenant Royal Navy H.M.S. Bideford 1940-05-29
24193 Stewart Walter Arthur W A Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-10-13
24196 Stewart William Malcolm W M Captain Machine Gun Corps 23rd Bn. 1916-10-27
24145 Stevenson James Douglas J D Lieutenant South African Artillery 23 Field Regt. UDF 1944-06-15
24146 Stevenson James Keir J K Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-08-12
24133 Stevens John Moses J M Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-12-25
24135 Stevens Robert Alexander R A Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-25
24106 Stephenson Eric Seymour E S Captain Gloucestershire Regiment 1915-05-06
41087 Stephens Frans F Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Carnarvon Commando UDF 1915-03-07
24087 Stephen Alan James A J Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 6th Bn. 1918-10-18
24072 Stein Harry H Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-10-23
24042 Steenkamp Andries Johannes Hendrik A J H Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Brand's Column UDF 1914-11-13
24029 Steele Frank F Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-22
24036 Steele Percival Lionel Wilson P L W Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-17
24023 Steel Edward Anthony E A Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery 1919-10-14
24025 Steel Reginald Lovell R L Sapper South African Engineer Corps H.q. UDF 1945-03-01
24013 Starling Anthony Nainby A N Sergeant Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-06-25
24004 Stapleton Harold Edward Beaumont H E B Captain Royal Garrison Artillery 1917-09-26
23979 Stanley William Robert W R Private Canadian Army Medical Corps 5th Field Amb. 1918-10-13
23970 Stanford William W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-11-04
23962 Stanfield Leonard L Corporal South African Tank Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1942-07-15
23960 Stane Samuel S Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-11
23952 Stanbridge John Stephen J S Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1941-12-24
23937 Stacey Douglas William D W Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 20th Sqdn. 1917-06-20
38790 Stacey David Michael D M Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1973-03-09
23936 Stabler Arthur Sidney Herbert A S H Sergeant Royal Field Artillery 35th Bde. 1917-10-24
23928 St. George John Christopher J C Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-15
23919 Squire George G Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
23899 Spottiswoode Robert James R J Lance Corporal South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-03-15
23890 Spinney Frank F Second Lieutenant Royal Scots 2nd Bn. 1916-10-02