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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

KIA — Killed in action 14,778 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
1021 Bancroft Edwin Frederick E F Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-10-18
1022 Bancroft Thomas T Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-21
38359 Banda Wilson W Constable British South Africa Police Special Branch RSF 1978-03-26
49139 Banda Wilson W Constable RSF 1978-03-06
47579 Bander F H S F H S Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-10-23
1028 Bands William James W J Private Natal Light Horse "E" Squadron UDF 1914-11-18
38360 Banga David D Constable British South Africa Police Special Branch RSF 1974-05-05
30040 Bankes Edward Nugent E N Captain Royal Dublin Fusiliers 3rd Battalion UK 1915-04-26
1037 Bankhead Frank John F J Private 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regiment) CAN 1916-10-29
1039 Banks Eric Blakeway E B Private South African Horse 7th UDF 1916-08-06
1040 Banks Edward William E W Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 156 Squadron UK 1943-05-13
1042 Banks Rafie R Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-12
49600 Banno J J Trooper Brabant's Horse COLONIAL 1900-01-26
1049 Bansemer Walter Arthur Henry W A H Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-18
29334 Baptista Arsenio Nicolau Domignos A N D Staff Sergeant 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1987-11-16
29340 Bar-El Mayer Jacob M J Sergeant Israeli Defence Forces Armoured Corps IDF 1973-10-08
29358 Bar-On Yaniv Y Master-Sergeant Israeli Defence Forces Armoured Corps IDF 2006-07-12
29337 Baransky Gustav Jerome G J Lieutenant 2 Squadron UDF 1952-04-20
1060 Barbe Frederick Charles F C Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-10-12
1062 Barber Clarence Arthur C A Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Field Regiment UDF 1941-11-23
1063 Barber Edgar Francis E F Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Gloucester UDF 1941-05-22
1064 Barber Ernest William E W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 2 Field Coy. UDF 1942-06-30
1067 Barbour Francis Girvin F G Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 237 Squadron UK 1944-07-25
1073 Barclay George Stevenson G S Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-07-21
1074 Barclay John McRae J M Second Lieutenant 1 Squadron UDF 1941-12-17
1075 Barclay Robert Bruce R B Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-12
38905 Barclay David Ian Ferguson D I F Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry Support Commando, 1st Battalion RSF 1977-07-07
1079 Barends Eddie E Private Cape Corps UDF 1942-11-08
1087 Barenski Frank George F G Private Essex Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1915-06-23
1095 Barker Clifford Mark C M Lieutenant Royal Natal Carbineers 1st UDF 1942-07-27
1096 Barker Ernest E Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-14
1097 Barker Henry Francis H F Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) UDF 1944-06-12
1098 Barker Joseph J Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1916-03-21
47577 Barker S A S A Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1899-12-01
49441 Barkham Daniel D Trooper Border Horse COLONIAL 1900-05-28
47576 Barkhuizen P A C C (p J J?) P A C C ( J J Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-07-09
47578 Barkhuizen Jan G J G Burgher Bloemhof Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-08-25
1105 Barkley John J Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Copra UDF 1944-06-06
47575 Barkley Christiaan C Burgher Krugersdorp Boer Forces BOER 1899-12-01
1107 Barklie John Herbert J H Sergeant Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-06-20
1109 Barlow Brian Brereton B B Corporal Rand Light Infantry 1st UDF 1941-12-23
1112 Barlow Ignatius Petrus I P Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st UDF 1942-07-06
1114 Barlow Leslie George L G Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 603 Squadron UK 1942-06-08
38906 Barnabas Richard R Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1 Reserve Holding Unit RSF 1979-05-11
1121 Barnard Hertzog H Private Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1941-12-31
1127 Barnard Johannes Gerhardus J G Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-05-05
40810 Barnard Nicolaas Willem N W Lance Corporal 1 SWA Engineer Regiment SADF 1987-01-22
47557 Barnard Stephanus Philippus S P Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-09-29
47558 Barnard Willem Hendrik Stefanus W H S Burgher Pretoria Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-12-03
47559 Barnard Marthinus C M C Burgher Alseck - Philippolis Commando Boer Forces BOER Unknown