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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 14,404 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
46296 Groh Arno A Burgher Boer Forces Pretoria Commando 1900-02-27
8848 Gronau Clift Howard C H Private 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) "D" Sqdn. 1914-09-25
46295 Gronum Antonie Johannes, Kaptein A J K Burgher Boer Forces Marico Commando 1902-02-25
39374 Groom Peter John P J Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 2 Independent Company 1976-09-03
8855 Grosse-Rasgado Wermer Richard Alex W R A Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-31
8863 Grove Leander De Lorme L d L Lieutenant Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 49th Bn. 1916-09-03
46290 Grove Stephanus Petrus S P Burgher Boer Forces Bethal Commando 1902-01-12
46291 Grove Stephanus Petrus F. S P F Burgher Boer Forces Lydenburg Commando 1901-12-04
46292 Grove Jacobus Stephanus J S Burgher Boer Forces State Artillery Commando 1900-01-11
46293 Grove Hermanus Gerhardus H G Burgher Boer Forces Vryheid 1899-12-15
46294 Grove Andreas Christian A C Burgher Boer Forces Postmasburg KK Commando 1901-08-25
8867 Groves Arthur A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-09
30563 Grunder Martin Olckers M O Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Sqdn. UDF 1951-09-01
8878 Grundy Stanley S Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force 101 Sqdn. 1943-04-09
46288 Guelpa Eugenio E Burgher Boer Forces Italianse corporals Commando 1899-12-15
8885 Guest Ernest Melville Charles E M C Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force 53 Sqdn. 1943-10-04
8886 Guest Ivor Arthur Melville I A M Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-06
8887 Guest John Desmond Thomas J D T Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Bn. 1941-11-21
8888 Guest John Kappel Hyde J K H Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1944-05-07
8894 Guise Reginald Edward R E Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 12th Bn. 1918-06-29
8895 Guites Jacob J Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1917-01-26
8897 Gumbley Donald Charles Beric D C B Second Lieutenant Wiltshire Regiment 3rd Bn. 1916-09-03
39377 Gumbo Baron B Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 4th Battalion 1979-01-04
40724 Gunda Akim A Constable British South Africa Police 2nd Battalion 1978-03-24
8905 Gunn A R Gunner South African Artillery 1 Anti-Tank Regt. UDF 1942-04-13
8907 Gunn Frank Arthur F A Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
8910 Gunning William Harold W H Private South African Mounted Brigade Scouts 1st UDF 1916-09-08
8911 Gunston William Ernest Thomas W E T Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
46289 Gunter Cornelis Jansen C J Burgher Boer Forces Vryheid 1900-12-12
8912 Gunyon Nigel McMahon N M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Sqdn. UDF 1942-10-19
8918 Gush Edward Welsh E W Sergeant Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-17
8920 Gush Ronald Gurney R G Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-22
8921 Gustafson John Axel Peter J A P Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1944-11-03
38484 Gutsa Richard R Constable British South Africa Police Support Unit 1976-09-25
43757 Gutteman Burgher Boer Forces Pretoria Commando 1901-09-30
43649 Guttman Burgher Boer Forces 1901-09-30
30577 Guy Ethelbert E Lieutenant Transvaal Scottish 32 (Buffalo) Battalion UDF 1922-03-10
38486 Gwenda Patrick P Detective Constable British South Africa Police Criminal Investigation Department 1977-03-03
8939 Gwiranipakamwa Sergeant Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-03-23
39386 Gwirize Peter P Private Rhodesian Army Service Corps 2 Maintenance Unit 1979-05-14
46395 Götterup Arthur J A J Burgher Boer Forces Scandinavian corps Commando 1899-12-11
46286 Günther Thila T Burgher Boer Forces German Corps Commando 1900-04-30
46284 Gütt Lt. L Burgher Boer Forces Lemmer Commando 1900-05-10
46285 Haagen Petrus Jacobus P J Burgher Boer Forces Gen Hertzog Commando 1901-09-14
8942 Haagner Sigmund Balo S B Lieutenant South African Air Force 40 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-22
8943 Haak Leonard Vivian L V Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-12
8945 Haarhoff Allan Christie A C Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-17
8946 Haarhoff Albert John A J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-10-17
8949 Haarhoff Johannes Hermanus J H Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-07-03
46277 Haasbroek Sarel Francois S F Burgher Boer Forces 1901-12-16