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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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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
10109 Holder Harry H Lance Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Bn. 1918-07-18
10113 Holder Theunis Johannes T J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-01-09
30735 Holder Johannes Reinhard Gerhardus J R G Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1988-06-27
48951 Holder Johannes Reinhard J R Lance Corporal SADF 1988-06-27
10117 Holgate John Jeffrey J J Lieutenant Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-13
10121 Holland Christopher Thomas C T Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Sqdn. 1942-09-14
10126 Holland William Lennox Farquharson W L F Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
10127 Hollander Barney Lawrence B L Sergeant South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1917-11-16
10131 Hollenbach William Nicholson W N Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1941-12-07
39431 Holley Michael George Preston M G P Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 5th Battalion 1978-08-13
10133 Holliday Cecil C Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-10
10135 Holliday Harry H Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
46197 Holliday Frederik F Burgher Boer Forces Edenburg Commando 1901-10-16
10139 Hollingsworth Frederick F Lieutenant Rhodesia Regiment 1st 1915-04-26
10141 Hollingworth John Manson J M Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
30738 Hollis Peter Henry P H Lieutenant South African Air Force 8 Sqdn. SADF 1980-04-25
10146 Holloway Charles Edward C E Private South African Infantry 9th Regt. UDF 1916-07-27
10148 Holloway George Henry G H Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
30740 Holm Johan Wolfgang J W Captain South African Commandos Danie Theron Combat School SADF 1975-11-23
10153 Holman Frank Street F S Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force 33 Sqdn. 1941-04-20
10159 Holmes Ernest Cameron E C Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 13th Bn. 1916-11-14
10162 Holmes John Robert Morgan J R M Sapper South African Engineer Corps 12 Field Sqn. UDF 1944-09-18
10166 Holmes Oliver Lytton O L Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 104 Sqdn. 1942-11-07
10167 Holmes Richard Charles R C Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-11
10168 Holmes Richard Dewey R D Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-04-09
10170 Holmes Robert Wilson R W Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1916-03-11
10171 Holmes Tom T Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. 1917-08-04
10176 Holms Andrew Stuart A S Lieutenant Royal Engineers 177th Tunnelling Coy. 1916-07-01
10179 Holshausen Neil Harold N H Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-13
10184 Holton Leslie Arthur L A Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-08-29
10185 Holton Richard Arthur Legrow R A L Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-31
30743 Holtzhausen John Owen J O Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Sqdn. UDF 1952-04-10
39434 Holtzhausen Jan Albert J A Sergeant Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 3 Squadron 1979-04-24
46193 Holtzhausen P.g.a. P Burgher Boer Forces Heidelberg Commando 1901-12-20
46194 Holtzhausen Theunis Hilgard T H Burgher Boer Forces 1900-12-12
46195 Holtzhausen Karel K Burgher Boer Forces State Artillery Commando 1899-11-26
10190 Holtzkampt Charles John C J Sergeant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-04-17
46192 Homan Christiaan H. C H Burgher Boer Forces Bloemhof/Schweizer Reneke Commando 1899-12-11
40745 Hombasha Wyson W Internal Affairs African Development Fund 1974-05-10
10198 Honey Geoffrey Henry Le Sueur G H L S Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 5th Bn. 1916-10-21
10201 Honey John William J W Lance Sergeant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-10-18
10204 Honey Sidney John S J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-07-19
10206 Honey Wilson James W J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-30
10207 Honiball John Robert J R Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
10213 Hooey Grattan Chesney G C Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-15
10217 Hook Jack Sedgwick J S Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-20
10218 Hook Theodore Charles T C Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
10222 Hoolahan Andre Bernard A B Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-10
10223 Hooper Albert A Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-10-30
10224 Hooper Alfred James A J Corporal First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-22