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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
34989 Hooper Frederick William F W 1st Class Sergeant South African Police Port Elizabeth 1922-03-12
10231 Hope Adrian Alexander A A Major South African Staff Corps Me 66 UDF 1945-04-17
10235 Hope Frederick George F G Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-27
10239 Hope Stafford Maling S M Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. UDF 1942-07-27
39435 Hope Richard John R J Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1976-10-11
10243 Hopkins Arthur Ernest Mitchell A E M Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Sqdn. UDF 1942-03-31
10247 Hopkins Rex John R J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
10248 Hopkins Thomas John Cecil T J C Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. UDF 1944-10-04
10250 Hopkyns Thomas Gray T G Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
46191 Hopley Johannes. Adriaan Sarel J A S Burgher Boer Forces Standerton Commando 1900-01-04
10252 Hopper Eric Wilson E W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
10254 Hopping-Mills Edmund Vernon E V Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-22
10255 Hoptroff Wallace Frank W F Captain South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
10256 Hopwood Edwin John E J Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 10th Bn. 1916-04-09
46190 Horak Johannes Albertus (johnnie) J A ( Burgher Boer Forces Fauresmith 1900-02-16
10260 Hore Eric Vivian E V Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 50 Sqdn. 1942-01-14
10261 Horn Harold H Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
46185 Horn Theunis Gerrit Diederik T G D Burgher Boer Forces 1899-11-21
46186 Horn Jan J Burgher Boer Forces Boksburg Fc Dercksen Commando Unknown
46187 Horn Jan Mathys Hendrik (corp) J M H ( Burgher Boer Forces Boksburg 1900-07-08
46188 Horn Johannes Stefanus (hermanus) J S ( Burgher Boer Forces Pretoria Commando 1901-05-08
46189 Horn Christiaan C Burgher Boer Forces Rouxville Commando 1900-04-22
10264 Hornby Brian Melville B M Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-02-22
10267 Hornby Joseph Henry J H Lieutenant Royal Engineers 94th Field Coy. 1918-11-07
10271 Horne Cecil Edmund C E Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
10273 Horne Cyril Harry C H Sapper South African Engineer Corps 4 Field Coy. UDF 1944-09-27
10274 Horne Cecil William Swan C W S Signalman Royal Navy H.M.S. Liverpool 1940-10-15
10279 Horne James Peter J P Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-18
10280 Horne James Thomas J T Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-08-02
10281 Horne John William Beresford J W B Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 49 Sqdn. 1942-10-12
10285 Horne William Leonard George W L G Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-06-07
10286 Horner Joseph J Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-21
10288 Hornsey Frederick Archibald F A Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-11
10289 Horobin Rhodes William R W Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 237 Sqdn. 1941-03-18
10290 Horrocks David Wilson D W Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 40 Sqdn. 1941-06-27
10293 Horscroft Hector Eugene H E Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1944-09-13
10294 Horsey Robert Redvers R R Private London Regiment (London Scottish) 1st/14th Bn. 1918-08-23
10296 Horsfall Leonard Arthur L A Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 71st Siege Bty. 1917-07-23
10297 Horsford Albert Edward A E Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
10299 Horsley Lyddon Claude L C Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-11-05
10303 Horton Edward Henry E H Lieutenant South African Air Force 17 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-14
30750 Horwell Francis F Second Lieutenant Imperial Light Horse 5 South African Infantry Battalion UDF 1922-03-12
10305 Horwitz Sydney Samuel Salmon S S S Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 3rd Bn. 1916-10-21
10306 Horwood James J Sergeant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-02-26
10307 Horwood Percival P Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
10308 Hosack James Charles J C Second Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st 1916-07-20
30751 Hosea Herman H Special WO South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1984-02-24
10310 Hosken Victor Frederick V F Second Lieutenant London Regiment 7th Bn. 1916-10-07
10313 Hoskin John Edward J E Sergeant Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment) 28th Bn. 1916-09-15
10314 Hosking Alfred Stanley A S Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-12