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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 14,779 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
10168 Holmes Richard Dewey R D Second Lieutenant 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1918-04-09
10170 Holmes Robert Wilson R W Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1916-03-11
10171 Holmes Tom T Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. UDF 1917-08-04
10176 Holms Andrew Stuart A S Lieutenant Royal Engineers 177th Tunnelling Coy. UK 1916-07-01
10179 Holshausen Neil Harold N H Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-07-13
10184 Holton Leslie Arthur L A Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-08-29
10185 Holton Richard Arthur Legrow R A L Private Rand Light Infantry 1st UDF 1941-12-31
30743 Holtzhausen John Owen J O Lieutenant 2 Squadron UDF 1952-04-10
39434 Holtzhausen Jan Albert J A Sergeant Rhodesian Corps of Engineers (Corps) 3 Squadron, Rhodesian Corps of Engineers RSF 1979-04-24
46193 Holtzhausen P.g.a. P Burgher Heidelberg Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-12-20
46194 Holtzhausen Theunis Hilgard T H Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-12-12
46195 Holtzhausen Karel K Burgher State Artillery Commando Boer Forces BOER 1899-11-26
10190 Holtzkampt Charles John C J Sergeant 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-17
46192 Homan Christiaan H. C H Burgher Bloemhof/Schweizer Reneke Commando Boer Forces BOER 1899-12-11
40745 Hombasha Wyson W Internal Affairs African Development Fund RSF 1974-05-10
10198 Honey Geoffrey Henry Le Sueur G H L S Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 5th Bn. UK 1916-10-21
10201 Honey John William J W Lance Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-10-18
10204 Honey Sidney John S J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-07-19
10206 Honey Wilson James W J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-30
10207 Honiball John Robert J R Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-12
10213 Hooey Grattan Chesney G C Lieutenant 31 Squadron UDF 1944-08-15
10217 Hook Jack Sedgwick J S Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-07-20
10218 Hook Theodore Charles T C Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-09
10222 Hoolahan Andre Bernard A B Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-07-10
10223 Hooper Albert A Private 7th South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-30
10224 Hooper Alfred James A J Corporal First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-06-22
34989 Hooper Frederick William F W 1st Class Sergeant Port Elizabeth SAP 1922-03-12
10231 Hope Adrian Alexander A A Major South African Staff Corps (Corps) Me 66 UDF 1945-04-17
10235 Hope Frederick George F G Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-27
10239 Hope Stafford Maling S M Lieutenant 1 Squadron UDF 1942-07-27
39435 Hope Richard John R J Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1976-10-11
10243 Hopkins Arthur Ernest Mitchell A E M Lieutenant 2 Squadron UDF 1942-03-31
10247 Hopkins Rex John R J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-08
10248 Hopkins Thomas John Cecil T J C Lieutenant 1 Squadron UDF 1944-10-04
10250 Hopkyns Thomas Gray T G Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
46191 Hopley Johannes. Adriaan Sarel J A S Burgher Standerton Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-01-04
10252 Hopper Eric Wilson E W Private 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-18
10254 Hopping-Mills Edmund Vernon E V Lieutenant 31 Squadron UDF 1944-08-22
10255 Hoptroff Wallace Frank W F Captain 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-18
10256 Hopwood Edwin John E J Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 10th Bn. UK 1916-04-09
46190 Horak Johannes Albertus (johnnie) J A ( Burgher Fauresmith Boer Forces BOER 1900-02-16
10260 Hore Eric Vivian E V Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 50 Squadron (RAF) UK 1942-01-14
10261 Horn Harold H Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-15
46185 Horn Theunis Gerrit Diederik T G D Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1899-11-21
46186 Horn Jan J Burgher Boksburg Fc Dercksen Commando Boer Forces BOER Unknown
46187 Horn Jan Mathys Hendrik (corp) J M H ( Burgher Boksburg Boer Forces BOER 1900-07-08
46188 Horn Johannes Stefanus (hermanus) J S ( Burgher Pretoria Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-05-08
46189 Horn Christiaan C Burgher Rouxville Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-04-22
10264 Hornby Brian Melville B M Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st UDF 1941-02-22
10267 Hornby Joseph Henry J H Lieutenant Royal Engineers 94th Field Coy. UK 1918-11-07