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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 14,310 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
1347 Bayley Norman Ronald N R Bombardier South African Artillery 1 A.A. Regt. UDF 1942-10-23
1349 Bayliffe Duncan D Corporal Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-31
1350 Bayly Charles George Gordon C G G Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 5th Sqdn. 1914-08-22
1352 Bayly Harry Ayrton H A Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 12th Bn. 1917-06-14
38923 Bazara Vincent V Sapper Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 7 Squadron 1979-11-22
1357 Bazley Ernest Edward E E Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 298th Bde. 1917-10-04
1360 Beacham Albert Rex A R Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-18
1362 Beacham Walter W Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-12-04
1365 Beadon James J Corporal South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1916-03-08
1366 Beal-Preston Trevor Leslie T L Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-06-09
38925 Beamish Raymond W R W Sergeant Rhodesia Forces 1st Field Regiment 1979-07-20
1378 Beard William John W J Sergeant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
29205 Beard Horace Seymour H S Corporal Mashonaland Mounted Police "C" Troop 1896-01-02
1379 Beart Vere Leopold Dunstan V L D Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 4th Bn. 1916-09-17
1385 Beaton John Frederick J F Captain Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-28
1387 Beaton Thomas Woodrow T W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-10-22
1391 Beattie Desmond Robert D R Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-29
1392 Beattie James J Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-12-18
29370 Beatty-Powell William Charles W C Trooper Mashonaland Mounted Police 1896-01-02
47534 Beauchamp Edward E Burgher Boer Forces Louis Trichardt Commando 1901-08-23
1397 Beauclerk Nevill Alfred De Vere N A D V Lieutenant Essex Regiment 12th Bn. 1915-06-17
1404 Beck Ami Wallis A W Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-09
1405 Beck Cecil Albert C A Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals UDF 1945-04-04
1406 Beck Charles Ernest C E Company Quartermaster Sergeant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
1409 Beck George G Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 18th Bn. 1917-05-21
1411 Beck Henry Wallace Mulcaster H W M Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
1416 Beck William Henry W H Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1st Bn. 1916-10-27
47533 Beck Lourens Christiaan L C Burgher Boer Forces Vrede Commando 1902-01-06
1420 Becker Philip August P A Lieutenant South African Air Force 57 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1944-12-04
47532 Becker Jan J Burgher Boer Forces General Maritz Commando 1901-10-31
1424 Beckerleg Lionel Clifford L C Captain Royal Army Service Corps 1944-11-01
1425 Beckerleg Stephen Trevor S T Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 3rd Bn. 1915-10-15
1427 Becket R C Corporal South African Tank Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1942-06-15
38927 Becking Gideon Edward G E Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 4th Battalion 1979-04-25
1430 Beckley Maurice George M G Sergeant Royal Air Force 44 Sqdn. 1944-11-04
1432 Beckwith Robert Emmerson R E Lance Corporal Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-24
1433 Beddy Dennis Montague D M Lieutenant South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1941-11-18
1435 Beddy Norman Hinton N H Private Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-31
1436 Beddy Norman Wilhelm N W Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
43781 Bedford Burgher Boer Forces Johannesburg Police Commando 1901-06-12
29375 Beech Robert Trevor R T Sergeant 44 Parachute Regiment SADF 1982-08-18
47531 Beek Izaak Andries I A Burgher Boer Forces 1900-02-15
1444 Beesly Leonard James L J Lieutenant South African Air Force 60 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1942-06-23
1445 Beeston Samuel S Private South African Rifles 1st UDF 1916-07-24
1446 Beetar Joseph J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-17
47528 Beetge Frans Marthinus F M Burgher Boer Forces Middelburg Commando Unknown
47529 Beetge Frans Marthinus F M Burgher Boer Forces Middelburg Commando 1902-02-21
47530 Beetge F A F A Burgher Boer Forces Wakkerstroom Commando 1899-10-24
1448 Beeton Eric Wilhelm E W Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
1449 Beeton Graham Eric G E Sergeant Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1942-05-27