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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 14,778 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
38922 Battershill Peter John P J Junior Commandant Guard Force Internal Affairs RSF 1979-03-27
1316 Battley Frederick Walter F W Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Bn. UK 1916-04-21
1319 Baty Robert R Private Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment) 5th Bn. CAN 1915-05-24
1320 Batzophin Hymen Chaim H C Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 24 (S.A.A.F.) Squadron UK 1941-09-14
1321 Bauchop Stephen S Private South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 6th Armoured Car Regiment UDF 1941-11-22
47540 Baudin Louis Joseph Emile L J E Burgher Franse corporals Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-04-30
1322 Bauer Hugo Frans H F Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1917-04-09
1323 Baugh Richard Bertram R B Lieutenant Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. UDF 1942-02-09
1325 Baum Harold H Private Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1941-12-31
47537 Baumand H H Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1902-01-15
1326 Baumann Ludwig Friedrich L F Private Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1941-12-31
1327 Baumann Maximilian Otto M O Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 70th Squadron UK 1917-07-13
47206 Bauwkens Ewoud E Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-06-23
29201 Bawden Eldred Leonard E L Lieutenant Railways and Harbours Brigade 1922-03-10
1335 Baxter Edward Rooksby E R Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-10-12
1336 Baxter Harry H Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-10
47536 Baxter John (jack) Alexander J ( A Burgher Ermelo Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-10-13
38364 Bayayi B Field Reservist British South Africa Police Special Reserve RSF 1976-11-13
1344 Bayley Frederick Gordon F G Lieutenant Royal Air Force 204 Squadron UK 1918-10-23
1346 Bayley Herbert John Plumstead H J P Air Sergeant 24 Squadron UDF 1942-07-23
1347 Bayley Norman Ronald N R Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Regiment UDF 1942-10-23
1349 Bayliffe Duncan D Corporal Rand Light Infantry 1st UDF 1941-12-31
1350 Bayly Charles George Gordon C G G Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 5th Squadron UK 1914-08-22
1352 Bayly Harry Ayrton H A Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 12th Bn. UK 1917-06-14
38923 Bazara Vincent V Sapper Rhodesian Corps of Engineers (Corps) 7 Squadron, Rhodesian Corps of Engineers RSF 1979-11-22
1357 Bazley Ernest Edward E E Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 298th Bde. UK 1917-10-04
1360 Beacham Albert Rex A R Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1917-09-18
1362 Beacham Walter W Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1916-12-04
1365 Beadon James J Corporal 12th South African Infantry UDF 1916-03-08
1366 Beal-Preston Trevor Leslie T L Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st UDF 1942-06-09
38925 Beamish Raymond W R W Sergeant Rhodesia Forces 1st Field Regiment RSF 1979-07-20
1378 Beard William John W J Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry 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. UK 1916-09-17
1385 Beaton John Frederick J F Captain Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-07-28
1387 Beaton Thomas Woodrow T W Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-22
1391 Beattie Desmond Robert D R Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1945-04-29
1392 Beattie James J Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 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 Louis Trichardt Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-08-23
1397 Beauclerk Nevill Alfred De Vere N A D V Lieutenant Essex Regiment 12th Bn. UK 1915-06-17
1404 Beck Ami Wallis A W Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-09
1405 Beck Cecil Albert C A Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1945-04-04
1406 Beck Charles Ernest C E Company Quartermaster Sergeant 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-08
1409 Beck George G Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 18th Bn. UK 1917-05-21
1411 Beck Henry Wallace Mulcaster H W M Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-12
1416 Beck William Henry W H Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1st Bn. UK 1916-10-27
47533 Beck Lourens Christiaan L C Burgher Vrede Commando Boer Forces BOER 1902-01-06
1420 Becker Philip August P A Lieutenant 57 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1944-12-04
47532 Becker Jan J Burgher General Maritz Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-10-31