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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
31241 Laurindo Lucindo L Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1978-02-08
31242 Lautenslager Vincent Peter V P Lieutenant 8 Sqdn. SADF 1980-09-12
13005 Lauterbach Johannes Gustav J G Corporal 12 Field Sqn. UDF 1944-06-28
13006 Lavell Henry James H J Private 4th Regt. UDF 1918-06-24
13011 Lavens Basil Anthony B A Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry UDF 1945-04-18
13016 Lavery Ray Arras R A Lieutenant 31 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-15
13019 Lavis Albert A Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. UDF 1944-07-25
13021 Law Alan Hugh A H Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Bn. 1918-11-04
13022 Law Cecil Edward C E Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Bn. 1918-09-30
13023 Law Edward Verdun E V Electrical Artificer 4th Class H.M.S. Cornwall UDF 1942-04-05
13029 Lawenski John David J D Pioneer Royal Engineers "J" Special Coy. 1918-06-03
13030 Lawford Edwin Nelson E N Private 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
38545 Lawler Kevin Francis K F Patrol Officer British South Africa Police British South Africa Police RSF 1979-12-12
13034 Lawless Harold Nixey H N Lieutenant 30 Sqdn. UDF 1945-02-20
13036 Lawlor Frank F Private 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-22
13038 Lawlor Patrick P Private 5th Regt. UDF 1916-06-20
13041 Lawrence Arthur Cecil A C Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-11
13042 Lawrence Alfred Prins A P Lance Corporal 8th Regt. UDF 1917-07-19
13046 Lawrence Charles Edgar C E Corporal South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-10-25
13047 Lawrence Cecil Gordon Cavanagh C G C Private South African Horse 5th UDF 1916-08-25
13048 Lawrence Douglas Harold George D H G Lieutenant 26 Sqdn. UDF 1944-02-03
13053 Lawrence Guy Francis G F Lieutenant Grenadier Guards 2nd Bn. 1918-08-27
13054 Lawrence Gordon William Maisey G W M Private 11th Regt. UDF 1916-05-14
13057 Lawrence John Seton J S Lieutenant 500 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1945-04-13
13058 Lawrence Lawrence Arthur L A Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 83rd Bty. 1917-08-16
39589 Lawrence David Michael Kilcoyne D M K Corporal Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 2 Squadron 1979-04-08
13062 Lawrie Gordon G Captain 31 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-17
13063 Lawrie Ian Hope I H Lieutenant 28 Sqdn. UDF 1943-09-25
31248 Lawrie Geoffrey Allan G A Lance Corporal 1 Recce Commando 1 Recce Commando SADF 1977-01-01
13068 Lawson Andrew John A J Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. UDF 1941-12-24
13074 Lawson Ralph Lawrence R L Lieutenant 178 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-15
13076 Lawson William Davidson W D Bombardier 3 Field Regt. UDF 1941-11-23
13078 Lawton George McGregor G M Sergeant 2 A.A. Regt. UDF 1942-06-20
13079 Lawton Sidney Herbert Dendy S H D Lieutenant UDF 1944-09-20
13080 Layde William John W J Warrant Officer Class I 26 Sqdn. UDF 1944-03-04
13081 Layman William Walter W W Lieutenant UDF 1944-11-01
13083 Layton Edward Charles Morris E C M Captain 11th Regt. UDF 1916-09-03
39591 Layton Joseph Benjamin J B Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1st Battalion RSF 1979-10-27
13089 Lazarus Cyril Henry C H Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment 7th Bn. 1918-03-27
13091 Lazarus Nevil Irwin N I Bombardier 1 A.A. Regt. UDF 1942-06-14
13092 Lazarus Sydney Lewis S L Flight Sergeant 40 Sqdn. UDF 1940-08-09
13095 Le Cordeur Peter Jacobus P J Private UDF 1941-11-23
45827 Le Gilles Alphonse A Burgher Boer Forces Gen de Villebois Commando 1900-04-05
45833 Le Grange Jacobus A P J A P Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
13108 Le Mare Murray Stewart M S Private 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-01-12
13113 Le Roux Andre Bernhard A B Air Sergeant 24 Sqdn. UDF 1941-11-21
13117 Le Roux Clive Gordon C G Captain 40 Sqdn. UDF 1943-07-10
13119 Le Roux Daniel Hendrick Gysbert D H G Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. UDF 1917-02-06
13135 Le Roux Johannes Van Heerden J v H Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-05-12
13136 Le Roux John Victor Pierre J V P Trooper Pretoria Regiment UDF 1944-07-27