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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
31337 Light Raymond Mark R M Lance Corporal 1 Parachute Battalion "D" Coy. SADF 1987-10-31
13579 Lightbody Glyn Andrew Augustus G A A Corporal Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-11-23
13580 Lightbody Robert Renwick R R Sergeant Royal Air Force 203rd Sqdn. 1918-09-15
13581 Lightening Eric Charles Dalton E C D Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
13586 Lijonyo Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-01-22
31338 Likuis Lukus L Special WO South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1984-02-23
13593 Lile Ramsay R Private 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
13595 Lilford Norman Frank N F Burgher Mounted Commandos Brand's Commando UDF 1914-11-12
13596 Lilley Arthur John A J Private 4th Regt. UDF 1918-04-11
38551 Lindani Kiwa K Constable British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1977-11-12
13608 Lindbergh John Victor J V Captain 5 Sqdn. UDF 1943-03-26
45782 Lindeberg Gustav G Burgher Boer Forces Scandinavian Corps Commando 1899-12-12
13616 Lindenberg Stephen S Lieutenant 21 Sqdn. UDF 1943-01-13
45781 Lindenberg Gustav G Burgher Boer Forces Bloemhof Commando 1899-12-12
45774 Lindeque Petrus Frederik P F Burgher Boer Forces 1900-08-15
45776 Lindeque Petrus Frederik (piet) P F ( Burgher Boer Forces Ladybrand Commando 1901-07-28
45777 Lindeque Johannes Petrus J P Burgher Boer Forces Ladybrand Commando Unknown
45778 Lindeque Sarel Petrus Frederik S P F Burgher Boer Forces 1901-07-12
45779 Lindeque Johannes Jurgens J J Burgher Boer Forces Harrismith Commando 1901-12-25
45780 Lindeque H. H Burgher Boer Forces State Artillery Commando 1899-10-21
13626 Lindley Dunstan D Lieutenant 31 Sqdn. UDF 1944-06-29
13629 Lindsay Alexander A Rifleman Northern Rhodesia Rifles 1915-05-17
13631 Lindsay Ernest E Sergeant South African Rifles 1st UDF 1917-08-20
13632 Lindsay Graham G Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1914-09-26
13633 Lindsay James J Lieutenant UDF 1944-08-08
13634 Lindsay John Alexander J A Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
13636 Lindsay William MacLean W M Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-06-14
13638 Lindsey Wallace Stephen W S Sergeant UDF 1942-06-20
45775 Lindstörm Emile E Burgher Boer Forces Scandinavian Corps Commando 1899-12-12
13639 Lindup Edward Robert (ted) E R Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-07-29
13640 Lineboom Frank F Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
13641 Lines William W Private 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
13645 Linford Harry Alfred James H A J Second Lieutenant Imperial Camel Corps (Australian) 1917-01-09
13646 Linford Herbert Stanley H S Lance Corporal 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
31343 Linhanga Joao J Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1978-02-08
13656 Linsley Reginald Roesucic R R Lieutenant 5 Sqdn. UDF 1944-11-06
45772 Lion Cachet Calman Efraim C E Burgher Boer Forces 1901-08-13
13660 Lion-Cachet Calman C Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-07-23
13661 Lipp Vernon Robertson V R Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 5th Bn. 1916-06-17
31346 Lipschild Barnett B Corporal Corps of Royal Engineers 32 (Buffalo) Battalion UDF 1953-05-13
31347 Lipshitz Zvi Z Private Israeli Defence Forces Infantry 1948-05-13
31348 Lipshitz Zohar Z Lieutenant Israeli Defence Forces Armoured Corps 1982-06-11
13670 Lister Geoffrey Harold G H Lance Corporal 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-17
13671 Lister Harry H Corporal Natal Light Horse "D" Sqdn. 1915-04-27
13672 Lister James J Private 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
13679 Lithgow John J Lieutenant 11 Sqdn. UDF 1945-01-29
13680 Lithgow James Arthur J A Lieutenant 34 Sqdn. UDF 1944-10-16
13687 Little Edward Ferguson E F Lance Corporal 1st South African Field Ambulance UDF 1918-10-17
13692 Little Walter Bruce W B Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-17
39598 Little Bradley Wade B W Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1979-01-05