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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
43561 Mears Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1902-02-27
16309 Meats Harold Stephen H S Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Submarine E.30. UK 1916-11-22
39811 Meddows-Taylor Colin M C M Trooper Special Air Service "C" Squadron RSF 1978-01-20
31843 Medhurst Eugene E Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1976-04-13
16314 Medlicott George Herbert G H Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-10-15
16316 Medlin John Osborne J O Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
16317 Meech James Arthur J A Private Australian Pioneers 1st AUS 1918-07-29
16321 Megaw Thomas William T W Lieutenant South African Air Force 37 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1944-06-13
45711 Mehrens Nicolaas Heinrich N H Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1899-10-21
45709 Meijer Petrus Frederick (j) P F ( Burgher Boer Forces Boshof Commando BOER 1899-11-23
16327 Meintjes Francis Ruyseh F R Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 21 Squadron UDF 1941-11-05
16329 Meintjes Henry Francois H F Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
45701 Meintjies N.d. N Burgher Boer Forces Harrismith Commando BOER 1901-01-06
45703 Meintjies Hendrik Arnoldus Christiaan H A C Burgher Boer Forces Krronstad Commando BOER Unknown
45704 Meintjies Edmund W D E W D Burgher Boer Forces Vrede/Harrismith Commando BOER 1900-01-06
45705 Meintjies L.c. L Burgher Boer Forces Marico Commando BOER 1900-02-06
45706 Meintjies Louis Cornelius L C Burgher Boer Forces Marico Commando BOER 1900-02-27
45707 Meintjies Jacobus. J Burgher Boer Forces Potchefstroom BOER 1900-02-27
45708 Meintjies Egbert Ernst Groesbeek E E G Burgher Boer Forces Pretoria, Commandant Moll Commando BOER 1901-08-07
45710 Meintjies C C Burgher Boer Forces Marico Commando BOER 1900-02-27
16335 Meiring Andries Herclass A H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
16341 Meiring Ian Murray I M Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Squadron UDF 1943-10-28
16344 Meiring John William J W Captain South African Air Force 4 Squadron UDF 1944-02-08
31852 Meiring Muller M Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 61 Mechanised Battalion Group SADF 1988-06-27
16349 Meise Henry H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
48800 Meisenheimer J H Sergeant South West African Police SAP Security Branch: Special Operations (K) SWAPOL 1983-04-18
31858 Melcer Yitzhak Y Sergeant (Rank raised to Master-Sgt posthomously) Israeli Defence Forces Armoured Corps IDF 1973-10-16
16357 Meldrum William Tindall W T Corporal South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. UDF 1917-07-19
16361 Mellet Charles Pitrus C P Sergeant Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1941-12-31
16366 Mellor Samuel S Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1916-03-11
16370 Melvill Edward Thomas E T Sergeant South African Corps of Signals UDF 1941-12-12
16371 Melvill Melvill Leopold M L Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 108th Bty. UK 1917-10-31
16373 Melville Alexander Saunders A S Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-06-30
16375 Melville Maxwell Arthur M A Private Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) 8th Bn. CAN 1918-08-09
45702 Mendelsohn Johannes J Burgher Boer Forces Heilbron BOER 1901-12-25
39812 Mendes Joao Paulo Graca J P G Trooper Special Air Service "C" Squadron RSF 1973-08-22
16384 Meneely James J Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. UDF 1916-03-21
16385 Menlove Edward Rupert Menlow Jenkins E R M J Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. UK 1916-09-09
31859 Mennigke Cecil Ian C I Lance Corporal 1 Reconnaissance Regiment 1 Recce Commando SADF 1978-01-04
16397 Mentor William G W G Private Indian and Malay Corps UDF 1942-06-13
16398 Mentz Jan Carl J C Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-09-01
45695 Mentz P P Burgher Boer Forces Potchefstroom BOER 1900-10-25
45696 Mentz Pieter P Burgher Boer Forces Potchefstroom BOER 1902-03-22
45697 Mentz Nicolaas J. Snr N J S Burgher Boer Forces VK Opperman, Heilbron Commando BOER 1900-01-18
45698 Mentz Nicolaas N Burgher Boer Forces Potchefstroom BOER 1899-11-28
45699 Mentz Johannes Joachim J J Burgher Boer Forces Heilbron BOER 1901-07-31
45700 Mentz Barend Daniel B D Burgher Boer Forces Heilbron BOER 1901-04-21
16409 Mercier Victor William V W Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers 3rd Battalion UK 1915-09-25
16412 Meredith John Francis Gibson J F G Lieutenant South African Air Force 21 Squadron UDF 1943-07-03
39813 Mereki John J District Assistant Internal Affairs "C" Squadron RSF 1977-04-21