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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
19516 Oughterson Hugh George H G Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-07
32414 Oukongo Matheus M Special Constable South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) SWAPOL 1985-03-06
19517 Oulton Harry Charles H C Second Lieutenant Leinster Regiment 4th Bn. UK 1917-04-12
19520 Ovens James J Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. UDF 1914-09-26
32415 Ovens Robert Blackstock R B Private Transvaal Scottish South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) UDF 1922-03-10
32416 Over Alfred A Sergeant Transvaal Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1910-01-20
40161 Overbeek Martin M Lance Corporal Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1979-04-04
19523 Overgage George Edwin G E Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
19530 Owen Edgar E Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Squadron (RAF) UK 1941-10-14
19536 Owen James Edward J E Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
19538 Owen John Henry J H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
45373 Owen Robert R Burgher Boer Forces Lydenburg Commando BOER 1900-06-11
19544 Owtram Richard Michael R M Guardsman Irish Guards 3rd Bn. UK 1945-02-15
19545 Oxenham Wyndham Price W P Corporal 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) "C" Squadron UDF 1914-11-25
37082 Padarath Rudolf Nicolaas R Constable South African Police Johannesburg Flying Squad SAP 1994-08-11
19559 Paddon David D Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Squadron UDF 1942-05-27
19561 Paddon George William G W Sergeant Royal Fusiliers 23rd Bn. UK 1917-02-17
19568 Page Ernest E Lance Sergeant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 7th/8th Bn. UK 1918-03-21
19570 Page James Harold J H Private South African Medical Corps 1st Field Ambulance UDF 1917-12-07
19572 Page Stanley Bernal S B Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-06-22
19579 Paine Charles William Stanley C W S Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry Benbow Bn. UK 1915-07-17
19581 Paisley William Aspinall W A Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
40162 Pakayi Albert A District Security Assistant Internal Affairs Keep Protection RSF 1975-05-05
40163 Pakayi Israel Philemon I P Trooper Selous Scouts Keep Protection RSF 1975-04-28
37083 Pakgadi Rudolf Nicolaas L A Inspector South African Police Service Johannesburg Flying Squad SAPS 2001-06-09
19589 Palfrey Reginald R Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Bn. UK 1916-04-04
45372 Palm Mieder Johannes M J Burgher Boer Forces Thaba 'Nchu/Bethlehem Commando BOER 1901-02-03
19594 Palmer Arthur Percy A P Captain Welsh Guards 1st Bn. UK 1915-09-27
19597 Palmer Douglas John D J Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 31 Squadron UDF 1944-08-17
19599 Palmer Edward Anderson E A Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1918-10-14
19600 Palmer Gordon Horace G H Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. UDF 1916-03-11
19606 Palmer Peter P Private Cape Corps UDF 1945-04-16
19609 Palmer Terence Patrick T P Leading Seaman Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. Braganza UK 1944-06-17
19610 Palmer Walter Alan W A Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Cornwall UDF 1942-04-06
19611 Palmer Willie Henry David W H D Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1917-12-09
19612 Palmer William Leslie W L Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-10
19613 Palmes John Philip J P Captain West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 3rd Bn. UK 1917-08-01
19616 Palphramand George Hall G H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
37084 Pama Rudolf Nicolaas L P Sergeant South African Police Johannesburg Flying Squad SAP 1999-10-09
37085 Pandarum Rudolf Nicolaas N Constable South African Police Natal SAP 1988-09-25
19627 Pannell Douglas Dolley D D Captain South African Air Force 2 Squadron UDF 1941-09-05
19629 Paola Jameal Joseph J J Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Squadron UDF 1944-12-29
19631 Papenfus Christiaan Frederick Beyers C F B Air Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Squadron UDF 1941-11-18
43689 Papenfus Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-06-16
45370 Papenfus Johannes Christoffel J C Burgher Boer Forces Harrismith Commando BOER 1899-10-24
45371 Papenfus Hendrik F.d. H F Burgher Boer Forces Lichtenburg Commando BOER 1900-02-04
37086 Papo Rudolf Nicolaas M J Constable South African Police Natal SAP 1986-03-27
19636 Papock Harry H Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-11-21
32423 Pappas Critton John C J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Squadron UDF 1951-11-04
41189 Paradza Rueben R District Assistant Internal Affairs 2nd Battalion RSF 1976-10-26