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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
20341 Pinis George G Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-10
20344 Pinnock Charles Stanley C S Private Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Bn. UK 1914-10-24
20353 Pirie Charles Albert C A Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard UDF 1944-07-18
20354 Pirie George Stephen G S Captain Royal Army Medical Corps UK 1917-07-24
20358 Pitcher Harold Gordon H G Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1917-10-17
20381 Pitt Gordon Bruce G B Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Squadron UDF 1944-08-15
20384 Pitt William George Alexander W G A Lieutenant South African Air Force 34 Squadron UDF 1944-11-23
20386 Pitts Charles Reeves C R Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
20387 Pitts John Evan J E Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
45307 Pitzer Johannes Jurgens J J Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-02-12
32529 Pius Petrus P Special Sergeant South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) SWAPOL 1987-01-29
20389 Pixley John Nicol Fergusson J N F Captain Grenadier Guards 4th Bn. UK 1917-10-12
48712 Plaaitjies M Rifleman South West African Territory Force 911 Battalion SADF 1981-05-31
20425 Place Charles Ernest C E Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps UDF 1944-09-14
20426 Place Philip Whitley P W Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers UK 1918-08-19
20427 Plank Arthur Andrew A A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-05
32532 Plateel Mark Anthony M A Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps Grp 36 HQ 1981-08-28
20432 Platt Dennis Alfred D A Lieutenant Natal Mounted Rifles 1st UDF 1942-10-24
20435 Player Lewis Otto Beatty L O B Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Squadron UDF 1941-12-12
20436 Playsted John J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
20438 Plowes Errol Sidney E S Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 169th Bde. UK 1918-04-09
20443 Pocock John Ainsley J A Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron UDF 1942-09-01
20444 Pocock James William J W Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
20450 Pogrund Samuel S Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-10-13
45306 Pohlman Ferdinand (w) Lt F ( L Burgher Boer Forces Johannesburg Police Commando BOER 1900-08-27
45305 Pokrofsky Leo L Burgher Boer Forces Russian Volunteer Commando BOER 1900-12-26
20459 Pole Francis Edward F E Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
20461 Pole Thomas Reginald Montague T R M Lieutenant South African Horse 5th UDF 1916-08-10
45304 Polige George Thomas G T Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-02-05
20467 Pollock Campbell C Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
20469 Pollock Everard David E D Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-10-23
20472 Pollock Neil Morrison N M Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
20473 Pollock Thomas T Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-17
20476 Polson George G Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
20479 Pond Charles Edward C E Signalman South African Corps of Signals UDF 1944-06-13
32536 Pond Mark Anthony M A Corporal South West African Territory Force Grp 36 HQ SADF 1985-05-11
20480 Pondani Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-03-20
20483 Ponsipansi or PONSIPONSI O P Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1916-11-07
20484 Ponting Cecil Arthur C A Lieutenant South African Horse 10th UDF 1917-11-26
20491 Poole George G Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
20494 Poole James Henry J H Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
20496 Poole William Henry W H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-10-14
32540 Poole Liam Myles L M Commandant South African Air Force SADF 1978-02-19
40203 Poole Russel Forbes R F Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1979-04-19
20500 Pope Edwin Albert E A Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 8th Squadron UK 1917-02-27
20503 Pope-Hennessy Brian B Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-10
20504 Popham Edward William Leybore E W L Lieutenant South African Air Force 5 Squadron UDF 1942-10-31
20508 Popplewell Harry Bury H B Captain Royal Irish Rifles 3rd Bn. UK 1918-07-22
20514 Port William Garfield W G Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1917-10-04
20515 Porteous Harold Erskine H E Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-12