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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 14,778 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
152 Adams Jacobus Johannes Nikolaas J J N Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 5th Bde. Sigs. Coy. UDF 1941-12-31
153 Adams John Webb J W Corporal 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1918-01-11
162 Adams Martin M Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-10-12
179 Adams Vernon Liddell V L Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1916-07-19
38859 Adams David James D J Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1 Reserve Holding Unit RSF 1977-10-03
183 Adamson David D Corporal 7th South African Infantry UDF 1916-02-12
185 Adamson James J Lieutenant Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment UDF 1944-10-23
29206 Adar Boaz B Sergeant Israeli Defence Forces Artillery IDF 1979-01-15
188 Adcock Charles Henry C H Captain South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1942-04-09
191 Adcock James J Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-09
38860 Addams Ernest Charles E C Major Headquarters 2 Brigade 1974-08-14
195 Addison Alphonse Colenbrander A C Second Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-12
197 Addison Ernest Colenbrander E C Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-05-04
199 Addison Noel Goodricke N G Lieutenant 1st King Edward's Horse UK 1918-04-09
47626 Adendorff Marthinus Cornelis Christoffel M C C Burgher Piet de Wet Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-09-07
47627 Adendorff Fred B. F B Burgher Carolina Commando Boer Forces BOER 1902-01-27
47628 Adendorff Willem Dickson W D Burgher Piet de Wet Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-09-20
47629 Adendorff Louis L Burgher Zoutpansberg Commando Boer Forces BOER Unknown
47630 Adendorff Andries A Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-05-29
49284 Adie P Trooper Natal Carbineers COLONIAL 1899-12-15
206 Adlam Arthur Wills A W Private Royal Scots 4th Bn. (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) UK 1915-06-28
209 Adler Henry George Vergottini H G V Major Royal Garrison Artillery 184th Siege Bty. UK 1917-06-21
213 Adonis Henry H Private Cape Corps UDF 1942-06-14
29208 Adonis Jacobus Johannes J J Rifleman Cape Corps 1 Sa Cape SADF 1980-12-29
219 Adrain Dennis John D J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry UDF 1942-06-20
225 Affleck James Douglas J D Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1916-07-17
226 Africa David D Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-11-06
228 Africa John J Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-09-20
29211 Ageyev Yigal Y Sergeant (Rank raised to Master-Sgt posthomously) Israeli Defence Forces Armoured Corps IDF 1973-10-15
47625 Aggenbach William (gert) W ( Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-05-30
237 Agnew Graham G Captain Northumberland Fusiliers 13th Bn. UK 1915-09-26
47624 Ahlstrom Conrad F C F Burgher Scandinavian Corps Commando Boer Forces BOER 1899-12-11
243 Aiken Alan Bertram A B Warrant Officer Class I 24 Squadron UDF 1944-03-06
249 Aingworth Arthur Vivian A V Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Bn. UK 1918-04-11
251 Ainslie Adam Johannes A J Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-10-20
252 Ainslie Allan Stuart A S Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force 210 Squadron UK 1940-06-29
38861 Ainslie Michael John Forbes M J F Major Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion RSF 1976-03-27
256 Air Robert Young R Y Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-07-09
258 Airey Bruce B Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-05-10
259 Airey Eric William (dave) E W Lieutenant 12 Squadron UDF 1943-02-10
38862 Airey Walter Richard W R Air Sub-Lieutenant 5 Squadron, Rhodesian Air Force Rhodesian Air Force RSF 1974-04-04
261 Aiston Alfred William A W Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 625 Squadron UK 1944-03-16
262 Aitcheson William Leslie W L Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1 Field Coy. UDF 1944-05-20
264 Aitken Andrew A Second Lieutenant 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1917-09-20
267 Aitkens Aubrey Alfred A A Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 2 Field Coy. UDF 1942-11-07
29212 Akaando J Rifleman 35 Battalion SADF 1979-11-06
29215 Alberto Rodrigues R Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1980-05-21
48919 Alberto Rodriques R Rifleman SADF 1980-05-21
47617 Alberts Willem Andries Stephanus W A S Burgher Krugersdorp Boer Forces BOER Unknown
47618 Alberts Louis L Burgher Boer Forces BOER Unknown