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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 14,309 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
38367 Bitirinyu Zuzeyo Z Field Reservist British South Africa Police 1 SWA Engineer Regiment 1978-10-23
29453 Blaauw Andries Johannes A J Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion 116 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1976-07-17
47390 Blaauw J W (willy) J W ( Burgher Boer Forces 1902-05-06
1861 Black Cyril Herbert Charles Pakenham C H C P Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 13th (Service) Bn. 1916-08-18
1864 Black James Houston J H Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-11
1868 Black Robert Gilmour R G Air Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1941-11-20
1871 Black Vincent St. Clair V S C Air Sergeant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1941-12-10
1873 Black William John W J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 71st Siege Bty. 1917-12-04
29456 Black Piet A Trooper Mashonaland Mounted Police "A" Troop 1896-01-02
38958 Black Robert Andrew R A Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Battalion 1976-04-06
1882 Blacklaws Alec Stuart A S Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 161st Bde. 1918-01-07
1883 Blackman George Hugh Willoughby G H W Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Bn. 1916-07-30
1885 Blackwell Cyril C Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 16th Bn. 1916-07-01
1887 Blacow William Birkett W B Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
1890 Blaikie Charles Pearson C P Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-02-12
1892 Blaine Benjamin Charles Ross B C R Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
1893 Blair Andrew Edward A E Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
1894 Blair Douglas Haig D H Lieutenant South African Air Force 55 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1941-10-29
1895 Blair Errol Francis Gordon E F G Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1 Sqdn. 1942-02-12
1897 Blair Neil N Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-10
1904 Blake Neville Clement N C Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1941-11-05
1906 Blake William Grant W G Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 12th Bn. 1916-09-12
1909 Blakeway Lewis Gower L G Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
1910 Blakeway Walter Lennox W L Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
1912 Blampied Arthur John A J Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 4 Res. M.T. Coy. UDF 1941-11-23
1913 Blanc Jean Pierre J P Lieutenant South African Air Force 37 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1944-07-13
1914 Blanchard William James W J Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
1917 Blanckenberg Eduard E Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-27
1919 Blanckenberg John Edgcome J E Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals UDF 1944-03-09
1920 Blanckenberg Jasper James J J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
1923 Bland Joseph Arthur J A Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 9 Sqdn. 1943-04-23
47387 Bland John William J W Burgher Boer Forces Vryheid 1902-05-06
1925 Blandy Robert Henry Pettiplace R H P Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 3 Group 1941-03-15
1926 Blanksby Harold Robertson H R Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
1935 Blatt Pieter Andries P A Lieutenant South African Air Force 34 Sqdn. UDF 1945-04-04
1939 Bleasby John Rider J R Sergeant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
1943 Blend Bernard B Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 3rd Bn. 1915-08-07
29461 Bletsoe John Bernard J B Trooper Mashonaland Mounted Police "B" Troop 1896-01-02
1945 Blight Joseph J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-01-27
1947 Blignaut Casparus Johannes C J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-13
1949 Blignaut Jan Hendrik J H Corporal Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-21
1950 Blignaut Jochemus Johannes J J Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 15 Sqdn. 1942-12-08
29462 Blignaut Gerhardus Daniel G D Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 6 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1983-05-04
47373 Blignaut Petrus Gerhardus P G Burgher Boer Forces 1899-10-21
47374 Blignaut J B, Commandant J B C Burgher Boer Forces 1901-09-27
47376 Blignaut Johannes Samuel Frederik J S F Burgher Boer Forces Swaziland Commando 1901-09-27
47377 Blignaut Josias Andries J A Burgher Boer Forces Senekal Commando 1901-12-02
47378 Blignaut Marthinus J M J Burgher Boer Forces 1900-05-15
47379 Blignaut J.u. J Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
47380 Blignaut J. F. J F Burgher Boer Forces 1901-09-27