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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
1890 Blaikie Charles Pearson C P Private 6th South African Infantry UDF 1916-02-12
1892 Blaine Benjamin Charles Ross B C R Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-10-12
1893 Blair Andrew Edward A E Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-12
1894 Blair Douglas Haig D H Lieutenant 55 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1941-10-29
1895 Blair Errol Francis Gordon E F G Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1 Squadron (RAF) UK 1942-02-12
1897 Blair Neil N Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-07-10
1904 Blake Neville Clement N C Second Lieutenant 21 Squadron UDF 1941-11-05
1906 Blake William Grant W G Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 12th Bn. UK 1916-09-12
1909 Blakeway Lewis Gower L G Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-12
1910 Blakeway Walter Lennox W L Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-12
1912 Blampied Arthur John A J Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 4 Res. M.T. Coy. UDF 1941-11-23
1913 Blanc Jean Pierre J P Lieutenant 37 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1944-07-13
1914 Blanchard William James W J Second Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
1917 Blanckenberg Eduard E Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles UDF 1944-06-27
1919 Blanckenberg John Edgcome J E Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1944-03-09
1920 Blanckenberg Jasper James J J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-12
1923 Bland Joseph Arthur J A Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 9 Squadron (RAF) UK 1943-04-23
47387 Bland John William J W Burgher Vryheid Boer Forces BOER 1902-05-06
1925 Blandy Robert Henry Pettiplace R H P Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 3 Group UK 1941-03-15
1926 Blanksby Harold Robertson H R Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1917-04-12
1935 Blatt Pieter Andries P A Lieutenant 34 Squadron UDF 1945-04-04
1939 Bleasby John Rider J R Sergeant 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-07-16
1943 Blend Bernard B Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 3rd Bn. AUS 1915-08-07
29461 Bletsoe John Bernard J B Trooper Mashonaland Mounted Police "B" Troop 1896-01-02
1945 Blight Joseph J Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1918-01-27
1947 Blignaut Casparus Johannes C J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-10-13
1949 Blignaut Jan Hendrik J H Corporal Pretoria Regiment UDF 1944-06-21
1950 Blignaut Jochemus Johannes J J Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 15 Squadron (RAF) UK 1942-12-08
29462 Blignaut Gerhardus Daniel G D Lance Corporal 6 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1983-05-04
47373 Blignaut Petrus Gerhardus P G Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1899-10-21
47374 Blignaut J B, Commandant J B C Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-09-27
47376 Blignaut Johannes Samuel Frederik J S F Burgher Swaziland Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-09-27
47377 Blignaut Josias Andries J A Burgher Senekal Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-12-02
47378 Blignaut Marthinus J M J Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-05-15
47379 Blignaut J.u. J Burgher Boer Forces BOER Unknown
47380 Blignaut J. F. J F Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-09-27
47381 Blignaut J P J P Burgher Scheepers Commando Boer Forces BOER Unknown
47382 Blignaut Jan J Burgher Lichtenburg Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-03-03
47383 Blignaut Gideon Johannes, Veldkornet G J V Burgher Bethlehem Commando Boer Forces BOER Unknown
47384 Blignaut Ernst Filippus E F Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-05-31
47385 Blignaut Daniel Johannes Sarel Jacobus D J S J Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1902-04-08
47386 Blignaut C F C F Burgher Pretoria Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-09-29
48677 Blignaut J H Rifleman Regiment Vanderbijlpark SADF 1993-05-03
1955 Bliss Armand Henry John A H J Second Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1916-02-26
1956 Bliss William John Kennedy W J K Lieutenant 41 Squadron UDF 1943-07-23
1957 Bloch Arthur Stanley A S Private Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1941-12-31
1959 Bloch Leonhard Berthold L B Warrant Officer Class I 31 Squadron UDF 1944-10-12
29467 Bloch Lionel Morris L M Flight Lieutenant Israeli Defence Forces Air Force IDF 1948-07-10
29468 Bloem Edward Michael E M Flight Sergeant 17 Squadron SADF 1986-07-16
47371 Bloem P G P G Burgher Johannesburg Boer Forces BOER 1899-10-21