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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 14,414 records

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Options list values that appear for this cause. The unit list shows the most common units — pick a regiment to see every unit in that regiment. Combine filters freely — for example KIA + SADF + 1987.

# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
47359 Bolton Petrus Willem Jacobus P W J Burgher Boer Forces Griekwaland Wes Commando 1899-12-11
2047 Bolus Gerald Warren G W Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1916-03-11
2052 Boncker Barry Robert B R Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment 1st Bn. 1916-07-01
2053 Bond Arthur Edward A E Sapper South African Signal Service Divisional Signal Coy. UDF 1916-08-27
2054 Bond Bryan Cresswell B C Lieutenant South African Air Force 11 Sqdn. UDF 1945-07-26
2056 Bond Richard Grenville R G Sergeant South African Engineer Corps 8 Field Sqdn. UDF 1944-09-09
2057 Bond Thomas T Lance Sergeant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-17
2058 Bone Samuel Henry S H Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-12-18
2059 Bones Arthur Meyrick A M Lieutenant South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Battery UDF 1916-10-28
2060 Bones Anthony Owen A O Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-11-23
47362 Bonge H H Burgher Boer Forces Soutpansberg Commando 1899-11-02
2062 Bonham-Carter Arthur Thomas A T Captain Hampshire Regiment 3rd Bn. 1916-07-01
43537 Bonthuizen Burgher Boer Forces 1902-02-05
47357 Bonthuizen Pieter Cornelis P C Burgher Boer Forces Krugersdorp Later Commandant Alberts Commando 1902-02-05
29493 Bonthuys Jacobus Hendrik Louw J H L Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 11 Sqdn. SADF 1974-04-13
47360 Bonthuysen Jan Godfrey J G Burgher Boer Forces 1900-07-30
2067 Boock Alfred A Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
2068 Boocock Hiram Emanuel H E Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 49th Coy. 1917-08-16
2078 Boolsen George Charles Arthur G C A Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-28
47358 Boonzaaier Matthys (thys) M ( Burgher Boer Forces Ben Bouwer & Manie Maritz Commando 1902-03-17
2081 Boonzaier Hermanus Dempers H D Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 23 Sqdn. UDF 1942-10-02
2085 Booth Ainslie A Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps 1916-04-30
2086 Booth Anthony Foster A F Pilot Officer Royal Air Force 235 Sqdn. 1940-05-29
2088 Booth Fred F Private Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) 47th Bn. 1916-09-17
2090 Booth Harold Pursglove H P Lieutenant General List 1945-04-07
2091 Booth John Hamilton J H Lieutenant South African Air Force 40 Sqdn. UDF 1942-04-26
2092 Boothman Arnold Ernest A E Sergeant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
2095 Booty William George Stanbury W G S Second Lieutenant King's African Rifles 1st 1916-10-30
43534 Booyens Burgher Boer Forces 1900-05-31
47356 Booyens Adam Johannes A J Burgher Boer Forces Heidelberg Commando 1900-12-13
2096 Booyse Francois Abraham F A Lieutenant South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1943-11-03
47354 Booyse Nicolaas Jacobus N J Burgher Boer Forces Possibly Bethal Commando 1902-03-05
47355 Booyse Francois Abraham F A Burgher Boer Forces Bethal Commando 1902-03-05
2099 Booysen Allie A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-12-03
2102 Booysen Billy B Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 11 Field Coy. UDF 1943-01-17
2104 Booysen Charles Murray De Villiers C M d V Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Sqdn. UDF 1943-10-28
2111 Booysen Garth William G W Lieutenant South African Air Force 135 Sqdn. UDF 1943-02-20
43434 Booysen Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
43535 Booysen Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
47352 Booysen Jan Daniel J D Burgher Boer Forces Heilbron 1901-10-04
47353 Booysen / Booyens M P F M P F Burgher Boer Forces Cmdt Mears's commando 1901-12-25
47348 Booysens Jacobus Frederik J F Burgher Boer Forces Heilbron 1900-02-25
47349 Booysens Jan Louis J L Burgher Boer Forces Ficksburg Commando 1899-12-11
47350 Booysens Fj P F P Burgher Boer Forces 1899-10-21
47351 Booysens Daniel D Burgher Boer Forces 1899-12-15
2134 Borain William Richard W R Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-12-16
2135 Boraine Ronald Bennett R B Air Corporal South African Air Force 44 Sqdn. UDF 1944-07-31
2137 Borchert Edward Elers E E Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-12-07
2140 Borgen Trygve Frederik T F Lieutenant South African Air Force 17 Sqdn. UDF 1944-06-16
2141 Borien Reginald Joseph R J Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-02-22