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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 14,405 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
25703 Tyzack William Thomas W T Sergeant South African Rifles 1st UDF 1917-07-28
40499 Tzeki Kamaso K District Security Assistant Internal Affairs Keep Protection RSF 1977-02-18
48674 Uaaapulatena Z Special Sergeant South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) SWAPOL 1989-04-01
33358 Uaapulatena Zaako Z Special Sergeant South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) SWAPOL 1989-04-01
25709 Ueckermann Edmund Ockert E O Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Squadron UDF 1944-03-16
25710 Ueckermann Michael Arnoldus M A Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 34 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1945-03-05
44621 Ueckermann Alfred A Burgher Boer Forces Heidelberg Commando BOER 1901-01-16
44620 Uitenweerde Michiel J.a. M J Burgher Boer Forces Harrismith Commando BOER 1900-01-06
25715 Ulaya Lance Corporal Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-03-23
25720 Ullman Peter P Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment "B" Coy. UDF 1944-06-21
25721 Ulyate ALFRED McKENZIE A M Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-02-02
25726 Underhay Henry Martin H M Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-23
25728 Underwood Harold Hubert H H Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
38820 Underwood Stephen Alan S A National Service Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Uniform RSF 1978-11-17
25729 Ungerer Hendrik Christian H C Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 24 Squadron UDF 1944-02-21
43679 Ungerer Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-06-05
44619 Ungerer Jan David J D Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-06-05
25730 Unknown 19 African Soldiers Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-03-20
25731 Unknown 29 African Soldiers Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1917-03-20
25732 Unknown 5 African Privates Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1918-05-22
25733 Unknown European Sergeant Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1917-03-20
25800 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-07
25801 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier South African Infantry Corps UDF 1916-07-07
25802 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-07
25803 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier South African Infantry Corps UDF 1916-07-07
25804 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-07
25805 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-07
25977 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-07
25978 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-07
26136 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
26142 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier South African Infantry Corps UDF 1917-04-09
26143 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
26281 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
26282 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
26283 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
26348 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1918-07-19
26349 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1918-07-19
48654 Unkongo I Trooper South West African Territory Force 202 Battalion SADF 1984-10-03
26439 Unsworth Owen Patrick O P Ordinary Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Barham UDF 1941-11-25
44617 Unterhorst J.l. J Burgher Boer Forces Potchefstroom BOER 1899-11-23
26440 Upton Arthur Edward A E Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
26441 Upton Francis Clive Ramsden F C R Second Lieutenant Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. NZ 1916-10-02
44618 Upton Reinier Christiaan R C Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-08-21
40502 Urayayi Fanual L Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Battalion RSF 1979-11-23
26447 Uren Peter George P G Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 61 Squadron (RAF) UK 1944-07-08
33365 Urie Micha M Sergeant (Rank raised to Master-Sgt posthomously) Israeli Defence Forces Signal Corps IDF 1973-10-12
26449 Urquhart Ivie Finlay I F Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1918-04-30
26451 Urquhart Roderick James Fraser R J F Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-18
26452 Urquhart Thomas Redpath T R Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
26453 Urry Selwyn Sanderson S S Major South African Air Force 31 Squadron UDF 1944-10-12