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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
27769 Warren Theophilus John Scott T J S Squadron Leader Royal Air Force 107 Squadron UK 1941-09-24
27770 Warren-Smith Lyster L Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Squadron (RAF) UK 1942-03-24
33801 Warrener Peter William P W Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1980-06-10
27778 Warwick William Neville W N Corporal Royal Irish Rifles 10th Bn. UK 1917-08-06
27782 Wasili Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1916-11-07
27784 Waspe Ernest Ebenezer E E Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1917-10-21
43879 Wass Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1902-05-14
27786 Wasserfall William George W G Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-11
43543 Wasserfall Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1902-05-29
27788 Wasserman Daniel D Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-01-10
43877 Wasserman Burgher Boer Forces Bethlehem Cmdt A.M. Prinsloo Commando BOER 1900-08-03
27790 Wassermann Johannes Petrus Calvyn J P C Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-11-23
40551 Watch Dumai D Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion RSF 1979-04-21
27792 Watcham Percival P Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1918-04-29
48726 Wateka Mufitu Rifleman South West African Territory Force 101 Battalion SADF 1987-10-31
27797 Waterman Edwin Swaine E S Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. UDF 1916-02-12
27800 Watermeyer Jan Stephanus J S Private South African Police 2nd Bn. SAP 1941-12-24
27801 Watermeyer Norman Maitland N M Captain South African Air Force 24 Squadron UDF 1944-02-03
27803 Waters George Jenkin G J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1914-09-26
27804 Waters John J Sergeant Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment UDF 1944-10-23
40552 Waters Neville Richard N R Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 8th Battalion RSF 1977-03-05
27810 Waterston William Anderson W A Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment "B" Coy. UDF 1945-04-23
27812 Wathes Leonard John L J Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. UK 1915-05-09
27816 Watkins Edward E Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
27819 Watkins Godfrey Everett G E Sergeant Prince Alfred's Guard UDF 1945-04-14
27820 Watkins George James G J Lance Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-10-16
27822 Watkins John Joseph J J Sergeant South African Engineer Corps 8 Field Squadron UDF 1945-04-18
27825 Watkins Percy Edward P E Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1916-05-20
27826 Watkins Stephen S Sapper South African Engineer Corps 3 Field Coy. UDF 1942-01-10
27828 Watkins William W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
27831 Watney John J Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-11-06
27835 Watson Alfred William Knox A W K Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force 202 Squadron UK 1941-06-05
27839 Watson Charles Edward Stephens C E S Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1916-07-01
27845 Watson Frederick William F W Second Lieutenant New Zealand Machine Gun Corps No. 3 Coy. NZ 1917-06-07
27846 Watson Gilbert Frederick G F Lance Corporal South African Irish 1st UDF 1941-11-23
27850 Watson James J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
27852 Watson J G F Lieutenant Rhodesia Regiment UK 1940-07-30
27862 Watson Robert Grant R G Squadron Leader Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Squadron (RAF) UK 1943-09-03
27863 Watson T Warrant Officer Class II Rhodesia Regiment UK 1941-02-14
27865 Watson Thomas Tennant T T Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Squadron UDF 1944-08-17
27867 Watson William W Private Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 2nd Bn. NZ 1917-06-14
27869 Watson Walter Godfrey Mitchell W G M Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1945-04-16
40554 Watson Davic Steele D S Temp Captain Rhodesian Intelligence Corps 8th Battalion RSF 1978-01-13
43876 Watson Burgher Boer Forces BOER Unknown
7763 Watt James J Private Highland Light Infantry 15th Bn. UK 1916-07-03
27873 Watt Archibald Campbell A C Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 49 Squadron UK 1941-12-28
27876 Watt John J Company Sergeant Major Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 4th Bn. AUS 1917-04-18
27879 Watt Justus Christian J C Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-10-24
27880 Watt John Robertson J R Major Natal Light Horse UDF 1915-04-27
27881 Watt Kenneth K Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Squadron (RAF) UK 1943-10-02