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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
27882 Watt Norman Lindley N L Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 53rd Squadron UK 1917-07-27
43419 Watt Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-02-21
27890 Watts George Stanley G S Lance Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1945-02-15
27891 Watts John J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-09
40555 Watts Trevor George T G Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 9th Battalion RSF 1978-01-23
27895 Waugh Denys Stuart D S Captain South African Air Force 40 Squadron UDF 1943-12-30
27898 Waugh William Wallace W W Lance Corporal Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars 1st/1st UK 1916-08-12
27901 Way Cyril Charles Arnold C C A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
27902 Way George Currey G C Major Middlesex Regiment 16th Bn. UK 1916-01-28
27903 Wayland Alfred Charles A C Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-10-16
27905 Wayland Harry Thornhill H T Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-10-17
27906 Wayland Reuben R Burgher Mounted Commandos Van Zyl's Commando UDF 1914-11-16
27908 Wazia Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1916-06-07
27909 Wazia Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-08-09
27911 Weatherhead Frederick John F J Farrier South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-08-30
27913 Weaver Ernest E Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
27914 Weaver Frederick Steeme F S Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 19th Bn. AUS 1916-11-12
27920 Webb George G Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-10-21
27922 Webb Hugh Tarrant H T Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-12-24
27924 Webb John Charles J C Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Squadron UDF 1944-07-13
27927 Webb Matthew M Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-22
27928 Webb Ralph Cultra Vallance R C V Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 103 Squadron UK 1942-07-03
27931 Webb Robert William R W Private 8th Infantry (Transvaal Scottish) 1st Bn. UDF 1915-04-28
27934 Webb Walter John Stanley Alexander W J S A Captain South African Air Force 40 Squadron UDF 1942-11-04
27936 Webber Edward Lynden E L Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment 6th Bn. UK 1915-08-07
27940 Webber John Henry J H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1918-01-30
27942 Webber John Osborne J O Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1918-04-10
27943 Webber Ronald R Ordinary Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Gloucester UDF 1941-05-22
27946 Webber Sydney Ralph S R Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 500 Squadron UK 1945-04-13
40557 Webber Godfrey James Glanville G J G Second Lieutenant Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion RSF 1977-09-07
43869 Weber Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-07-03
43870 Weber Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-09-17
27951 Webster Bertie B Sergeant Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. UDF 1941-11-23
27953 Webster D C R Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 12 Squadron UDF 1944-08-16
27960 Webster Harold Lorimer H L Corporal Pretoria Regiment UDF 1944-06-15
27961 Webster James Bruce J B Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
27962 Webster James John Watt J J W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
27963 Webster Leslie Garnett L G Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
27964 Webster Leonard Raymond L R Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Squadron (RAF) UK 1942-05-08
43875 Webster Burgher Boer Forces Johannesburg Police Commando BOER 1900-11-19
27974 Weeber Jakobus Hercules J H Lieutenant South African Air Force 112 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1944-11-18
43873 Weeber Burgher Boer Forces Ermelo Commando BOER 1901-10-21
43874 Weeber Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1902-02-05
27975 Weekes Frederick Albert F A Trooper Special Service Battalion UDF 1945-04-21
30710 Weekes Norman Lennox N L Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 207 Squadron UK 1944-07-19
27978 Weeks Cassandra Valeria C V Private Rand Light Infantry 1st UDF 1941-12-31
27981 Weepner William Smith W S Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. UDF 1917-09-28
38228 Wehmeyer Stephanus Gerhardus S G 1st Class Constable South African Police Kimberley SAP 1922-03-11
27984 Weiblen Petrus Johannes P J Private South African Irish 1st Bn. UDF 1941-11-23
27985 Weideman Jacobus Lodewickus J L Sergeant South African Artillery UDF 1941-11-23