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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
27986 Weideman Willem Jacobus Arrie W J A Sergeant Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-07-28
38229 Weideman Stephanus Gerhardus I Sergeant South African Police Kimberley SAP 1995-09-05
43871 Weideman Burgher Boer Forces Fauresmith BOER 1901-07-15
43872 Weideman Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-05-30
27987 Weight James J Lieutenant Royal Air Force 42nd Squadron UK 1918-07-04
27988 Weil Louis Marcus Basil L M B Flight Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service 1st Squadron UK 1917-04-06
33827 Weiler Adam A Captain Israeli Defence Forces Armoured Corps IDF 1970-03-31
33828 Weiler Gideon G Captain Israeli Defence Forces Armoured Corps IDF 1973-10-09
27991 Weinberg Albert A Private South African Medical Corps 1st South African Field Ambulance UDF 1918-10-17
27993 Weinman John Henry Albert J H A Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-07-22
40558 Weinmann Barry Christopher B C Flight Lieutenant Rhodesian Air Force 4 Squadron (RSF) RSF 1974-04-14
27994 Weinrich Norman Alfred N A Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Squadron UDF 1944-08-16
27997 Weir Allan John MacLean A J M Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
27999 Weir John Bernard J B Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
28001 Weiss Abraham A Trooper South African Armoured Corps 3rd Armoured Car Regt. UDF 1942-11-01
28003 Weissenberg Joseph Victor J V Private South African Rifles 1st UDF 1917-02-20
28004 Weitz Christian Paul C P Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 15 Squadron UDF 1945-04-27
28010 Welch Harry H Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-17
28011 Welch Henry Clarence H C Sergeant New Zealand Rifle Brigade 4th Bn. 3rd NZ 1917-05-10
28013 Welch J N Second Lieutenant Regiment Botha 2nd UDF 1941-11-23
28021 Weldon Cyril George C G Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
43866 Weldon Burgher Boer Forces BOER Unknown
43867 Weldon Burgher Boer Forces Bethal Commando BOER 1901-01-08
43868 Weldon Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-01-05
28024 Weldon-Boddy Osbert Harold O H Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1942-03-03
43865 Welgemoed Burgher Boer Forces Hoopstad Commando BOER 1899-12-11
28032 Wellington Alec Turner A T Lieutenant South African Air Force 16 Squadron UDF 1944-10-07
28037 Wells Ernest Morris E M Signaller Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1915-05-08
28038 Wells Harry Frere H F Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron UDF 1944-05-07
28040 Wells John Robert J R Lance Corporal 7th Infantry (Kimberley Regiment) UDF 1915-04-26
28043 Wells Thomas T Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Bn. UK 1915-05-25
28046 Welman Petrus Jacobus P J Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Squadron UDF 1944-08-28
43860 Welman Burgher Boer Forces Johannesburg BOER Unknown
43861 Welman Burgher Boer Forces Jacobsdal Commando BOER 1900-02-16
43862 Welman Burgher Boer Forces Heilbron BOER 1901-01-13
43863 Welman Burgher Boer Forces Hoopstad Commando BOER 1899-12-11
43864 Welman Burgher Boer Forces Kroonstad BOER 1899-12-01
28053 Welsh Thomas Henry T H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-18
28054 Welsh Thomas Patrick T P Private Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 2nd Bn. NZ 1918-07-27
43859 Welthagen Burgher Boer Forces Boksburg Fc Dercksen Commando BOER 1900-11-20
28055 Weluzani Zuingiali Z Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1940-08-11
28058 Wendlandt August Albert A A Corporal South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. UDF 1917-04-23
28059 Wensley Geoffrey G Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
28061 Wentworth Charles Harold Frere C H F Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
28062 Wentworth Ernest Victor E V Private Natal Light Horse "E" Squadron UDF 1914-11-18
43858 Wentworth Burgher Boer Forces Philippolis Commando BOER 1900-12-17
28064 Wentzel Eric Francis E F Captain East Surrey Regiment 3rd Bn. UK 1918-03-23
28068 Wentzel Jonathan Felix J F Private South African Police 2nd Bn. SAP 1942-01-11
28070 Wentzel Sidney Everley S E Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Squadron UDF 1944-06-03
40561 Wentzel Trevor Henry Clifford T H C Corporal Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1971-04-27