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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
2375 Bowker John Robert J R Bombardier South African Artillery 5 Field Regt. UDF 1942-07-06
2376 Bowker Miles Brunette M B Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 203 Sqdn. 1942-04-14
2377 Bowles George Alexander G A Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1944-03-06
2380 Bowley Blewitt Barton B B Corporal Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-12
2381 Bowley Edwin Samuel E S Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
2382 Bowley John Douglas J D Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Bn. 1915-09-28
2386 Bowman Herbert Eric H E Air Sergeant South African Air Force 17 Sqdn. UDF 1944-11-16
2387 Bown Percy Montgomery P M Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1943-04-13
2390 Bowyer Edgar George E G Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Bn. 1916-10-15
38976 Boxter Rodney R Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1st 1979-05-10
2393 Boy John Gordon J G Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
2395 Boyack Robert Andrew R A Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-10
2398 Boyce Ernest Henry E H Private South African Medical Corps 1st Field Ambulance UDF 1917-12-07
2401 Boyce Norman Emile N E Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces "B" Coy. UDF 1944-11-17
2406 Boyd Charles John C J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
2408 Boyd Cecil William Louis C W L Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1945-01-23
2409 Boyd Graham Samuel G S Lieutenant South African Air Force 26 Sqdn. UDF 1943-12-18
2411 Boyd Nigel Barclay N B Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Sqdn. UDF 1942-08-28
2416 Boyd William Bruce W B Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
2419 Boyder William George W G Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-10
2422 Boyer Henry H Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 237 Sqdn. 1943-02-13
2423 Boyer Harold Phillip Flintham H P F Lieutenant South African Air Force 7 Sqdn. UDF 1943-09-04
2425 Boyes Leonard Spooner L S Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1918-11-05
2428 Boyes Walter Fitzwilliam W F Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-11-23
2430 Boyes-Varley Cecil Joseph C J Sergeant Manchester Regiment 1st/6th Bn. 1915-07-13
2433 Boyle William W Sergeant Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1940-08-12
2434 Boyley Ronald Stephen R S Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-25
2436 Boys Nigel Gervase N G Lieutenant South African Air Force 40 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-03
38979 Brackly Norman C N C Vedette Internal Affairs 1st Battalion 1977-07-06
2443 Bradbury Arthur Leonard A L Private British South African Police 1916-10-30
2445 Bradfield Allan Malcolm A M Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-16
2446 Bradfield Algene Ward A W Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
2448 Bradford George William Bathurst G W B Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 15th Sqdn. 1917-02-04
38980 Brading Anthony John A J Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1970-01-22
2451 Bradley Cyril Montague C M Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 296th Bde. 1917-04-02
2452 Bradley Ernest E Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
2454 Bradley John J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-12-15
43624 Bradshaw Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
2460 Brady Jack J Gunner South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. UDF 1941-11-23
2461 Brady John Norman Nicholls J N N Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-13
2467 Braine William Thomas Coker W T C Second Lieutenant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 3rd Bn. 1916-10-09
2469 Braithwaite Louis Gowthorpe L G Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
2470 Braithwaite Thomas Leyland T L Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1941-11-19
38369 Bramford Alexander James A J Field Reservist British South Africa Police 1 SWA Engineer Regiment 1977-03-10
2476 Branch-Clark John Christopher J C Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-15
2478 Brand Cuthbert C Air Sergeant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1941-12-07
2481 Brand Edward Claude E C Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-02-12
2485 Brand John Edgar J E Lieutenant South African Air Force 7 Sqdn. UDF 1944-04-18
2487 Brand Lachan Munro L M Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 6th Bn. 1915-09-25
2488 Brand Leonard Robert George L R G Air Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1941-11-05