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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
43818 Wilden Burgher Boer Forces Lindley Commando BOER 1900-01-04
28316 Wiles George B G B Sergeant Royal Fusiliers 22nd Bn. UK 1916-07-25
28318 Wiles Harry H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
43816 Wilken Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-08-26
43817 Wilken Burgher Boer Forces Philippolis Commando BOER 1900-02-14
28324 Wilkens Cornelius C Captain Mounted Commandos Sutherland Commando UDF 1915-01-16
28325 Wilkes Arnett A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-19
28326 Wilkes George Lionel G L Second Lieutenant London Regiment 7th Bn. UK 1918-04-20
28327 Wilkie Eric Frederick E F Gunner South African Artillery 2 Field Regt. UDF 1942-06-20
28329 Wilkin Noel Thomas N T Lieutenant South African Air Force 113 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1942-12-20
28330 Wilkins Alfred Henry A H Second Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 1st/7th Bn. UK 1916-07-01
28331 Wilkins George Proctor G P Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Brigade Depot UDF 1916-11-17
28335 Wilkinson Arthur Henry A H Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-14
28340 Wilkinson Francis Norman F N Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Squadron UDF 1944-08-14
28346 Wilkinson James J Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
28351 Wilkson Roy Vivian R V Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 34 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1945-03-05
28352 Will Allan Murray A M Sergeant Mounted Commandos Hanover-Colesberg Commando UDF 1915-01-18
28353 Will Francis Gordon F G Lieutenant Mounted Commandos Hanover-Colesberg Commando UDF 1915-01-18
28354 Will George Alexander G A Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
28355 Will Ian Gordon I G Captain South African Air Force 4 Squadron UDF 1944-11-21
28356 Will James Adam J A Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
33869 Willem Jan Johannes Jacobus A Sergeant South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) SWAPOL 1983-05-10
28363 Willemse Dennis D Sergeant South African Instructional Corps UDF 1944-04-27
40575 Willemse Johannes Steyl J S Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment 8th Battalion RSF 1978-12-08
43810 Willemse Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-11-11
43811 Willemse Burgher Boer Forces Hoopstad Commando BOER 1899-11-28
43812 Willemse Burgher Boer Forces Pretoria Commando BOER Unknown
43813 Willemse Burgher Boer Forces Winburg Commando BOER Unknown
43814 Willemse Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1899-12-23
43815 Willemse Burgher Boer Forces Pretoria Police Lt. De la Hart Commando BOER 1900-03-10
43808 Willemsen Burgher Boer Forces Pretoria Commando BOER 1900-02-27
43809 Willer Burgher Boer Forces Senekal Commando BOER 1900-01-26
28368 Willett Amos Alfred Sidney A A S Stoker 1st Class South African Navy H.M.S. Dorsetshire UDF 1942-04-05
28386 Williams Andrew Barclay A B Corporal South African Armoured Corps UDF 1944-06-12
28393 Williams Bernard B Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-09-20
28399 Williams Charles Beresford C B Second Lieutenant London Regiment 7th Bn. UK 1918-09-01
28400 Williams Clifton John C J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
28401 Williams Clifford Thomas C T Private Middlesex Regiment 13th Bn. UK 1915-09-28
28406 Williams David Jacobus D J Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st UDF 1942-07-11
28410 Williams Dastrey Sebastian D S Leading Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Gloucester UDF 1941-05-22
28411 Williams Eric E Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Squadron UDF 1944-07-25
28414 Williams Emmanuel Robert E R Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-10
28415 Williams Edward Stanley E S Second Lieutenant The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 3rd Bn. UK 1917-06-03
28420 Williams Frederick Henry Hermann F H H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
28423 Williams Frederick John F J Lance Corporal Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 1st Bn. NZ 1916-07-11
28424 Williams Frederick Percy F P Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
28428 Williams Frederick William Samuel F W S Rifleman Rifle Brigade UK 1918-09-08
28433 Williams George G Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. UDF 1916-03-11
28445 Williams Harold Edward H E Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 1st Bn. UK 1916-10-07
28446 Williams Hector George H G Sergeant South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. UDF 1917-04-28