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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
28448 Williams Henry Philips H P Private South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. UDF 1916-02-12
28451 Williams Ivan James Keith I J K Sapper South African Engineer Corps 5 Field Regt. UDF 1941-11-23
28453 Williams J Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-03-29
28466 Williams John J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-18
28468 Williams John J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
28481 Williams John George J G Private South African Infantry Corps 5th Regt. UDF 1917-01-17
28483 Williams James Henry J H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-05-23
28493 Williams Lloyd Allison L A Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Bn. UK 1916-07-20
28507 Williams Robert Ball R B Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-20
28508 Williams Robert Ernest R E Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Squadron (RAF) UK 1942-09-14
28512 Williams Ronald Norman R N Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. UDF 1941-12-16
28520 Williams Thomas Ralph T R Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
28522 Williams Vivian Pedr V P Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 15th Bn. UK 1918-04-22
28527 Williams William W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
28529 Williams William John W J Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. UDF 1917-07-19
28530 Williams William Phyllip W P Private British South African Police Southern Rhodesia Column 1916-11-13
40578 Williams Russell R Corporal Selous Scouts 2nd Battalion RSF 1978-01-12
43806 Williams Burgher Boer Forces Winburg Commando BOER 1901-02-18
28534 Williamson Barry B Private South African Infantry Corps 10th Regt. UDF 1916-08-15
28535 Williamson Charles C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-18
28542 Williamson Walter Noel W N Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Dorsetshire UDF 1942-04-05
33884 Williamson Keith Arthur K A Lieutenant South African Air Force 11 Squadron SADF 1975-11-25
40580 Willie Sidney M Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group RSF 1978-06-01
28544 Willis Cyril Gabriel C G Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-17
28548 Willis James Owen J O Wing Commander Royal Air Force 45 Squadron UK 1941-11-22
28553 Willis T H Corporal First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-07-22
40581 Willis Nigel N Trooper Special Air Service "C" Squadron RSF 1974-02-14
28558 Willoughby William W Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-08
28559 Willows William Bruorton W B Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-03-29
28562 Willshire Frank F Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
28563 Willson Charles Bryant C B Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Squadron UDF 1941-12-07
28564 Willson Edgar William E W Rifleman Rifle Brigade 11th Bn. UK 1915-08-30
28565 Willson Gerald Francis G F Stoker 2nd Class South African Navy H.M.S. Cornwall UDF 1942-04-05
28567 Willson William Edward W E Company Sergeant Major South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
43807 Wilman Burgher Boer Forces Hoopstad Commando BOER 1899-12-11
28569 Wilmot John Graham Hunter J G H Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Squadron UDF 1942-10-29
28570 Wilmot Paul Dominic P D Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 3rd Bn. UK 1918-03-25
40582 Wilmott Frank Leslie F L Acting Sergeant Special Air Service "C" Squadron RSF 1973-01-19
28577 Wilson Arthur Alexander A A Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 3rd Bn. UK 1917-04-23
28582 Wilson Alexander Malloch A M Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
28583 Wilson Aden Theodore A T Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. UDF 1916-06-08
28585 Wilson Alexander Thomas Chipps A T C Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-22
28587 Wilson Belford Alexander Wallis B A W Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1917-09-26
28588 Wilson Baden Robert B R Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-18
28592 Wilson Charles Agnew Corbett C A C Gunner Australian Field Artillery 13th Bde. AUS 1917-10-23
28593 Wilson Charles Herbert C H Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-09-20
28594 Wilson Charles Samuel C S Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-06-24
28597 Wilson David Alexander D A Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-10
28598 Wilson David Jeffery D J Lieutenant Prince Alfred's Guard "A" Squadron UDF 1945-04-22
28599 Wilson Donald Jack D J Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 15 Squadron (RAF) UK 1944-05-12