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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
28860 Wrenford Arthur Leonard A L Lieutenant Colonel Worcestershire Regiment UK 1918-03-21
28862 Wrensch Henry Lionel John H L J Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles UDF 1942-10-26
28863 Wrey-Wathen Arthur John A J Lieutenant Prince Alfred's Guard UDF 1944-06-24
28870 Wright Cecil Horace C H Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-10-21
28872 Wright Cecil John C J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1917-03-02
28875 Wright Duncan D Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
28876 Wright Dudley Gordon D G Company Sergeant Major Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) 58th Bn. CAN 1916-06-13
28880 Wright George Drennan Cron G D C Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1914-10-23
28881 Wright Gerald Victor G V Ordnance Artificer 4th Class South African Navy H.M.S. Gloucester UDF 1941-05-22
28885 Wright Harold Thomas H T Sapper South African Engineer Corps South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1918-03-19
28886 Wright Humphrey Willesden H W Lance Corporal Rand Light Infantry 1st UDF 1942-10-23
28896 Wright Leslie L Pilot Officer Royal Air Force 151 Squadron UK 1940-06-18
28898 Wright R C N Lieutenant South African Air Force 34 Squadron UDF 1945-04-04
28901 Wright Trevor Desmond T D Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps UDF 1945-04-04
28902 Wright Thomas Henry T H Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Cornwall UDF 1942-04-05
28904 Wright William W Company Sergeant Major South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. UDF 1916-06-07
28906 Wright William W Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 175th Army Bde. UK 1918-08-08
28910 Wright William Bikkers W B Air Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Squadron UDF 1941-11-15
28913 Wright William James W J Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
40597 Wright Dennis Keith D K Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 10th Battalion RSF 1973-11-08
28916 Wrighton Albert William A W Lieutenant Mounted Commandos Geyser's Commando UDF 1914-11-08
28917 Wrightson Percy Venables P V Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
28918 Wrigley Charles Kemble C K Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
28919 Wrigley Leonard Gordon L G Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 2nd/9th Bn. UK 1917-10-09
28921 Wronsky Julius J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
28924 Wulfsohn Moritz M Bombardier South African Artillery 22 Field Regt. UDF 1945-02-20
40600 Wunganayi Andreas A District Assistant Internal Affairs 1st Battalion RSF 1974-10-01
40603 Wuranda John J Trooper Selous Scouts 3 Troop RSF 1979-12-27
43793 Wuras Burgher Boer Forces Bloemfontein Commando BOER 1900-01-24
41291 Wutete Maboko G Private Rhodesia Regiment 10th Battalion RSF 1979-04-16
28933 Wylie Robert Miller Clapham R M C Private South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. UDF 1916-03-21
28939 Wyman Edward E Private South African Infantry Corps 12th Regt. UDF 1916-05-09
28944 Wyngaard Andrew Paul Daniel A P D Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
28947 Wynne Arnold A Second Lieutenant The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 13th Bn. UK 1917-04-09
33915 Ya'acov Avihu A Major Israeli Defence Forces Golani IDF 2002-05-03
33916 Yabo Avihu S X Major SA Army Golani SADF Unknown
28968 Yaldwyn Rodney Halcott R H Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Squadron UDF 1943-11-12
28976 Yates Philip Ray P R Stores Assistant South African Navy H.M.S. Hermes UDF 1942-04-09
38842 Yates John Bruce J B Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Uniform RSF 1977-03-29
28978 Yeaman Tom Moyes T M Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th Bn. UK 1915-05-09
28987 Yell Reuben Harold R H Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 16th Squadron UK 1918-03-09
33920 Yenga Manuel M Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1980-03-03
33923 Yeo Edward Clive E C Corporal South African Engineer Corps 101 Battalion SADF 1988-04-19
29005 Yorke James Hamilton Langdon J H L Captain Welsh Regiment 24th (Pembroke and Glamorgan Yeomanry) Bn. UK 1917-12-27
29006 Yorke Peter P Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Squadron (RAF) UK 1944-12-04
29009 Young Alexander A Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-10-19
29010 Young Alfred Ernest William A E W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1916-09-10
29018 Young Gordon Garfield G G Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
29020 Young James Alexander J A Company Quartermaster Serjeant Hampshire Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1914-11-06
29024 Young John Wharton J W Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. UDF 1916-02-12