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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 14,778 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
2411 Boyd Nigel Barclay N B Lieutenant 15 Squadron UDF 1942-08-28
2416 Boyd William Bruce W B Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1918-03-24
49429 Boyd Robt Patrick Quinn R P Q Trooper Bechuanaland Rifle Volunteers COLONIAL 1901-10-18
2419 Boyder William George W G Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-10
2422 Boyer Henry H Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 237 Squadron UK 1943-02-13
2423 Boyer Harold Phillip Flintham H P F Lieutenant 7 Squadron UDF 1943-09-04
2425 Boyes Leonard Spooner L S Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. UDF 1918-11-05
2428 Boyes Walter Fitzwilliam W F Private Regiment Botha 2nd UDF 1941-11-23
2430 Boyes-Varley Cecil Joseph C J Sergeant Manchester Regiment 1st/6th Bn. UK 1915-07-13
2433 Boyle William W Sergeant Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1940-08-12
2434 Boyley Ronald Stephen R S Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-06-25
2436 Boys Nigel Gervase N G Lieutenant 40 Squadron UDF 1944-08-03
38979 Brackly Norman C N C Vedette Internal Affairs 1st Battalion RSF 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 UDF 1945-04-16
2446 Bradfield Algene Ward A W Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-15
2448 Bradford George William Bathurst G W B Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 15th Squadron UK 1917-02-04
38980 Brading Anthony John A J Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1970-01-22
2451 Bradley Cyril Montague C M Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 296th Bde. UK 1917-04-02
2452 Bradley Ernest E Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1917-09-20
2454 Bradley John J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-15
43624 Bradshaw Burgher Boer Forces BOER Unknown
2460 Brady Jack J Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment UDF 1941-11-23
2461 Brady John Norman Nicholls J N N Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-10-13
2467 Braine William Thomas Coker W T C Second Lieutenant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 3rd Bn. UK 1916-10-09
2469 Braithwaite Louis Gowthorpe L G Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1916-07-15
2470 Braithwaite Thomas Leyland T L Lieutenant 12 Squadron UDF 1941-11-19
38369 Bramford Alexander James A J Field Reservist British South Africa Police Field Reserve RSF 1977-03-10
2476 Branch-Clark John Christopher J C Lieutenant 31 Squadron UDF 1944-08-15
2478 Brand Cuthbert C Air Sergeant 24 Squadron UDF 1941-12-07
2481 Brand Edward Claude E C Private 7th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-02-12
2485 Brand John Edgar J E Lieutenant 7 Squadron UDF 1944-04-18
2487 Brand Lachan Munro L M Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 6th Bn. UK 1915-09-25
2488 Brand Leonard Robert George L R G Air Sergeant 21 Squadron UDF 1941-11-05
2490 Brand William Robb W R Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-05-09
2493 Brandsma Douwe Brandsma D B Warrant Officer Class I 31 Squadron UDF 1944-08-17
2499 Brandt Walter W Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 36 Water Supply Coy. UDF 1942-10-24
2501 Branford Dudley D Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
2502 Branford Laurence Frederick L F Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-10
47198 Branken Jan Hendrik J H Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-01-06
2503 Brannigan Ernest Edward E E Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 1st/7th Bn. UK 1916-09-03
2506 Brasler Gerhardus Croeser G C Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-10-21
2508 Brassel Edward John E J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
47197 Braun Hugo H Burgher Johannesburg Boer Forces BOER Unknown
2516 Breach KENNETH McKENZIE K M Private 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1917-04-12
2517 Breakey Lawrence Wallace L W Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-07-18
2518 Breakey Thomas James McDonald T J M Lieutenant 2 Squadron UDF 1945-04-25
2524 Bredenkamp Johannes Michiel J M Lieutenant 1 Squadron UDF 1942-11-27
49403 Bredenkamp John Trooper Ashburner's Light Horse COLONIAL 1902-03-07
2525 Breeds George Frederick James G F J Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-12