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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
2702 Brookman George Robert G R Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-07-20
2704 Brooks Arthur James A J Private South African Horse 9th UDF 1916-12-29
2705 Brooks Charles Harley C H Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
2708 Brooks Francis Gilbert F G Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 166 Sqdn. 1944-02-20
2709 Brooks Fredrick Jacob F J Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment 4th Bn. 1916-11-13
2716 Brooks Reginald St. George R S G Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 97th Bde. 1915-09-26
47144 Brooks Dirk C D C Burgher Boer Forces Harrismith Commando 1901-11-07
47145 Brooks Jan Jacobus J J Burgher Boer Forces Heilbron 1900-05-20
2718 Brooksbank Rupert Oswald Deryck R O D Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1944-05-07
38374 Broom David D Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1979-03-10
2724 Brosnan Thomas T Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-07-19
2725 Broster Harold Broughton H B Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Bn. 1917-11-30
2728 Brough John Forbes J F Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-05-04
2732 Brounger William Henry Prescott W H P Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. 1917-04-09
43501 Brouwer Burgher Boer Forces 1900-12-24
2737 Brown Arthur Denoon A D Trooper South African Tank Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1942-06-08
2738 Brown Arthur Ernest A E Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
2739 Brown Arthur Henry A H Lieutenant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-19
2740 Brown Arthur Hugh A H Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-20
2741 Brown Alfred Lawrence A L Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
2743 Brown Anthony William Scudamore A W S Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 6th Bn. attd. 3rd Bn. 1916-08-18
2745 Brown Clive Gordon C G Sergeant South African Artillery 2 Field Regt. UDF 1942-06-13
2748 Brown Charles Mortimer C M Sergeant South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1917-10-15
2749 Brown Cecil Pierce C P Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
2750 Brown Colin Selwyn C S Captain Border Regiment 11th Bn. 1916-07-01
2751 Brown Cyril Winnicott C W Trooper South African Tank Corps 4/6th Armoured Car Regt. UDF 1942-11-02
2759 Brown Edwin E Sergeant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
2760 Brown Eric George E G Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
2761 Brown Eric Metcalfe E M Lieutenant Tank Corps "A" Bty. 1917-09-29
2763 Brown Francis F Warrant Officer Class II South African Engineer Corps 41 Harbour Construction Coy. UDF 1944-11-07
2765 Brown Freddy F Fireman and Trimmer Merchant Navy S.S. Fort Concord (London) 1943-05-12
2769 Brown George Miller G M Lieutenant 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers 1917-11-28
2771 Brown Henry H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
2772 Brown Harold Angus H A Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
2773 Brown Henry Charles William H C W Corporal Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-31
2774 Brown Herbert Haig H H Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 70 Sqdn. 1941-12-20
2778 Brown Herbert Stanley H S Captain South African Air Force 26 Sqdn. UDF 1943-12-18
2781 Brown Ivan I Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Sqdn. UDF 1942-05-29
2787 Brown James J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
2793 Brown Joseph J Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
2795 Brown John Durham J D Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
2798 Brown John James J J Company Serjeant Major Hampshire Regiment 14th Bn. 1916-09-03
2800 Brown John Silcock J S Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-08
2801 Brown James Thomas J T Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-08-18
2803 Brown Kenneth Andrew K A Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-01-27
2804 Brown Kenneth Gavin K G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-12-17
2810 Brown Murdoch Morison M M Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1918-11-06
2811 Brown Malcolm Penvil M P Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 429 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn 1943-04-27
2820 Brown Roy Frederick R F Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1943-04-13
2823 Brown Samuel S Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-08-02