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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
3077 Burnie Ian Archibald I A Able Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Hermes UDF 1942-04-09
3081 Burns Hector Gerald H G Private South African Police 1st Bn. 1942-01-15
3084 Burns Thomas T Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-12
3086 Burns William George W G Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 7 Field Regt. UDF 1942-07-27
39006 Burns Bruce Fraser B F Second Lieutenant Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 1 Squadron 1979-09-06
3089 Burnside John J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
3090 Burr Eric Haig E H Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 113 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1941-10-20
3091 Burrage Roy Inglis R I Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 11 Sqdn. UDF 1941-12-12
39008 Burrell Bruce B Second Lieutenant Special Air Service "C" Sqdn. 1976-12-16
3094 Burrough Francis Thomas F T Captain King's Shropshire Light Infantry 6th Bn. 1916-07-01
3095 Burrough Harold Victor H V Lieutenant Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-10-04
3097 Burrough Peter Charles Victor P C V Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
3098 Burrough Richard Michael R M Sergeant Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-03-21
3100 Burrows Henry Herbert H H Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-12-07
3101 Burrows Martin M Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
3103 Bursey Archibald Burnett A B Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
39011 Burslem Robert Elton M H Rifleman Rhodesia Defence Regiment 2nd Battalion 1979-10-12
3106 Burt James J Lieutenant South African Air Force 210 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1944-06-09
3113 Burton Graham William G W Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-07-06
3115 Burton Michael M Captain South African Engineer Corps 11 Field Coy. UDF 1945-04-12
3117 Burton Percival Ross-Frames P R F Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 249 Sqdn. 1940-09-27
3119 Burton Roy Cuthbert R C Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
3120 Burton Vivian Roland V R Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
3121 Burton William Westbrooke W W Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 104 Sqdn. 1941-08-20
39012 Buru Lazarus L Guard Guard Force Internal Affairs 1978-09-02
3127 Buss James Martin J M Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-05-07
47543 Busson F F Burgher Boer Forces Scandinavian Corps Commando 1900-03-04
3139 Butcher Frederick Claud F C Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
3140 Butcher Howard Montague H M Lieutenant Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-10
3155 Butler Sidney Horace S H Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals UDF 1942-10-24
3158 Butt Alexander John Francis A J F Private South African Medical Corps 1st/3rd UDF 1918-10-08
3159 Butt Kenneth K Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals 7th Armd. Div. Sigs. UDF 1942-12-29
3161 Butters Harry Augustus H A Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 109th Bde. 1916-08-31
3162 Butterworth Albert Edward A E Stoker 1st Class Royal Navy H.M.S. Willamette Valley 1940-06-29
3165 Button Edward Algernon E A Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-09-10
3168 Butz Christian Henry C H Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
3169 Buxmann Johan Heinrich J H Lieutenant South African Air Force 22 Sqdn. UDF 1945-01-31
3170 Buxton Denis Sydney D S Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards 2nd Bn. 1917-10-09
3171 Buxton George Barclay G B Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 1st Sqdn. 1917-07-28
3179 Buys Izaak Zerk I Z Sergeant Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Boshoff's Commando UDF 1914-11-20
3181 Buys Stephanus S Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1944-09-26
3182 Buys Stephanus S Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-10
29670 Buys Daniel Louis D L Rifleman South African Commandos 11 Kimberley Commando SADF 1977-12-11
29672 Buys Paul Stephanus P S Trooper 1st Special Service Battalion 6 LAA Regiment SADF 1979-11-09
34265 Buys Louis Johannes L J Constable South African Police District 39 Johannesburg 1974-10-01
34266 Buys Louis Johannes M H Constable South African Police District 39 Johannesburg 1987-03-22
34267 Buys Louis Johannes T C Detective Sergeant South African Police District 39 Johannesburg 1980-12-06
43574 Buys Burgher Boer Forces 1900-01-24
47105 Buys William Edward W E Burgher Boer Forces 1899-11-23
47106 Buys Schalk Daniel Jacobus S D J Burgher Boer Forces Lichtenburg Commando 1902-02-25