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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
4942 Damster Emile Liendet August E L A Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
4945 Danby Reginald William R W Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
4953 Daniel Arthur Hector Ross A H R Lieutenant Royal Air Force 85th Sqdn. 1918-08-29
4954 Daniel Dennis Percival D P Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-18
29926 Daniel Simon S Special Constable South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1986-10-18
48621 Daniel Jose J 5 Reconnaissance Regiment 5 Reconnaissance Regiment SADF 1979
4969 Daniels Adrian Alexander A A Private Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-31
4974 Daniels Dennis Deane D D Staff Sergeant The Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C. 1st Wing 1944-09-19
4979 Daniels George William Thomas G W T Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-14
4986 Daniels Raymond Stanley R S Air Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1941-09-27
4988 Daniels William Overbeek W O Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1943-07-03
29929 Daniels Irvine Manuel I M Corporal South African Infantry Corps 54 Battalion SADF 1987-03-08
29930 Daniels Joze J Corporal SA Army 54 Battalion Unknown
46934 Dannhauser George Frederik G F Burgher Boer Forces Bloemhof Commando 1900-04-22
46935 Dannhauser George F. G F Burgher Boer Forces Heidelberg Commando 1900-01-27
4997 Dansey Martin M Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-18
4998 Dansie John Richard J R Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-10-15
5008 Darke Harry Thomas H T Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
5017 Dashwood Alan Stanley A S Lance Corporal Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-31
5019 Dashwood George Lewin G L Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
5023 Daub Werner Carlington W C Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
43491 Dauth Burgher Boer Forces 1900-04-22
46931 Dauth Petrus J. P J Burgher Boer Forces Lichtenburg Commando 1901-02-19
46932 Dauth Diederik Albert Willem D A W Burgher Boer Forces Lichtenburg Commando 1899-11-28
46933 Dauth Carl Hendrik C H Burgher Boer Forces Lichtenburg Commando 1899-11-28
43487 Davel Burgher Boer Forces 1901-02-02
43489 Davel Burgher Boer Forces 1901-03-31
46927 Davel Willem Marthinus W M Burgher Boer Forces Ermelo Commando 1901-10-06
46928 Davel Arie Willem A W Burgher Boer Forces 1900-04-22
46929 Davel Johannes Hendrik (f.) J H ( Burgher Boer Forces Middelburg Commando 1901-02-02
46930 Davel Izak I Burgher Boer Forces Bethlehem Commando 1900-07-24
5027 Davey George Henry G H Sergeant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-17
46926 Davey M M Burgher Boer Forces Irish Brigade Commando 1899-10-30
5038 Davids Abraham A Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-08-26
5051 Davids James J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-06
5058 Davids Marthinus Christian M C Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-07
5059 Davids Maurice Henry M H Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1943-08-01
5068 Davidson Douglas James D J Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-04-22
5069 Davidson Edward James E J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-09-08
5070 Davidson Edward Sextus E S Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-07-19
5075 Davidson James Leonard J L Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
5076 Davidson John Pirie J P Trooper Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-27
5077 Davidson Llewellyn George L G Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
5079 Davidson Robert R Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
5081 Davidson Scott Chisholme S C Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
5084 Davidson Walter Beattie W B Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-02-12
5085 Davidson William Cruickshank W C Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-12-15
39191 Davidson Sydney Russel S R Warrant Officer Class II Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 4th Battalion 1977-11-01
5090 Davies Arthur Howell A H Pilot Officer Royal Air Force 50 Sqdn. 1940-10-15
5092 Davies Arthur William Bowen A W B Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 123 Sqdn. 1944-04-24