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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 14,404 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
5767 Dirks Hendrik Johannes H J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-02
5790 Dixon Alfred Hollings A H Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-10-17
5791 Dixon Arthur Samuel A S Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1917-01-17
5795 Dixon Edward Ross E R Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
5796 Dixon Frederick James Hannan F J H Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-03-02
5798 Dixon Henry Clarke H C Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-06-20
5804 Dixon John William J W Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 11 Sqdn. UDF 1941-02-22
5807 Dixon Percy King P K Lance Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
32173 Diyerenge Ndara D Rifleman South West African Territory Force 202 Battalion SADF 1983-12-18
30083 Djolomien Alan David M Corporal South West African Territory Force 101 Battalion SADF 1979-11-06
30091 Dlamini Xolani (chucky) X Rifleman Unit 44 1 Parachute Battalion SANDF 2013-03-23
34513 Dobbin William Percival W P Constable South African Police Gauteng 1971-05-22
5822 Doble Fred F Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
5823 Doble Frank Edward F E Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1917-07-19
5824 Doble Henry Wood H W Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Bn. 1916-09-03
5825 Doble Ivan Jacque I J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 34 Sqdn. UDF 1945-03-25
5829 Docker Rupert Eley R E Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
5831 Dodd Denis Wallingford D W Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Sqdn. UDF 1944-06-29
5832 Dodd Herbert H Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
5833 Dodd Oliver Arthur Swatton O A S Cook Merchant Navy S.S. Bay Fisher (Barrow) 1941-02-07
5834 Dodd Reuben Francis R F Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-03-11
38448 Dodd DOUGLAS McFADEAN D M Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1977-04-06
5838 Dodds William W Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-10
5839 Dodgen Benjamin B Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
5840 Dodgson Raymond Austen R A Second Lieutenant Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1940-08-18
5849 Dold Cedric Lewis C L Captain Royal Army Medical Corps 1918-10-05
46731 Dolibois Josef J Burgher Boer Forces Pretoria Commando 1900-01-24
5858 Doman Gerald Anthony G A Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 35 Sqdn. 1942-08-29
30100 Domingus Joao J Rifleman South West African Territory Force 101 Battalion SADF 1986-04-08
5861 Domoney Clarence Douglas Haig C D H Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-11
5863 Don Alexander Duff Brownlee A D B Lieutenant Royal Engineers 2nd Field Coy. 1916-10-21
5869 Donald Kenneth Neville K N Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 620 Sqdn. 1943-08-12
5870 Donald Thomas T Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
5871 Donald William W Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
5875 Donaldson George Maxfield King G M K Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Sqdn. UDF 1942-04-11
5880 Donaldson John Edward J E Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-15
5882 Donaldson Robert Graham R G Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1940-09-03
5883 Donaldson William John W J Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 211 Sqdn. 1944-02-23
39250 Donaldson Ian Hylton I H Flight Lieutenant Rhodesian Air Force 5 Sqdn. 1977-01-12
39252 Donegan Kevin Anthony K A Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1973-09-18
5888 Donelly Norman Lionel N L Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-12-06
38451 Dongo Zacharia Z Constable British South Africa Police Support Unit 1976-11-10
5891 Donne Edward Henry E H Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 266 Sqdn. 1945-04-01
5893 Donnelly ALEX McROBERTS A M Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1942-06-25
5896 Donnelly James Edmund J E Sergeant South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-06-20
5900 Dooley Redvers Kitchener R K Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
5902 Dooley William Alfred W A Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-21
5903 Doorly William George W G Trooper South African Horse 8th UDF 1916-08-08
5905 Dor William Richard W R Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
5909 Dore Leslie Frederick L F Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-12-25