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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
46490 Esterhuizen Roelof R Burgher Boer Forces Potchefstroom (Liebenberg) Commando 1902-03-07
46491 Esterhuizen Frederick Coenraad F C Burgher Boer Forces Pretoria Commando 1900-08-21
6778 Estermann Aeron A Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
6779 Estill Douglas D Lance Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
6782 Ethell John Oliver J O Second Lieutenant Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 23rd Bn. 1917-10-04
6783 Etheredge Eckley Oxtoby E O Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 149th Bde. 1917-07-12
6785 Etheredge Wilfred George Sprules W G S Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-09
6792 Eva Milton George M G Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-18
6796 Evans Claude Llewellyn C L Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-11-20
6800 Evans Edgar E Private Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Bn. 1940-12-13
6801 Evans Eric Vincent E V Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 207 Sqdn. 1944-06-22
6805 Evans John George Furness J G F Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 100 Sqdn. 1944-07-26
6810 Evans Lewis Nurden L N Captain South African Air Force 70 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1941-12-20
6816 Evans Reuben Alastair R A Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-22
6817 Evans Ralph Clifford Bateman R C B Lieutenant South African Air Force 39 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1942-09-06
6820 Evans Sydney Robert S R Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-04
6821 Evans Trevor Emlyn T E Private Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-31
30276 Evans First Name Unknown F N U Trooper Mashonaland Mounted Police Combat Flight School 1896-01-02
30277 Evans Llywelyn Carl L C Lance Bombardier Royal Regiment of Artillery Combat Flight School 2003-03-21
38461 Evason Graham John G J Field Reservist British South Africa Police Special Branch 1977-03-23
6824 Evelyn Cecil Douglas C D Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-17
6827 Evenepoel Albert A Stoker 1st Class South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Dorsetshire UDF 1942-04-05
6830 Everett Arthur Stephen A S Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-05-14
30278 Everisto Llywelyn Carl C Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1982-06-07
6833 Everitt Philip Thurlow P T Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1st S.A. Bde. Sig. Coy. UDF 1942-10-23
6836 Evert Ronald Richard R R Warrant Officer South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1944-02-21
30280 Every Edward Richard E R Major South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. SADF 1988-02-20
30281 Ewels Wayne Vallentine W V Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion "D" Coy. SADF 1987-10-31
6842 Ewert Alfred A Unteroffizier (Corporal) German Air Service Fea 13 1918-09-16
39311 Ewing Ross Anthony R A Sergeant Rhodesian Intelligence Corps 2 Independent Company 1978-12-12
6843 Ewins Vincent Bryan V B Lance Corporal London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) 2nd/5th Bn. 1917-09-20
6850 Eyden Frederick F Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
6852 Eyre Edward E Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
6859 Faber Walter Louis W L Lieutenant King's Shropshire Light Infantry 5th Bn. 1916-08-24
46489 Fahey Patrick P Burgher Boer Forces Johannesburg (Viljoen) Commando 1900-02-05
6868 Faiers George Erith G E Lieutenant South African Artillery UDF 1944-01-21
39312 Fairbanks Peter Hendrik J P H J Lance Corporal Rhodesian African Rifles 5 Independent Company 1978-09-02
6876 Fairweather Alexander A Major Regiment President Steyn, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-03
6877 Fairweather Charles James C J Sergeant South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-07-19
6878 Fairweather Herbert William H W Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
6879 Fairweather James MacGregor J M Wing Commander Royal Air Force 1940-05-28
6880 Fairweather JAMES McINTYRE J M Lieutenant Colonel South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1917-02-18
6881 Fairweather Keith K Lieutenant South African Air Force 178 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-15
6882 Faithful Leslie L Private 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars 1915-09-28
6883 Faithfull Sidney Leigh S L Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 256th Tunnelling Coy. 1916-08-15
6889 Falcke Roy Dennis R D Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-11-22
6890 Falconer Donald Buchan D B Wing Commander Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 156 Sqdn. 1944-12-30
6894 Falk Werner W Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-11-02
30286 Falkus Andrew Jeremy (ande) A J Lance Corporal South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1980-05-21
6896 Fallet Edward George E G Sergeant South African Corps of Signals 7 Army Sig. Coy. UDF 1944-11-29