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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 14,778 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
27928 Webb Ralph Cultra Vallance R C V Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 103 Squadron UK 1942-07-03
27931 Webb Robert William R W Private 8th Infantry (Transvaal Scottish) 1st Bn. UDF 1915-04-28
27934 Webb Walter John Stanley Alexander W J S A Captain 40 Squadron UDF 1942-11-04
27913 Weaver Ernest E Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-09
27914 Weaver Frederick Steeme F S Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 19th Bn. AUS 1916-11-12
27911 Weatherhead Frederick John F J Farrier South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-08-30
27908 Wazia Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1916-06-07
27909 Wazia Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-08-09
27903 Wayland Alfred Charles A C Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-16
27905 Wayland Harry Thornhill H T Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-17
27906 Wayland Reuben R Burgher Mounted Commandos Van Zyl's Commando UDF 1914-11-16
27901 Way Cyril Charles Arnold C C A Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-24
27902 Way George Currey G C Major Middlesex Regiment 16th Bn. UK 1916-01-28
27895 Waugh Denys Stuart D S Captain 40 Squadron UDF 1943-12-30
27898 Waugh William Wallace W W Lance Corporal Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars 1st/1st UK 1916-08-12
27890 Watts George Stanley G S Lance Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1945-02-15
27891 Watts John J Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-09
40555 Watts Trevor George T G Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 9th Battalion RSF 1978-01-23
7763 Watt James J Private Highland Light Infantry 15th Bn. UK 1916-07-03
27873 Watt Archibald Campbell A C Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 49 Squadron UK 1941-12-28
27876 Watt John J Company Sergeant Major Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 4th Bn. AUS 1917-04-18
27879 Watt Justus Christian J C Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-10-24
27880 Watt John Robertson J R Major Natal Light Horse UDF 1915-04-27
27881 Watt Kenneth K Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Squadron (RAF) UK 1943-10-02
27882 Watt Norman Lindley N L Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 53rd Squadron UK 1917-07-27
43419 Watt Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-02-21
27835 Watson Alfred William Knox A W K Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force 202 Squadron UK 1941-06-05
27839 Watson Charles Edward Stephens C E S Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1916-07-01
27845 Watson Frederick William F W Second Lieutenant New Zealand Machine Gun Corps No. 3 Coy. NZ 1917-06-07
27846 Watson Gilbert Frederick G F Lance Corporal South African Irish 1st UDF 1941-11-23
27850 Watson James J Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-07-18
27852 Watson J G F Lieutenant Rhodesia Regiment UK 1940-07-30
27862 Watson Robert Grant R G Squadron Leader Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Squadron (RAF) UK 1943-09-03
27863 Watson T Warrant Officer Class II Rhodesia Regiment UK 1941-02-14
27865 Watson Thomas Tennant T T Lieutenant 31 Squadron UDF 1944-08-17
27867 Watson William W Private Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 2nd Bn. NZ 1917-06-14
27869 Watson Walter Godfrey Mitchell W G M Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1945-04-16
40554 Watson Davic Steele D S Temp Captain Rhodesian Intelligence Corps (Corps) 8th Battalion RSF 1978-01-13
43876 Watson Burgher Boer Forces BOER Unknown
49503 Watson S S Trooper Bethune's Mounted Infantry COLONIAL 1900-05-20
27831 Watney John J Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-11-06
27816 Watkins Edward E Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-07-18
27819 Watkins Godfrey Everett G E Sergeant Prince Alfred's Guard UDF 1945-04-14
27820 Watkins George James G J Lance Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-10-16
27822 Watkins John Joseph J J Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 8 Field Squadron UDF 1945-04-18
27825 Watkins Percy Edward P E Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-05-20
27826 Watkins Stephen S Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 3 Field Coy. UDF 1942-01-10
27828 Watkins William W Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-19
27812 Wathes Leonard John L J Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. UK 1915-05-09
27810 Waterston William Anderson W A Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment "B" Coy. UDF 1945-04-23