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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 14,311 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
43884 Waite Burgher Boer Forces Harrismith Commando 1900-01-06
27553 Wait Charles C Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-09-08
27551 Wainwright Andrew A Private South African Medical Corps 1st S.A. Gen. Hosp. UDF 1918-06-16
27552 Wainwright John Daniel J D Trooper South African Horse 5th UDF 1916-08-11
27550 Wain Arthur A Sergeant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 1st Bn. 1915-03-12
27547 Wahl Johnson J Trooper South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-05-19
27549 Wahl Mathew Daniel M D Major Royal Garrison Artillery 294th Siege Bty. 1917-06-21
43886 Wahl Burgher Boer Forces 1901-07-08
27544 Wagstaff Alfred Thomas A T Lance Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-06-14
27545 Wagstaff Geoffrey G Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-11
27540 Wagner Ernest E Sapper South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1917-09-17
27541 Wagner Henry Schroeder H S Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1916-03-19
43420 Wagner Burgher Boer Forces 1900-09-01
43887 Wagner Burgher Boer Forces Heidelberg/ Dutch Corps Commando 1900-01-06
27535 Wadlow Harold H Major Royal Garrison Artillery 109th Siege Bty. 1916-07-24
27533 Wade Laurie L Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.m.m.g.b. 91. 1942-09-11
27518 Vucasivich Thomas Trepo T T Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-10-17
27517 Vroom Clement Harold C H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-04
40540 Vrachas Anthony Michael A M Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 3 Independent Company 1976-05-04
27506 Vosloo Johannes Albertes J A Sergeant Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Cradock Commando UDF 1915-01-24
27507 Vosloo John J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-20
43888 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces Winburg Commando 1899-11-23
43889 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces Winburg Cmdt Jordaan Commando 1900-02-02
43890 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces Kroonstad 1900-01-26
43891 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces 1901-07-11
43892 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces Kroonstad 1900-01-26
43893 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces Boshof Commando Unknown
43894 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces Lydenburg Commando 1901-03-14
43895 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces 1899-10-27
43896 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces Lydenburg Commando 1901-03-14
43897 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces Dewetsdorp Commando 1901-07-11
43898 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces Kroonstad, E.R. Grobler Commando 1900-10-29
38207 Vos Johannes Jurgens J J Constable South African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1985-05-28
43899 Vos Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
43901 Vos Burgher Boer Forces Vryheid 1902-05-06
27487 Vorster Coen Brits C B Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Sqdn. UDF 1944-10-12
27489 Vorster Christian Johannes C J Private Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) 8th Bn. 1915-06-05
27490 Vorster Daniel Jacobus Brink D J B Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-16
27493 Vorster Jack Peter J P Able Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Hermes UDF 1942-04-09
27500 Vorster William Lennox W L Lieutenant Royal Air Force 139th Sqdn. 1918-07-23
43542 Vorster Burgher Boer Forces 1900-03-11
43544 Vorster Burgher Boer Forces 1901-09-05
43545 Vorster Burgher Boer Forces 1901-10-21
43900 Vorster Burgher Boer Forces 1901-03-30
43902 Vorster Burgher Boer Forces ZPB Commando 1901-08-23
43903 Vorster Burgher Boer Forces Boshof Commando 1899-11-23
43904 Vorster Burgher Boer Forces 1901-06-08
43905 Vorster Burgher Boer Forces 1901-09-05
43906 Vorster Burgher Boer Forces State Artillery Tvl Commando 1900-02-17
43907 Vorster Burgher Boer Forces Krugersdorp 1900-02-23