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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 14,310 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
29018 Young Gordon Garfield G G Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
29020 Young James Alexander J A Company Quartermaster Serjeant Hampshire Regiment 1st Bn. 1914-11-06
29024 Young John Wharton J W Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-02-12
29025 Young Kenneth Cunningham K C Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-21
29026 Young Keith Gordon K G Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-11
29030 Young Stanley Ryder S R Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Sqdn. 1942-11-23
29031 Young Sidney William S W Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-07-19
29033 Young William John W J Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 50 Sqdn. 1941-12-15
38843 Young Colin Andrew Shaw C A S Field Reservist British South Africa Police Melsetter Police Back Up Group 1975-04-29
38845 Young Oliver Paul O P Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Uniform 1978-08-17
29005 Yorke James Hamilton Langdon J H L Captain Welsh Regiment 24th (Pembroke and Glamorgan Yeomanry) Bn. 1917-12-27
29006 Yorke Peter P Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Sqdn. 1944-12-04
33923 Yeo Edward Clive E C Corporal South African Corps of Engineers attd. 101 Battalion SADF 1988-04-19
33920 Yenga Manuel M Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1980-03-03
28987 Yell Reuben Harold R H Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 16th Sqdn. 1918-03-09
28978 Yeaman Tom Moyes T M Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th Bn. 1915-05-09
28976 Yates Philip Ray P R Stores Assistant South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Hermes UDF 1942-04-09
38842 Yates John Bruce J B Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Uniform 1977-03-29
28968 Yaldwyn Rodney Halcott R H Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Sqdn. UDF 1943-11-12
33916 Yabo Avihu S X Major SA Army Golani Unknown
33915 Ya'acov Avihu A Major Israeli Defence Forces Golani 2002-05-03
28947 Wynne Arnold A Second Lieutenant The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 13th Bn. 1917-04-09
28944 Wyngaard Andrew Paul Daniel A P D Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
28939 Wyman Edward E Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1916-05-09
28933 Wylie Robert Miller Clapham R M C Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-03-21
41291 Wutete Maboko G Private Rhodesia Regiment 10th Battalion 1979-04-16
43793 Wuras Burgher Boer Forces Bloemfontein Commando 1900-01-24
40603 Wuranda John J Trooper Selous Scouts 3 Troop 1979-12-27
40600 Wunganayi Andreas A District Assistant Internal Affairs 1st Battalion 1974-10-01
28924 Wulfsohn Moritz M Bombardier South African Artillery 22 Field Regt. UDF 1945-02-20
28921 Wronsky Julius J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
28918 Wrigley Charles Kemble C K Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
28919 Wrigley Leonard Gordon L G Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 2nd/9th Bn. 1917-10-09
28917 Wrightson Percy Venables P V Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
28916 Wrighton Albert William A W Lieutenant Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Geyser's Commando UDF 1914-11-08
28870 Wright Cecil Horace C H Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-21
28872 Wright Cecil John C J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-03-02
28875 Wright Duncan D Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
28876 Wright Dudley Gordon D G Company Sergeant Major Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) 58th Bn. 1916-06-13
28880 Wright George Drennan Cron G D C Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Bn. 1914-10-23
28881 Wright Gerald Victor G V Ordnance Artificer 4th Class South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Gloucester UDF 1941-05-22
28885 Wright Harold Thomas H T Sapper South African Engineers South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1918-03-19
28886 Wright Humphrey Willesden H W Lance Corporal Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-10-23
28896 Wright Leslie L Pilot Officer Royal Air Force 151 Sqdn. 1940-06-18
28898 Wright R C N Lieutenant South African Air Force 34 Sqdn. UDF 1945-04-04
28901 Wright Trevor Desmond T D Lieutenant South African Tank Corps UDF 1945-04-04
28902 Wright Thomas Henry T H Able Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Cornwall UDF 1942-04-05
28904 Wright William W Company Sergeant Major South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-06-07
28906 Wright William W Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 175th Army Bde. 1918-08-08
28910 Wright William Bikkers W B Air Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1941-11-15