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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 14,405 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
1839 Bishop Cyril C Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-10-17
29450 Bishop Edwin Chaplan E C Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1977-12-09
47389 Bischoff Hendrik Johannes H J Burgher Boer Forces Rustenburg Commando BOER 1900-05-31
47392 Bischoff Thomas Charles T C Burgher Boer Forces Standerton Commando BOER 1900-06-02
47394 Bischoff C J C J Burgher Boer Forces Vryheid BOER 1902-05-06
1834 Birt Clarence Eric C E Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 75th (Natal) Siege Bty. UDF 1918-09-15
1830 Birkigt William August W A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
1821 Bird Bryan Alexander B A Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Squadron UDF 1943-11-07
29447 Birchall Sean Edward S E Major Welsh Guards 1st Battalion UK 2009-06-19
1815 Birch David D Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
1816 Birch Frederick Charles F C Sergeant Worcestershire Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1915-09-21
1814 Binns Christopher C Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 154th Heavy Bty. UK 1917-09-26
1813 Binnie William Harold W H Lieutenant Royal Air Force 206th Squadron UK 1918-07-22
47499 Binneman (bindeman) J W J W Burgher Boer Forces Gen Smuts Commando BOER 1902-02-28
38954 Binks Reginald Alan R A Recruit Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1968-03-26
1807 Bingham Austen A Midshipman Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler Colsay UK 1944-11-02
1808 Bingham Arthur Edward A E Bombardier South African Artillery 2 Field Regt. UDF 1942-05-28
1810 Bingham Percival Henry P H Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron UDF 1942-10-24
43767 Binedell Burgher Boer Forces Pretoria Commando BOER 1901-05-29
47391 Binedell Engelbrecht E Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-05-29
47393 Binedell T Christiaan T C Burgher Boer Forces Pretoria Commando BOER 1901-05-29
1806 Bindon Aubery William A W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
1802 Bilse Denis Oswald D O Lieutenant South African Air Force 216 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1944-06-03
38950 Billing David Anthony Michael D A M Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 8th Battalion RSF 1976-02-14
1793 Biggs Edward Warren E W Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-09-01
29444 Biggs Kevin John K J Trooper South African Armoured Corps 1 Special Service Battalion SADF 1978-08-23
48626 Biggs Kevin John K J Trooper South African Armoured Corps 1 Special Service Battalion SADF 1978-08-23
47396 Bierman Petrus Jacobus Laurens P J L Burgher Boer Forces Middelburg Commando BOER 1902-01-27
47397 Bierman Marthinus M Burgher Boer Forces Soutpansberg Commando BOER 1900-02-11
47398 Bierman Christiaan Emanuel August Moller C E A M Burgher Boer Forces Soutpansberg Commando BOER Unknown
47399 Bierman P B P B Burgher Boer Forces Ficksburg Commando BOER 1900-04-25
47400 Bierman Johan Graham J G Burgher Boer Forces Middelburg Commando BOER 1902-01-27
47388 Biemond Burgher Boer Forces Swaziland Commando BOER 1901-09-27
47401 Biemond Jacobus Bartholomeus J B Burgher Boer Forces Vryheid BOER 1902-05-06
47395 Biell Piet P Burgher Boer Forces De la Rey Commando BOER 1902-03-07
1789 Bidu Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1916-10-23
29440 Biden Norman N Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Squadron UDF 1951-09-05
1788 Biddulph Percival Vincent P V Lieutenant King's African Rifles 1st/3rd UK 1917-07-19
1785 Biddlecombe Henry H Private Manchester Regiment 11th Bn. UK 1915-08-07
1786 Biddlecombe Thomas Wyburn T W Commander Royal Australian Navy H.m.s. "q27" AUS 1917-03-13
1784 Bickley Hubert Ernest H E Trooper South African Horse 8th UDF 1916-09-08
1783 Bickersteth Stanley Morris S M Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 15th Bn. UK 1916-07-01
47402 Biccard John D. J D Burgher Boer Forces Heidelberg Commando BOER 1901-02-06
47403 Biccard Christiaan E C E Burgher Boer Forces Zoupansberg Commando BOER 1902-01-24
1754 Bezuidenhout Easias Renier E R Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 12 Squadron UDF 1944-07-13
1760 Bezuidenhout Harry H Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1945-04-16
1762 Bezuidenhout Hendrick Francois H F Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps 10 Field Coy. UDF 1941-12-02
1766 Bezuidenhout Justin J Sergeant Q Service Corps UDF 1944-06-10
1773 Bezuidenhout Mathys Marthinus M M Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 12 Squadron UDF 1944-08-14
1776 Bezuidenhout Pieter Hendrick Schalk P H S Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 94th Bde. UK 1916-12-24