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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
29206 Adar Boaz B Sergeant Israeli Defence Forces Artillery IDF 1979-01-15
183 Adamson David D Corporal South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. UDF 1916-02-12
185 Adamson James J Lieutenant Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment UDF 1944-10-23
107 Adams Boet B Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-09-20
108 Adams Carel C Private Indian and Malay Corps UDF 1943-01-05
113 Adams Cecil Melville C M Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1941-12-31
114 Adams Cecil Methuen C M Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-17
122 Adams Edward Charles E C Air Sergeant South African Air Force 11 Squadron UDF 1940-09-12
138 Adams Izak I Driver Cape Corps UDF 1941-02-15
150 Adams John Eustace J E Lieutenant Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-10-21
151 Adams John Hedley J H Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
152 Adams Jacobus Johannes Nikolaas J J N Signaller South African Corps of Signals 5th Bde. Sigs. Coy. UDF 1941-12-31
153 Adams John Webb J W Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-01-11
162 Adams Martin M Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
179 Adams Vernon Liddell V L Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
38859 Adams David James D J Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1 Reserve Holding Unit RSF 1977-10-03
100 Adair Terence Miles T M Private Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1941-12-31
99 Acutt Derrick McMinn D M Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1945-04-16
97 Acres Henry H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
96 Acland John Henry Dyke J H D Captain Royal Army Medical Corps UK 1916-07-12
47631 Ackson Daniel Johannes D J Burgher Boer Forces Krugersdorp BOER Unknown
95 Acklom Evatt E Gunner South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. UDF 1941-11-23
87 Ackerman Bernard B Trooper South African Armoured Corps 4/6th Armoured Car Regt. UDF 1942-11-04
90 Ackerman Lloyd William L W Air Corporal South African Air Force 1 Squadron UDF 1943-08-11
93 Ackerman William Hendrick W H Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1944-10-16
43659 Ackerman Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-03-07
47632 Ackerman Willem W Burgher Boer Forces Krugersdorp BOER 1900-05-29
47633 Ackerman Herman A.k H A Burgher Boer Forces Brandfort Commando BOER 1901-08-21
47634 Ackerman Johannes Mathinus J M Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1899-12-11
38857 Abudu Ahmed A Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment 3 Reserve Holding Unit RSF 1976-09-13
29184 Abrosuis Adolf Hitler A H Rifleman South West African Territory Force 101 Battalion SADF 1985-05-07
71 Abramowitz Abraham Elijah A E Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Squadron UDF 1943-08-26
69 Abrahamson Douglas Ridgeway D R Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-06-22
48655 Abrahamson N K Sergeant South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) SWAPOL 1984-11-08
48 Abrahams Henry H Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-09-20
52 Abrahams Jack J Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-18
56 Abrahams John Andrew William J A W Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-11-06
57 Abrahams James Bernard J B Private South African Horse 7th UDF 1916-09-07
33964 Abrahams Norman Keith N K Sergeant South African Police Koevoet SAP 1984-11-08
33 Abraham Arthur Thomas A T Captain Manchester Regiment 23rd Bn. UK 1917-10-22
29182 Abraham Linus L Special Constable South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) SWAPOL 1985-05-08
29183 Abraham W Rifleman South West African Territory Force 101 Battalion SADF 1987-10-31
29181 Aboud Abraham A Rifleman Group 34 Virginia Commando SADF 1983-01-06
29180 Abiram (abramowitz) Eli E Corporal (Rank raised to Sgt posthomously) Israeli Defence Forces Artillery (IDF site lists Medical) IDF 1973-10-16
29179 Abiatal Nambahu N Special Constable South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) SWAPOL 1989-04-02
29 Abery Weldon James W J Gunner South African Artillery 1 Anti-Tank Regt. UDF 1941-11-23
27 Abernethy Leslie Alexander L A Bombardier South African Artillery Transvaal Heavy Artillery UDF 1941-11-23
26 Aberdein James Sidwell J S Lieutenant South African Air Force 3 Squadron UDF 1945-02-17
25 Aberdeen Arthur William A W Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
47635 Abel John Cyrus J C Burgher Boer Forces Ramoutsa Commando BOER 1900-02-02