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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 14,811 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
762 Attwood James Henry J H Lieutenant Rand Light Infantry UDF 1942-10-23
760 Attwell Neville Hamilton N H Warrant Officer Class II 26 Squadron UDF 1944-10-03
756 Atterbury Walter Ray W R Private London Regiment 1st/13th Kensington Bn. UK 1915-05-09
744 Atkinson Cyril Joseph C J Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 7th Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1942-05-30
746 Atkinson George Renton G R Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1917-04-09
747 Atkinson Herbert H Private 7th South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-03-11
749 Atkinson John J Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1st/4th Bn. UK 1915-05-27
752 Atkinson Thomas Brown T B Air Sergeant 12 Squadron UDF 1941-11-19
754 Atkinson Thomas Victor T V Private Royal Scots 8th Bn. UK 1918-04-12
741 Atkins Ernest Edward Everard E E E Sergeant 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-24
739 Athindwa Levi L Native Scout Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1916-05-30
738 Atherstone Cecil Frederick Romaine C F R Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment UDF 1941-11-23
49538 Atherstone Edwin Ogilvy E O Corporal Imperial Light Horse COLONIAL 1901-07-07
33997 Aston Arthur Herbert A H Trooper Natal Police Richmond District 1906-04-04
730 Aspeling George Allen G A Private South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1942-02-04
727 Askew Anthony Geoffrey A G Lieutenant 33 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1944-06-05
728 Askew Joseph John J J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 2 Field Coy. UDF 1942-06-30
722 Ashworth Edward Alexander E A Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-15
723 Ashworth Thomas Edward T E Company Quartermaster Serjeant Border Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1914-10-26
720 Ashton William Francis W F Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-10-18
718 Ashplant William Norman W N Major Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) 1st Bn. CAN 1916-09-22
713 Ashford Harry Furrance H F Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-18
38883 Ashburner Sidney Charles S C Corporal Rhodesia Defence Regiment 2nd Battalion RSF 1978-07-07
38355 Ash Neil Thomas N T Field Reservist British South Africa Police Special Branch RSF 1977-10-27
29269 Aschman Jonathan J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 21 Field Squadron SADF 1976-02-05
47605 Asberg Frederik F Burgher Scandinavian Corps Commando Boer Forces BOER 1899-12-11
705 Artz James William Glen J W G Private 6th South African Infantry UDF 1916-05-29
696 Arries Hendrick H Private Cape Corps UDF 1942-06-20
692 Aronson John Cecil J C Lieutenant 40 Squadron UDF 1944-03-06
687 Arnot Cyril William C W Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
47606 Arnoldus Thomas T Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-08-27
683 Arnoldi Anne Frans A F Major Belfields Scouts UDF 1915-12-08
679 Arnold Anthony Roland A R Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-07-08
681 Arnold Percy James Franklin P J F Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-09
660 Armstrong Alfred Ernest Benjamin A E B Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-17
666 Armstrong Edward George E G Lieutenant 11 Squadron UDF 1940-09-12
670 Armstrong John J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-25
672 Armstrong John Nicholas Fraser J N F Major Royal Engineers 128th Field Coy. UK 1916-07-05
673 Armstrong Malcolm Kenneth M K Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1917-09-19
674 Armstrong Norman Walter N W Lieutenant 31 Squadron UDF 1944-10-12
675 Armstrong Patrick Anthony P A Lieutenant 12 Squadron UDF 1944-07-13
33994 Armstrong George G Trooper Natal Police Richmond District 1906-02-08
38880 Armstrong Phillip John P J Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1st Battalion RSF 1976-10-27
47607 Armitage Carel Theodorus C T Burgher Pretoria Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-03-10
656 Armfield Archie Seaward A S Second Lieutenant Irish Guards 2nd Bn. UK 1917-07-31
654 Arlidge John Thomas J T Corporal Australian Infantry A.I.F. 2/11 Bn. AUS 1941-05-24
652 Aris Thomas Arthur T A Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 23rd Bn. UK 1917-04-16
29266 Arico Xavier X Rifleman 201 Battalion SADF 1984-02-06
639 Arendse Cyril William C W Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
641 Arendse Geduld G Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-11-06