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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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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
28913 Wright William James W J Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
40597 Wright Dennis Keith D K Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 10th Battalion 1973-11-08
28863 Wrey-Wathen Arthur John A J Lieutenant Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-06-24
28862 Wrensch Henry Lionel John H L J Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-26
28860 Wrenford Arthur Leonard A L Lieutenant Colonel Worcestershire Regiment 1918-03-21
28859 Wren Herbert H Sergeant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1915-03-14
28858 Wray William Reginald Victor W R V Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Bty. (Mountain Guns) UDF 1916-07-24
43795 Wouters Burgher Boer Forces ZPB (POW Elim Hospital) Commando 1901-08-23
28855 Wotherspoon Robert R Sergeant Umvoti Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-12-02
28854 Worthington Ralph R Major Cheshire Regiment 16th Bn. 1917-05-17
28847 Worrall Charles C Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Sqdn. 1945-02-02
28845 Woolward John Charles J C Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-07-23
28842 Woolmore Denis Bertrand D B Trooper Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-15
28840 Woolley Robert Charles R C Corporal 4th Mounted Rifles (Umvoti Mounted Rifles) 1915-04-27
28841 Woolley Wilfrid Edwin W E Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 3rd/10th Bn. 1917-07-11
43779 Woolf Burgher Boer Forces 1900-02-18
28834 Woolcot Albert Henry A H Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
28831 Woodvine Arthur Bradley A B Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 61 Sqdn. 1944-04-11
28817 Woods Ben Nevis B N Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 31 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-15
28818 Woods Colin Roy C R Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1943-05-06
28821 Woods Henry Michael H M Corporal Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-06-09
28822 Woods James J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-09
28824 Woods Jackson F J F Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1st/8th Bn. 1918-03-21
28816 Woodrow Edwin Christopher Angelo E C A Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
28811 Woodhouse Arthur Francis A F Lieutenant Special List attd. 4th/4th Bn. King's African Rifles 1918-04-13
28808 Woodhead Gordon Spivey G S Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
28807 Woodger Frederick Neville F N Sergeant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-10-18
28803 Woodbush Crosley Henry C H Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
28801 Woodburn Edward Turner E T Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
28798 Woodall Ernest E Lance Sergeant South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Bn. 1915-05-18
28799 Woodall Jack William J W Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 144 Sqdn. 1941-12-28
28761 Wood Cecil Arthur C A Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-07-06
28763 Wood Clement Percy C P Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Bn. 1917-11-21
28765 Wood David Alexander D A Rifleman Northern Rhodesia Rifles 1915-06-28
28766 Wood Ernest E Lance Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
28767 Wood Henry H Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1945-01-15
28770 Wood Henry Stewart H S Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment 3rd Bn. 1918-08-11
28773 Wood James J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-05-05
28774 Wood John Buckley J B Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
28775 Wood John Claude Hudson J C H Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Submarine Utmost 1942-11-25
28777 Wood John Henry J H Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
28783 Wood Maurice Jasper M J Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-12-05
28791 Wood William Frederick W F Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
28792 Wood Wilfred George W G Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-12-22
28794 Wood William John W J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
28795 Wood William Lewis W L Lieutenant South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1941-12-11
28796 Wood Wilfred Thomas W T Second Lieutenant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 3rd Bn. 1917-08-09
38841 Wood Stephen John S J Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Special Branch 1978-12-04
40595 Wood Ian Douglas I D Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment 9th Battalion 1978-01-23
28757 Wolvaardt Alphonsus Christoffel A C Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-17