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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 14,778 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
28393 Williams Bernard B Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-09-20
28399 Williams Charles Beresford C B Second Lieutenant London Regiment 7th Bn. UK 1918-09-01
28400 Williams Clifton John C J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-12
28401 Williams Clifford Thomas C T Private Middlesex Regiment 13th Bn. UK 1915-09-28
28406 Williams David Jacobus D J Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st UDF 1942-07-11
28410 Williams Dastrey Sebastian D S Leading Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Gloucester UDF 1941-05-22
28411 Williams Eric E Lieutenant 4 Squadron UDF 1944-07-25
28414 Williams Emmanuel Robert E R Corporal 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-10
28415 Williams Edward Stanley E S Second Lieutenant The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 3rd Bn. UK 1917-06-03
28420 Williams Frederick Henry Hermann F H H Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-18
28423 Williams Frederick John F J Lance Corporal Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 1st Bn. NZ 1916-07-11
28424 Williams Frederick Percy F P Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-12
28428 Williams Frederick William Samuel F W S Rifleman Rifle Brigade UK 1918-09-08
28433 Williams George G Private 7th South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-03-11
28445 Williams Harold Edward H E Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 1st Bn. UK 1916-10-07
28446 Williams Hector George H G Sergeant South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. UDF 1917-04-28
28448 Williams Henry Philips H P Private 6th South African Infantry UDF 1916-02-12
28451 Williams Ivan James Keith I J K Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 5 Field Regiment UDF 1941-11-23
28453 Williams J Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-03-29
28466 Williams John J Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-10-18
28468 Williams John J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-12
28481 Williams John George J G Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1917-01-17
28483 Williams James Henry J H Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-05-23
28493 Williams Lloyd Allison L A Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Bn. UK 1916-07-20
28507 Williams Robert Ball R B Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-20
28508 Williams Robert Ernest R E Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Squadron (RAF) UK 1942-09-14
28512 Williams Ronald Norman R N Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. UDF 1941-12-16
28520 Williams Thomas Ralph T R Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
28522 Williams Vivian Pedr V P Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 15th Bn. UK 1918-04-22
28527 Williams William W Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-24
28529 Williams William John W J Private 8th South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1917-07-19
28530 Williams William Phyllip W P Private British South African Police Southern Rhodesia Column 1916-11-13
40578 Williams Russell R Corporal Selous Scouts 2nd Battalion RSF 1978-01-12
43806 Williams Burgher Winburg Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-02-18
28368 Willett Amos Alfred Sidney A A S Stoker 1st Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Dorsetshire UDF 1942-04-05
43809 Willer Burgher Senekal Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-01-26
43808 Willemsen Burgher Pretoria Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-02-27
28363 Willemse Dennis D Sergeant South African Instructional Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-04-27
40575 Willemse Johannes Steyl J S Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment 8th Battalion RSF 1978-12-08
43810 Willemse Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-11-11
43811 Willemse Burgher Hoopstad Commando Boer Forces BOER 1899-11-28
43812 Willemse Burgher Pretoria Commando Boer Forces BOER Unknown
43813 Willemse Burgher Winburg Commando Boer Forces BOER Unknown
43814 Willemse Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1899-12-23
43815 Willemse Burgher Pretoria Police Lt. De la Hart Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-03-10
33869 Willem A Sergeant South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) SWAPOL 1983-05-10
28352 Will Allan Murray A M Sergeant Mounted Commandos Hanover-Colesberg Commando UDF 1915-01-18
28353 Will Francis Gordon F G Lieutenant Mounted Commandos Hanover-Colesberg Commando UDF 1915-01-18
28354 Will George Alexander G A Corporal 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1917-04-12
28355 Will Ian Gordon I G Captain 4 Squadron UDF 1944-11-21