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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
28433 Williams George G Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-03-11
28445 Williams Harold Edward H E Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 1st Bn. 1916-10-07
28446 Williams Hector George H G Sergeant South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1917-04-28
28448 Williams Henry Philips H P Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-02-12
28451 Williams Ivan James Keith I J K Sapper South African Engineer Corps 5 Field Regt. UDF 1941-11-23
28453 Williams J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-29
28466 Williams John J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-18
28468 Williams John J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
28481 Williams John George J G Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1917-01-17
28483 Williams James Henry J H Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-05-23
28493 Williams Lloyd Allison L A Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1916-07-20
28507 Williams Robert Ball R B Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-20
28508 Williams Robert Ernest R E Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Sqdn. 1942-09-14
28512 Williams Ronald Norman R N Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-12-16
28520 Williams Thomas Ralph T R Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
28522 Williams Vivian Pedr V P Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 15th Bn. 1918-04-22
28527 Williams William W Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
28529 Williams William John W J Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. 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 1978-01-12
43806 Williams Burgher Boer Forces Winburg Commando 1901-02-18
28368 Willett Amos Alfred Sidney A A S Stoker 1st Class South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Dorsetshire UDF 1942-04-05
43809 Willer Burgher Boer Forces Senekal Commando 1900-01-26
43808 Willemsen Burgher Boer Forces Pretoria Commando 1900-02-27
28363 Willemse Dennis D Sergeant South African Instructional Corps 1944-04-27
40575 Willemse Johannes Steyl J S Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment 8th Battalion 1978-12-08
43810 Willemse Burgher Boer Forces 1901-11-11
43811 Willemse Burgher Boer Forces Hoopstad Commando 1899-11-28
43812 Willemse Burgher Boer Forces Pretoria Commando Unknown
43813 Willemse Burgher Boer Forces Winburg Commando Unknown
43814 Willemse Burgher Boer Forces 1899-12-23
43815 Willemse Burgher Boer Forces Pretoria Police Lt. De la Hart Commando 1900-03-10
33869 Willem Jan Johannes Jacobus A Sergeant South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1983-05-10
28352 Will Allan Murray A M Sergeant Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Hanover-Colesberg Commando UDF 1915-01-18
28353 Will Francis Gordon F G Lieutenant Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Hanover-Colesberg Commando UDF 1915-01-18
28354 Will George Alexander G A Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
28355 Will Ian Gordon I G Captain South African Air Force 4 Sqdn. UDF 1944-11-21
28356 Will James Adam J A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
28351 Wilkson Roy Vivian R V Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 34 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1945-03-05
28335 Wilkinson Arthur Henry A H Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-14
28340 Wilkinson Francis Norman F N Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-14
28346 Wilkinson James J Sergeant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
28330 Wilkins Alfred Henry A H Second Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 1st/7th Bn. 1916-07-01
28331 Wilkins George Proctor G P Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Brigade Depot UDF 1916-11-17
28329 Wilkin Noel Thomas N T Lieutenant South African Air Force 113 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1942-12-20
28327 Wilkie Eric Frederick E F Gunner South African Artillery 2 Field Regt. UDF 1942-06-20
28325 Wilkes Arnett A Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-19
28326 Wilkes George Lionel G L Second Lieutenant London Regiment 7th Bn. 1918-04-20
28324 Wilkens Cornelius C Captain Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Sutherland Commando UDF 1915-01-16
43816 Wilken Burgher Boer Forces 1901-08-26