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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 14,404 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
21976 Rowley Reginald Thompson R T Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-02-12
21974 Rowles Samuel Christopher S C Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
21972 Rowlandson Thomas Sowerby T S Captain Yorkshire Regiment 4th Bn. 1916-09-15
38763 Rowland Michael Geoffrey M G Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1979-11-28
21954 Rowe Arthur Robert Reginald A R R Second Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 17th Bn. 1917-02-07
21955 Rowe Cecil C Lieutenant South African Air Force 146 Sqdn. UDF 1943-03-08
21957 Rowe Dennis Douglas D D Private Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-31
21959 Rowe G P Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1944-03-06
21961 Rowe Ivan Valentine I V Lieutenant South African Air Force 26 Sqdn. UDF 1944-02-03
21963 Rowe Patrick William P W Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-07-06
21965 Rowe Rodney Joseph R J Lieutenant South African Air Force 185 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1944-09-18
21967 Rowe Walter Edmund W E Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
21949 Rowan Rowland William R W Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Sqdn. UDF 1944-05-14
21952 Rowan Walter W Private South African Infantry 9th Regt. UDF 1916-05-11
21946 Row Arthur Leslie A L Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Bn. 1918-06-05
21930 Roux Arthur David A D Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
21933 Roux Frank F Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 10th Sqdn. 1917-04-26
21939 Roux Jacobus Marthinus J M Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-06-20
21944 Roux Theunis Christoffel T C Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 408 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn. 1943-01-29
32752 Roux Barend Cornelius B C Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 53 Battalion SADF 1979-08-15
32754 Roux Henry Hough H H Sergeant Transvaal Scottish 8th Infantry 1922-03-12
45024 Roux Piet P Burgher Boer Forces 1901-04-24
45025 Roux Petrus C P C Burgher Boer Forces Bethlehem Cmdt Antonie Michiel Prinsloo Commando Unknown
45026 Roux Louis Johannes Adrian Jnr. L J A J Burgher Boer Forces Bethlehem Cmdt G.J. Olivier Commando 1900-12-17
45027 Roux Louis Snr. L S Burgher Boer Forces Bethlehem Cmdt Antonie Michiel Commando 1902-02-21
45028 Roux Pj P Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
45029 Roux Lambert H. L H Burgher Boer Forces Police Rustenburg Commando 1899-11-26
45030 Roux Jan D. J D Burgher Boer Forces Jacobsdal Commando 1900-02-18
45031 Roux Johannes P. J P Burgher Boer Forces Fauresmith 1900-01-04
45032 Roux J.j. J Burgher Boer Forces Johannesburg Police Commando 1901-06-26
45033 Roux J.d. J Burgher Boer Forces Zoutpansberg Viljoen Commando 1900-03-03
45034 Roux J.c. J Burgher Boer Forces Bethlehem Commando 1901-01-13
45035 Roux Hendrik Lodewikus H L Burgher Boer Forces 1901-09-18
45036 Roux Johannes Hermanus J H Burgher Boer Forces Cape Rebel Commando 1901-10-07
45037 Roux Izaak I Burgher Boer Forces Johannesburg Police Commando 1900-03-10
45038 Roux Hendrik R C H R C Burgher Boer Forces 1899-11-26
45039 Roux H. H Burgher Boer Forces 1901-03-04
45040 Roux David Hendrik D H Burgher Boer Forces Bechuanaland Commando 1901-09-18
45041 Roux H.j. H Burgher Boer Forces Potchefstroom 1900-02-18
45042 Roux Dawid D Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
45043 Roux Daniel Tobias George D T G Burgher Boer Forces Krugersdorp, ward II Commando 1900-02-02
45044 Roux A B J A B J Burgher Boer Forces 1900-03-17
45046 Roux Adriaan Jacobus A J Burgher Boer Forces Bethlehem Commando Unknown
45047 Roux Adriaan Jacobus A J Burgher Boer Forces Bethulie Commando 1900-03-11
38762 Rouse Paul P Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1974-02-18
21923 Rourke James J Company Sergeant Major South African Infantry 9th Regt. UDF 1916-07-27
21921 Roulston Frederick Harold F H Lieutenant South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1941-11-15
45048 Roth Cfr (fritz) C ( Burgher Boer Forces Ventersdorp Commando 1900-07-11
21904 Rossouw Albert Bernard A B Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-16
21906 Rossouw Andre De Leeuw A D L Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. UDF 1943-06-25