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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
28190 White Brian Dowley B D Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 237 Sqdn. 1941-12-07
28192 White Cecil Herbert Charles C H C Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
28196 White Deryck George D G Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Sqdn. UDF 1942-07-20
28198 White Edward Byam E B Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Bloemhof Commando UDF 1915-04-16
28200 White Edward George E G Stoker 1st Class South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Hermes UDF 1942-04-09
28204 White Granville Marcus G M Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1916-08-17
28207 White James J Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1941-07-08
28208 White John Brunton J B Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. UDF 1941-06-17
28210 White John Robert J R Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-10-15
28211 White James Sydney Dewberry J S D Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-12-17
28213 White Lawson Alfred L A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
28216 White Michael Grant M G Lieutenant South African Air Force 112 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1944-05-03
28218 White Roy Stillman R S Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Bn. 1916-07-30
28219 White Richard Thomas R T Warrant Officer Class II South African Artillery 1 Field Regt. UDF 1942-05-26
28221 White Thomas John T J Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-02-12
28224 White William Albert W A Air Sergeant South African Air Force 23 Sqdn. UDF 1943-06-19
28226 White Willoughby Lancelot W L Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-03-11
28227 White William Mark W M Company Sergeant Major South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-10
28228 White William Russell W R Acting Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. Matabele 1942-01-17
33850 White Bruce Allen B A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1982-01-15
40569 White Peter Cyril O'brien P C O Temporary Sergeant Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1976-02-28
43825 White Burgher Boer Forces Kroonstad 1900-01-06
43826 White Burgher Boer Forces Krugersdorp 1900-08-06
28180 Whitcomb Charles James Lester C J L Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1917-01-17
28178 Whitcher Leopold L Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-10
28179 Whitcher Percy P Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-09-08
28176 Whitaker M E Lieutenant Colonel South African Air Force UDF 1943-03-16
28173 Whimster Thomas Forbes T F Lieutenant Royal Engineers 1916-11-19
28172 Whiffler Raymond Leslie R L Lance Bombardier South African Artillery UDF 1941-11-21
28170 Whelehan Terence Bernard T B Major South African Air Force 7 Sqdn. UDF 1942-09-06
28167 Whelan George Edward G E Trooper South African Tank Corps 7th Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1941-11-24
28165 Wheelwright Dorien Dudley D D Corporal Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-27
28145 Wheeler Albert Edward A E Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
28146 Wheeler Alexander James Paterson A J P Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 1st Aeroplane Supply Depot 1918-05-09
28148 Wheeler Cecil Haven C H Private South African Irish 1st Bn. UDF 1941-02-17
28155 Wheeler Henry David H D Lieutenant South African Air Force 3 Sqdn. UDF 1944-11-05
28156 Wheeler Henry George H G Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
28159 Wheeler James Napoleon J N Captain South African Chaplain's Department Chaplain to the Forces. 1942-11-02
28164 Wheeler William John W J Major South African Air Force 4 Sqdn. UDF 1944-01-23
28140 Whatmore Walter James Lawrence W J L Private 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) 1915-04-15
28138 Whatley Herbert William H W Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-21
28134 Whales Bert B Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-18
28131 Whaits Charles Albert C A Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Sqdn. UDF 1941-10-12
28130 Weyl Franz Wilhelm F W Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-11-23
33846 Weyers Jacobus J Private South African Infantry Corps 2 SA Cape Corps SADF 1977-04-08
43827 Weyers Burgher Boer Forces Johannesburg 1900-02-12
43828 Weyers Burgher Boer Forces 1901-05-14
38247 Weweje Jacobus P J M Inspector South African Police Service Witwatersrand 2004-07-08
28126 Wevell William Henry W H Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Bn. 1916-05-14
40565 Wevell Michael M Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 3 Independent Company 1976-07-29