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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
21343 Ressell Basil John B J Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. UDF 1942-05-28
21344 Ressell Lindsay L Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1917-09-20
21342 Resnik Morris M Private Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1941-12-31
21335 Rentz Aron Andries A A Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-11-06
21334 Renshaw Harold H Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-17
45120 Rens George Grewer G G Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1899-11-23
21329 Renniker Peter Edward P E Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 14 Squadron (RAF) UK 1941-02-08
21328 Rennie William MacDonald W M Corporal Special Service Battalion UDF 1944-06-12
32663 Renken Andries Dawid A D Corporal 2 Recconaissance Regiment Army Battle School SADF 1986-11-13
45121 Renike Arnoldus Fieldcornet A F Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-12-28
21318 Renaud C Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. UDF 1942-06-07
21314 Reinhardt John Charles J C Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment "B" Coy. UDF 1945-04-22
45122 Reinecke Robert Roddrick R R Burgher Carolina Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-01-24
21307 Reim M F Lieutenant 4 Squadron UDF 1945-03-03
21305 Reilly Robert Patrick Goodwin R P G Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 72 Squadron UK 1942-04-24
21269 Reid Albert Ernest A E Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-09
21273 Reid David D Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-07-16
21274 Reid Donald Thomas Ewen D T E Sergeant Royal Air Force 19 Squadron (RAF) UK 1942-02-12
21275 Reid Edward William E W Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-21
21277 Reid Frank Victor Wallace F V W Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-07-19
21278 Reid Gordon G Sergeant Major King's African Rifles 3rd UK 1915-03-09
21279 Reid George Stirrit G S Private 8th Infantry (Transvaal Scottish) 1st Bn. UDF 1915-04-26
21280 Reid George Thomson G T Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 25 O.t.u. UK 1942-06-02
21281 Reid H D Lieutenant 21 Squadron UDF 1941-11-18
21285 Reid John Duckworth J D Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-10
21289 Reid James Walter J W Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-10-13
21291 Reid Matthew M Private 12th South African Infantry UDF 1916-05-09
21294 Reid Robert Robertson R R Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 130th Field Coy. UK 1916-07-13
21296 Reid Thomas Frederick John T F J Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-07-18
21297 Reid Thomas William T W Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
21300 Reid William W Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-07-18
38757 Reid James Kendall J K Field Reservist British South Africa Police Support Unit RSF 1977-08-24
45123 Reid Charles Kirk C K Burgher Pretoria Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-01-22
49341 Reid F H Trooper Rhodesia Regiment COLONIAL 1900-02-12
49490 Reid Jos. Alex. J A Trooper Bethune's Mounted Infantry COLONIAL 1901-09-12
21265 Reeves Michael Bridgland M B Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-15
21254 Rees Elwyn Joshua William E J W Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1941-08-31
21255 Rees Frank Gordon F G Lieutenant 60 Squadron UDF 1944-09-03
21256 Rees Francis Leonard F L Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 190th Machine Gun Coy. R.N.Div UK 1917-04-23
21257 Rees Henry Gilbert H G Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-17
32655 Reeland(s) W A Trooper Bechuanaland Border Police "G" Troop 1896-01-02
45124 Reek Cornelis C Burgher Pretoria Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-01-14
21236 Reed Arthur Ernest A E Trooper South African Horse 7th UDF 1916-09-07
21237 Reed B J Air Sergeant 12 Squadron UDF 1941-12-23
21238 Reed Cecil Claude C C Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-21
21239 Reed Clement Cliff C C Private 8th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-03-21
21242 Reed Ernest Albert E A Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1916-05-27
21246 Reed Graydon Reuben G R Private Regiment President Steyn UDF 1941-11-23
49623 Reed William Arthur W A Trooper Brabant's Horse COLONIAL 1900-04-23
21234 Redwood Charles Huntley C H Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-24