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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
20638 Preston Leslie Amyas L A Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 31 Sqdn. UDF 1944-07-03
20639 Preston Ronald E R E Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1944-03-04
20635 Pressly John Samuel J S Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-09
20634 Press Charles C Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 2nd Bn. 1915-07-10
20630 Prescott Kenneth Wilson K W Lieutenant South African Air Force 7 Sqdn. UDF 1943-09-27
20629 Prentice Walter W Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-07-06
32558 Preiss Yochai Y Sergeant (Rank raised to Master-Sgt posthomously) Israeli Defence Forces Navy 1980-03-11
20618 Pratt John J Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-06-20
45251 Prangle J. J Burgher Boer Forces 1901-02-06
45252 Prange Jan J Burgher Boer Forces Ermelo Commando 1900-02-25
20614 Praetorius Alfred A Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 155th Bde. 1918-05-27
20612 Poynton Thomas Rex T R Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 41 Sqdn. 1943-04-23
20607 Powrie Alexander A Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-22
20600 Power Charles Frederick C F Lance Corporal South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-02-12
20604 Power Richard Edie R E Captain Special List attd. 4th/4th Bn. King's African Rifles 1918-04-17
20606 Power Walter W Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-06
20589 Powell Charles C Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-10-22
20593 Powell Harry Cecil Wells H C W Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-18
20598 Powell William Frederick W F Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. UDF 1942-07-13
32557 Powell Albert A Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles Regiment De la Rey 1906-06-19
40211 Powell Neville Alaister N A Major Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1979-02-12
20585 Povey Richard Herbert R H Captain South African Air Force 70 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1944-07-07
20582 Pound John Matthew J M Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. 1916-11-13
20580 Poulton Henry John Alexander H J A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
20577 Poultney Godfrey Clyde Reginald G C R Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
20572 Potts Geoffrey Cecil G C Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1915-05-08
45254 Pott John A J A Burgher Boer Forces Pretoria Commando 1899-12-11
20531 Potgieter Adrian Matthys Johannes A M J Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-10-03
20533 Potgieter Christofel Johannes C J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-22
20536 Potgieter Frederick Jacobus F J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-13
20537 Potgieter Gerald Daniel G D Lance Sergeant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
20539 Potgieter Hendrik Nicholas H N Corporal South African Horse 6th UDF 1916-08-08
20540 Potgieter Hendrik Pieter H P Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces "B" Coy. UDF 1944-06-21
20541 Potgieter Izak Hermanus I H Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 15 Sqdn. UDF 1943-10-28
20544 Potgieter Johan Andries J A Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1917-01-29
20547 Potgieter Johannes H J H Private 18th Mounted Rifles (Griqualand West Ruiters) 1915-01-25
20553 Potgieter John Withycombe J W Lieutenant South African Air Force 5 Sqdn. UDF 1945-02-21
20556 Potgieter Philippus Jacobus P J Private Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Hanover-Colesberg Commando UDF 1915-01-18
20557 Potgieter Phillippus Jacobus P J Private Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Hanover-Colesberg Commando UDF 1915-01-18
20558 Potgieter Paul Michael P M Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
20559 Potgieter Pieter Stephanus Jacobus P S J Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Rustenburg Commando UDF 1914-10-31
20560 Potgieter St. Leger Graham S L G Lieutenant South African Air Force 152 Sqdn. UDF 1945-02-11
20561 Potgieter Victor V Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps UDF 1944-09-09
32550 Potgieter Johan Hendrik J H Rifleman South West African Territory Force Etosha Area Force Unit SADF 1982-04-15
40206 Potgieter Cornelius Hendrik C H Lance Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 6th Battalion 1977-05-02
40207 Potgieter Eben E Rifleman Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1975-07-19
43695 Potgieter Burgher Boer Forces 1902-02-25
45255 Potgieter Theodorus J.g. T J Burgher Boer Forces Soutpansberg Commando 1901-07-02
45256 Potgieter Willem Gerhardus W G Burgher Boer Forces 1900-04-19
45257 Potgieter Theodorus Daniel T D Burgher Boer Forces 1900-01-06