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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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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
20634 Press Charles C Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 2nd Bn. UK 1915-07-10
20630 Prescott Kenneth Wilson K W Lieutenant 7 Squadron UDF 1943-09-27
20629 Prentice Walter W Corporal 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1918-07-06
32558 Preiss Yochai Y Sergeant (Rank raised to Master-Sgt posthomously) Israeli Defence Forces Navy IDF 1980-03-11
20618 Pratt John J Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1916-06-20
45251 Prangle J. J Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-02-06
45252 Prange Jan J Burgher Ermelo Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-02-25
20614 Praetorius Alfred A Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 155th Bde. UK 1918-05-27
20612 Poynton Thomas Rex T R Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 41 Squadron (RAF) UK 1943-04-23
20607 Powrie Alexander A Corporal 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-22
20600 Power Charles Frederick C F Lance Corporal 7th South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-02-12
20604 Power Richard Edie R E Captain Special List 4th/4th Bn. King's African Rifles 1918-04-17
20606 Power Walter W Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-11-06
49401 Power Matthew Trooper Ashburner's Light Horse COLONIAL 1901-04-07
20589 Powell Charles C Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-22
20593 Powell Harry Cecil Wells H C W Second Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-18
20598 Powell William Frederick W F Lieutenant 1 Squadron UDF 1942-07-13
32557 Powell Albert A Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles Regiment De la Rey COLONIAL 1906-06-19
40211 Powell Neville Alaister N A Major Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1979-02-12
20585 Povey Richard Herbert R H Captain 70 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1944-07-07
20582 Pound John Matthew J M Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. UK 1916-11-13
20580 Poulton Henry John Alexander H J A Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1917-04-12
20577 Poultney Godfrey Clyde Reginald G C R Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-09
20572 Potts Geoffrey Cecil G C Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1915-05-08
45254 Pott John A J A Burgher Pretoria Commando Boer Forces BOER 1899-12-11
20531 Potgieter Adrian Matthys Johannes A M J Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1st UDF 1941-10-03
20533 Potgieter Christofel Johannes C J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-07-22
20536 Potgieter Frederick Jacobus F J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-10-13
20537 Potgieter Gerald Daniel G D Lance Sergeant 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 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 "B" Coy. UDF 1944-06-21
20541 Potgieter Izak Hermanus I H Warrant Officer Class I 15 Squadron UDF 1943-10-28
20544 Potgieter Johan Andries J A Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1917-01-29
20547 Potgieter Johannes H J H Private 18th Mounted Rifles (Griqualand West Ruiters) UDF 1915-01-25
20553 Potgieter John Withycombe J W Lieutenant 5 Squadron UDF 1945-02-21
20556 Potgieter Philippus Jacobus P J Private Mounted Commandos Hanover-Colesberg Commando UDF 1915-01-18
20557 Potgieter Phillippus Jacobus P J Private Mounted Commandos Hanover-Colesberg Commando UDF 1915-01-18
20558 Potgieter Paul Michael P M Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-12
20559 Potgieter Pieter Stephanus Jacobus P S J Burgher Mounted Commandos Rustenburg Commando UDF 1914-10-31
20560 Potgieter St. Leger Graham S L G Lieutenant 152 Squadron UDF 1945-02-11
20561 Potgieter Victor V Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-09-09
32550 Potgieter Johan Hendrik J H Rifleman South West African Territory Force (Corps) Etosha Area Force Unit SADF 1982-04-15
40206 Potgieter Cornelius Hendrik C H Lance Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 6th Battalion RSF 1977-05-02
40207 Potgieter Eben E Rifleman Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1975-07-19
43695 Potgieter Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1902-02-25
45255 Potgieter Theodorus J.g. T J Burgher Soutpansberg Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-07-02
45256 Potgieter Willem Gerhardus W G Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-04-19
45257 Potgieter Theodorus Daniel T D Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-01-06
45258 Potgieter Theodorus T Burgher Vryheid Boer Forces BOER 1902-05-06
45259 Potgieter Salmon Gerhardus S G Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1899-10-20