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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
19972 Perkins Arthur A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
19974 Perkins Ebenezer John E J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-09-19
19975 Perkins Joseph Henry J H Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
19977 Perkins Norman Frank N F Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
19978 Perkins Osmond O Private Royal Army Service Corps 562nd Mechanical Transport Coy, XI Corps 1916-10-26
19979 Perkins Ralph R Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Sqdn. UDF 1945-03-07
40178 Perkins William John W J Officer Cadet Rhodesia Regiment 4th Battalion 1979-04-25
19970 Perich Arthur Glover Samuel A G S Sapper South African Engineer Corps 12 Field Sqn. UDF 1944-07-19
19969 Perfect Alfred James A J Trooper South African Tank Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1942-07-15
19968 Perel Monty M Lance Corporal Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-07-26
19965 Percy David Hume D H Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
19964 Perch Kenneth William K W Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-13
19959 Pepler Emmanuel Christoffel E C Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-06-10
40177 Penton Colin Barry C B Cadet DO Internal Affairs Protected Village Protection Group 1974-09-04
19948 Penrose George William G W Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 156 Sqdn. 1944-01-14
19949 Penrose Keith K Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 20th Sqdn. 1918-09-03
19946 Penny Hilton H Sergeant South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1917-04-28
19942 Pennington Gerald Cartwright G C Lieutenant South African Air Force 44 Sqdn. UDF 1944-07-31
19940 Penniall Alfred William David A W D Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
19936 Pennel John Henry J H Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-10-08
19933 Penn M W W Signaller South African Corps of Signals 4th Bde. Sig. Coy. UDF 1941-12-31
19934 Penn William Broughton W B Lieutenant South African Air Force 5 Fu UDF 1945-04-03
19928 Pender William Gordon W G Captain Royal Flying Corps 40th Sqdn. 1917-08-15
19927 Penberthy James Victor J V Air Sergeant South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1940-09-03
19926 Pemberton Christopher Guy C G Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
45359 Pelzer Johannes Frederik J F Burgher Boer Forces Rustenburg Commando 1902-02-04
19921 Pelser Johannes Petrus J P Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-15
19925 Pelser Willem Jacobus W J Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces "A" Coy. UDF 1942-02-11
45360 Pelser J. C. J C Burgher Boer Forces 1901-08-06
45361 Pelser Andries Hendrik A H Burgher Boer Forces Pretoria Commando 1900-07-16
19920 Pellew John Walter J W Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
19915 Peirce P G Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-31
40193 Peinke Kevin Leslie K L Flight Lieutenant Rhodesian Air Force 5 Sqdn. 1979-10-03
19909 Peffers John James J J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
19908 Peers Harry Nelson H N Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-09
19905 Peens Gabriel (gawie) Jacobus G J Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1944-05-21
45362 Peens Jacob J Burgher Boer Forces 1899-12-11
45363 Peens Jacob Francois J F Burgher Boer Forces Winburg Commando 1900-02-01
45364 Peens Francois C J F C J Burgher Boer Forces 1900-05-31
19903 Peele Richard De Courcy R D C Second Lieutenant The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 11th Bn. 1944-09-22
19902 Peel Cecil Charles C C Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-10-19
32459 Pedro Joaquim J Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1987-11-16
19899 Pedlar George Norman Elliott G N E Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-11
19896 Peckham Edward E Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
19885 Pearson Benjamin B Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1917-02-09
19888 Pearson John Algernon J A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-10-18
19890 Pearson William Robert Colquhorn W R C Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-20
32455 Pearson Leon Frederick L F Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1984-01-04
19882 Pearse Raymond Stanley R S Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 71st Bde. 1916-08-23
19879 Pearsall Archibald Robert A R Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12