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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

POW — Died as prisoner of war 1,367 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
47882 Wiesner Abraham Jacobus A J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-11-27
47946 Wiesner Isaac Johannes J I J J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER Unknown
47860 Wille Lodewyk L Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-12-23
47755 Willemse Burgert Christiaan Daniël Willemse B C D W Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-09-04
48161 Willemse Petrus Johannes P J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1902-05-14
28431 Williams Gamiet G Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-03-25
28488 Williams John Richard Thomas J R T Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Field Regiment UDF 1942-11-24
28669 Windell Leonard Joseph L J Private Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-06-03
28736 Wittstock Raymond Harold R H Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 5th Bde. Sigs. Coy. UDF 1943-05-28
28756 Wolseley Ronald Wilkinson R W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. UDF 1945-04-19
28873 Wright Charles William C W Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 2 A.A. Regiment UDF 1945-02-27
28920 Wroezana Mintoor M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-11-28
47794 Wwiller Phillippus Jacobus P J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1902-08-29
29034 Young Walter Ronald W R Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment UDF 1945-01-23
48520 Yssel S S Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-03-27
29061 Zara Martin Philip M P Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-11-15
29110 Zinn Aubrey Clifford A C Sapper Royal Australian Engineers A.I.F. 2/6 Fd. Coy. AUS 1944-11-20