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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
3491 Cary Edwin Fairfax E F Private South African Irish 1st UDF 1943-09-15
3496 Casey Cecil C Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 7th Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1943-11-12
47969 Celliers Petrus Gerhardus P G Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER Unknown
3594 Chance Frederick F Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1916-09-20
48563 Chandler Jan Hendrik J H Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1901-07-30
3623 Chapman Donovan Appleby D A Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Field Regiment UDF 1943-01-28
48154 Charalahedron Stephanus S Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER Unknown
3647 Charlie Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-01-28
3690 Cheswell Theodore Gary T G Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-10-27
3763 Chisholm John Roderick J R Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. UDF 1945-02-02
3778 Choatsane E Mafuta E M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-01-28
3831 Churchman Arthur Frederick James A F J Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-17
48565 Claasen (classen) Gert Hendrik G H Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-03-27
47937 Claassen Pieter Willem Adriaan P W A Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1902-03-24
48061 Claassen Nicolaas Johannes N J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1901-03-21
3875 Clarence Roderick Redvers R R Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 20 Field Park Coy. UDF 1942-10-18
3924 Clarke Cecil C Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles UDF 1942-09-08
48361 Clarke George Taylor G T Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-03-01
48017 Classen Nicolaas Cornelius Jacobus N C J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER Unknown
48567 Claus Carl C Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-06-11
47898 Cleaver Ferrar Reginald Mostyn F R M Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-11-18
48815 Cleghorn George Greenhill G G Private Durban Light Infantry COLONIAL 1900-05-18
4029 Cloete Johannes J Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) G.H.Q. Sigs. UDF 1944-11-27
48060 Cloete Jan Daniël Visser J D V Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER Unknown
4087 Cock Neville James N J Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 2 Div. Sig. Coy. UDF 1943-02-19
4101 Cockings Robert Mervyn R M Private South African Irish 1st Bn. UDF 1943-11-26
47802 Coetsee Abraham Petrus Johannes A P J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1902-06-02
47912 Coetsee Jan Adriaan J A Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-10-18
4117 Coetzee Burger Adriaan B A Private Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-03-14
4133 Coetzee Geert G Captain South African Armoured Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-12-07
47818 Coetzee Floris Petrus F P Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1901-08-15
47848 Coetzee Floris Petrus F P Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-12-27
47977 Coetzee Hercules Albertus H A Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1901-12-03
48387 Coetzee Jasper Lodewicus J L Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1901-09-02
48493 Coetzee Jacobus Abraham J A Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-07-08
48564 Coetzee Floris Petrus F P Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER Unknown
48566 Coetzee Johannes Abraham J A Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-04-04
48569 Coetzee L.a. L Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-04-03
4225 Coleman Albert Hugh A H Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 4 Field Coy. UDF 1942-12-12
4230 Coleman Leslie Charles Martin L C M Sergeant Umvoti Mounted Rifles UDF 1943-12-08
4237 Coleman William Franklin W F Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment UDF 1945-05-08
47995 Combrinck Jan Hendrik J H Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1902-10-10
48492 Combrink Hendrik Johannes David H J D Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-04-23
48357 Conti Dominico D Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1901-05-27
4455 Cooper Henry Patrick H P Private Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1946-08-27
48568 Cordier Jacobus Cornelius J C Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-06-03
4500 Cormack James Ewan J E Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment UDF 1942-10-09
47809 Cornelius Andries A Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1901-11-15
48306 Cornelius Wynand Frederik W F Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER Unknown
48304 Cox Henry Frederick H F Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1902-02-18