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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

SEA — Lost at sea 815 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
3049 Burke Thomas Ralph T R Civilian Civilian War Dead 1942-12-06
3052 Burl Neil Ponsonby N P Lance Corporal South African Irish 1st Bn. UDF 1941-12-09
3079 Burns Ellick Thomas Eustace E T E Stoker 1st Class Royal Navy H.M.S. Neptune UK 1941-12-19
3082 Burns Joseph J Corporal Cape Corps 4 Res. M.T. Coy. UDF 1941-12-09
3123 Busby James Fred J F Private Cape Corps UDF 1941-12-09
3137 Butarika Simon S Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-04-15
3172 Buxton-Forman Clifford C Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 2 A.A. Regiment UDF 1942-11-28
3204 Byrne Patrick P Lieutenant South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Treern UDF 1945-01-12
3212 Caesar Jacobus J Private Cape Corps UDF 1941-12-09
3217 Caie Alexander Lovat A L Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-11-14
3234 Calder Frank Thomas F T Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Neptune UDF 1941-12-19
3323 Campbell Roy Martin R M Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Neptune UDF 1941-12-19
3381 Carlse Solomon S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-04-15
3417 Carolus Philip P Private Cape Corps UDF 1941-12-09
3501 Casey Walter John W J Corporal South African Irish UDF 1941-12-09
3510 Caster Henry Peter H P Corporal Cape Corps 3 Field Regiment UDF 1941-12-09
3533 Caulfield Patrick P Steward South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Southern Floe UDF 1941-02-11
3537 Cave Johnson J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-04-15
3568 Chalice Bertie James B J Private Cape Corps UDF 1941-12-09
3593 Chan Yuen Shing Y S Carpenter S.S. Columbine 1944-06-16
3600 Chandler Charles Robert Dudley C R D Cook (S) South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Southern Floe UDF 1941-02-11
3644 Charles Lucy Winifred L W Civilian Civilian War Dead 1942-12-06
3678 Chenoweth Richard R Stoker 1st Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Southern Floe UDF 1941-02-11
3735 Chin Dong D Mess Room Boy S.S. Columbine 1944-06-16
3802 Christians I Corporal Cape Corps UDF 1941-12-09
3804 Christiansen Jens Anker J A Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-12-09
3855 Claasen Hendrick H Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-05-10
3858 Claasens Hendrik Gerhardus H G Private Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-12-09
3919 Clark William Evan W E Second Officer S.S. Ceramic (Southampton) 1942-12-06
3960 Classen Johannes G J G Private Cape Corps UDF 1941-12-09
4037 Cloete Jacobus Hosea J H Warrant Officer Class II South African Irish UDF 1941-12-09
4084 Cochrane Joseph J Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class South African Navy (Corps) S.S. Empress of Canada UDF 1943-03-13
4105 Cocks Percival Rowland Henry P R H Chief Officer S.S. Navasota (Southampton) 1939-12-05
4127 Coetzee Dirk Jacobus Johannes Stephanus D J J S Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 5 Bde. Sig. Coy. UDF 1942-05-10
4195 Cohen Daniel Solomon D S Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 5th Bde. Coy. UDF 1941-12-09
4197 Cohen Geoffrey Harold G H Private South African Irish 1st Bn. UDF 1941-12-09
4222 Cole Robert James R J Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 4th Armoured Car Regiment UDF 1941-12-09
4277 Collins G W Private South African Irish 1st Bn. UDF 1941-12-09
4287 Collins Theodorus Ernst T E Private Regiment Botha 2nd UDF 1941-12-09
4362 Connoway Johannes J J J Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1 Bde.Workshop UDF 1942-05-10
4372 Conroy Freddie F Private Cape Corps UDF 1941-12-09
4379 Constance France F Fireman and Trimmer S.S. British Monarch (Glasgow) 1940-06-19
4386 Cook Archibald A Private Cape Corps UDF 1941-12-09
4446 Cooper Cecil Cyril C C Sailor S.S. Amarylis (Panama) 1942-12-02
4452 Cooper Dorothy Olivia Emms D O E Civilian Civilian War Dead 1942-12-06
4506 Cornelius Tiger T Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-04-12
4616 Coxwell Peter Loreth P L Able Seaman Royal Navy H.M.S. Dunedin UK 1941-11-24
4623 Cragg Ronald Frederick R F Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. President III UDF 1942-11-02
4626 Craig Arthur C A C Boy S.S. Eastlea (Newcastle-on-Tyne) 1941-03-30
4651 Crawford Douglas James D J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-12-09