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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

UNK — Unknown 3,502 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
5543 Dempster William Alexander W A Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Royal Navy H.M. Submarine Triumph 1942-01-20
5558 Dennis Nicholas N Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals UDF 1941-05-03
5589 Dessauer Alfred Frederick A F Gunner Royal Field Artillery Base Depot 1919-02-14
5601 Devere Gert G Native Batman South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1915-03-11
5611 Dew George C G C Sergeant Royal Field Artillery 108th Bde. 1916-05-05
5612 Dewar David Hepburn D H Air Mechanic South African Air Force 16 Sqdn. UDF 1941-08-31
5619 Dewsbury Conrad Bunford C B Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Vryheid Commando UDF 1915-01-03
5624 Dey James J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-05-09
5635 Dhlamini Mlangeni M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-04-16
5638 Dhlamini Sabata S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-08-15
5640 Dhletjane John J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-12-29
30063 Dicks Chester Henry C H Warrant Officer II South African Air Force 5 Sqdn. SADF 1987-07-28
5726 Dikgape Mabogoane M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section UDF 1917-02-27
5738 Dillon Richard Wentworth R W Sergeant Camp Commandants Staff, S.A. Forces Roberts Heights UDF 1917-06-04
5744 Dimmick Oliver O Major South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-09-22
5747 Dinababa Freddie F Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-25
5759 Dintwe John J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-11-14
5779 Ditlhasho James J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-03-28
5785 Dives Robert Basil R B Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-11-16
5802 Dixon James J Second Officer Merchant Navy H.M. Telegraph Ship Alert. 1945-02-24
5811 Dixon Stanley Basil S B Corporal South African Medical Corps UDF 1942-06-13
34489 Dladla Jan Paulus N B Constable South African Police Gauteng 1990-06-07
34490 Dladla Jan Paulus P S Assistant Constable South African Police Gauteng 1992-04-06
30087 Dlamini Dingizwe Robert J B Sapper SA Army 121 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-03-22
5819 Dlule Nzima N Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-01-04
5820 Doak Chris Charles C C Dresser South African Veterinary Corps 1916-04-16
5828 Dobson John J Sergeant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-12-12
5843 Doherty Thomas T Company Sergeant Major South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1916-12-28
5859 Domingo Henry H Donkey Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-30
41503 Dorfling Johannes Slabbert J S Captain South African Police Finance Dept 1966-03-19
5952 Dowdall Gordon G Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-27
5963 Downes Thomas Richard T R Sergeant Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces 7 Mobile Field Workshops UDF 1941-06-21
34519 Downham Alfred Johan A J Constable South African Police Umtata 1916-12-05
5969 Dowry Adam A Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-26
30112 Dowse William Edward W E Civilian Civilian Striker 1922-03-16
5981 Doyle John Henry J H Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1917-10-16
5985 Doyle Wilfred Stephen Buttress W S B Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1939-11-27
34520 Doyle Bernard B Sergeant South African Police Umtata 1920-11-06
41484 Doyle Ronald James R J Warrant Officer Class II Administrative Services Corps Services School SADF 1963-02-26
6018 Drinkwater Richard Crichton R C Lieutenant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-08-04
34524 Drotsky Herman Frederick H F Constable South African Police 72 Dist (K.W.Town) CE Div 1949-02-05
6035 Drury Gordon Vallancy G V Major Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 1917-11-19
34525 Du Bois Herman Frederick A J Sergeant South African Police 72 Dist (K.W.Town) CE Div 2000-10-06
6053 Du Plessis Carel Jacob C J Constable South African Military Constabulary 1st 1918-10-18
6067 Du Plessis Henry H South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-08-29
6076 Du Plessis Joseph Cornelius J C Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 6 Divisional Provost Coy. UDF 1944-05-23
6077 Du Plessis Jan Gabriel Stephanus J G S Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1944-01-14
6097 Du Plessis Peter Ernest Kruger P E K Constable South African Military Constabulary 1st 1918-10-20
6102 Du Plessis Stephen S Corporal South African Engineer Corps 27 Road Constr. Coy. UDF 1944-02-28
30122 Du Plessis Albertus Gideon A G Private South African Technical Services Corps TS Training Centre SADF 1981-03-05