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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 3,499 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
40710 Gilfillan John Flemmer J F Second Lieutenant Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1961-11-05
8192 Gillespie Paul Archibald P A Major Royal Army Medical Corps (Corps) UK 1916-03-23
8197 Gillham Thomas George T G Staff Sergeant South African Pay Corps (Corps) UDF 1920-07-06
8205 Gillmer Cornelius Frank C F Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd UDF 1918-10-27
8217 Ginnelly Charles James C J Civilian Young Men's Christian Association Durban Branch 1914-11-17
8226 Girdlestone Colin Tibbs C T Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-06-18
8227 Girdlestone Horace Wilfred H W Lieutenant Royal Air Force 4th Squadron UK 1918-04-30
8230 Giri Vincent Noel V N Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Squadron (RAF) UK 1942-12-20
8259 Glover George Martin G M Rifleman South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1915-12-22
8262 Glover Thomas Edward T E Private Pretoria Regiment 1st UDF 1941-02-28
8269 Gnade Karel Frederik Gottlieb K F G Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1943-02-22
30473 Goba Richard William S N Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 42 Squadron (Army) SANDF 1998-01-19
8276 Goble Evelyn Norman Everard E N E Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. UDF 1941-06-09
8278 Goble William Oswald W O Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1940-04-08
8284 Godfery Ernest Herbert E H Sapper South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1915-11-24
8296 Goedhals Frederick Carel F C Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-07-09
8305 Gokela Sam S Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-02-15
8342 Goliath Stoffel S Donkey Loader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-04-30
8348 Gomtwana Mkohla M Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-12-11
8350 Gonga John J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-02-18
41891 Gonsalves Garcia Gomes G G Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1993-06-12
8372 Gooding John Angelo J A Wireless Operator Merchant Navy 1940-07-18
8382 Goodreau George Henry G H Bugler South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1915-11-10
8401 Goosen Daniel Jacobus D J Sergeant Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-11-23
8403 Goosen Jacobus Alwyn J A Air Mechanic 53 A.A. Regiment UDF 1942-09-24
8439 Gordon Patchett Reginald William R W Lieutenant Military Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-03-07
8444 Gorekoang Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-01-20
34794 Gorlich August A Constable Johannesburg SAP 1917-05-15
30503 Gottesman Yaron Y Private Israeli Defence Forces Givati Brigade IDF 1985-02-16
8482 Gouws Johannes Stephanus J S Lieutenant 40 Squadron UDF 1944-03-29
8489 Gouws Stanley S Private Cape Corps 38 Railway Construction Coy. UDF 1942-11-18
30509 Gouws Hendrik Carl (carl Richter) H C Private South African Air Force (Corps) AFB Swartkop SADF 1977-10-08
8491 Gova Enoch E Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 35th Bn. UDF 1918-03-27
8513 Gqusana Berry B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-08-08
8514 Gqwabaza David D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-09-13
8529 Gradwell John J Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1947-01-14
8532 Grady Henry H Trooper British South African Police 1915-10-15
8562 Granger J C Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Air Depot UDF 1943-03-01
8570 Grant Eric Kenneth E K Captain South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1918-07-07
8576 Grant Joseph Christopher J C Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-03
8589 Gratton Ronald R Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1943-04-16
8592 Gravenstein Christoffel Jacobus C J Sergeant South African Military Constabulary 2nd UDF 1918-10-29
8622 Gray Thomas Granger T G Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1920-07-19
8632 Grebe Hendrik Coenraad Marthinus H C M Captain General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-03-07
8661 Green Charles George C G Air Mechanic 40 Squadron UDF 1944-11-08
8676 Green John J South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-05-29
8680 Green Keith Hilton K H Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-03-05
8683 Green Maynard M Private South African Horse 2nd UDF 1917-01-06
8686 Green Peter P Private Mounted Commandos Pietersburg Commando UDF 1916-07-07
8698 Green William Joseph W J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-05-31