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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 3,474 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
601 Appies Frederick F Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-13
609 April Dick D Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-04
612 April Henry Edwards H E Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-08-02
616 April William W Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-03-26
29262 Arber Ernest Henry E H Trooper Natal Mounted Police 1889-04-11
633 Arends Nicholas N Gunner Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-05-24
634 Arends Philip P Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-14
646 Arendse Joe Alexander J A Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-05
647 Arendse Louis L Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-05-09
651 Arhilwa Richard R Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-08-24
661 Armstrong Athol Langford A L Lieutenant South African Horse 8th UDF 1918-11-25
664 Armstrong D'urban Victor D U V Captain Royal Air Force 151st Sqdn. 1918-11-13
665 Armstrong Douglas Walter D W Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-04-10
667 Armstrong George G Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Bn. 1918-01-11
38884 Ashby Gavin Warwick G W Sapper Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 2nd Battalion 1978-03-20
716 Ashley George Peacock G P Conductor South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1920-01-27
724 Ashworth Thomas Edward T E Private Pretoria Highlanders, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-05-14
725 Ashworth William George W G Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1915-12-23
29273 Askey Harry William H W Constable Transvaal Police 1912-03-16
743 Atkinson Charles Herbert C H Sergeant Major South African Veteran Reserve 1917-08-05
753 Atkinson Thomas King T K Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-11-11
29280 Augusto Carlos Antonio C A Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1987-08-21
34004 Avenant Willem Reinhardt W R Constable South African Police Richmond District 1920-03-11
808 Avontuur Gerhard G Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-03-01
810 Ayles Leslie Royston L R Warrant Officer Class II South African Armoured Corps 6 Armoured Car Regiment UDF 1942-11-18
2032 BOKAKO or BOKAKU Zabulon Z Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-09
821 Baard Henry H Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-08-16
827 Baartman Jacobus Johannes J J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-01-19
832 Babana Moses M Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-06-09
842 Bachmann Siegfried S Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-07-30
34011 Baduza Vusimusi Hamilton V H Constable South African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1993-11-04
875 Bagley Thomas T Lance Corporal Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-11-07
881 Baholo David D Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-31
34012 Baholo Vusimusi Hamilton J N Constable South African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1995-06-05
34013 Baikgaki Vusimusi Hamilton P H Lance Sergeant South African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1996-02-22
889 Bailey Edward Roy E R Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.M.S. Isis. 1944-07-20
38891 Bailey Geoffrey Paul G P Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1966-10-29
38892 Bailey Michael Charles M C Lance Corporal Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1973-10-04
41480 Bailey Grant G Lance Corporal 5 Reconnaissance Regiment Air Force Gymnasium SADF 1984-01-23
930 Baird John Steven J S Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-11-17
932 Baird Thomas Gold T G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1944-10-25
29318 Bajkay Tibor T Airman South African Air Force SADF 1970-08-25
34014 Bakaga Vusimusi Hamilton A Constable South African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1957-03-27
950 Baker Henry John H J Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 7 Field Regt. UDF 1941-08-04
961 Baker William W Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-05-08
967 Bakfali Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Transport and Remounts UDF 1917-05-08
973 Balchin James J Sergeant Major South African Horse 7th UDF 1917-03-11
989 Ball Gilbert William Herbert G W H Corporal South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-04-13
38899 Ball Brian Lindsay B L Corporal Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1966-12-17
1001 Baloni John J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-07