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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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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
13727 Lobu Klaas K Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-07
13730 Lochenberg Jacob J Horse Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-01-30
13734 Lock Jacobus Johannes J J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-04-27
13755 Lodewyk David D Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-23
13775 Lokane Abram A Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-07-15
13785 Lombard Felan F Pack Leader Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces South African Reinforcements. UDF 1916-07-09
13786 Lombard Frederick F Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1917-02-18
31374 Long Samuel Alfred Taffy S A T Civilian Civilian Miner 1922-11-17
31375 Long Vincent V South African Army Miner SANDF 2006-02-13
13826 Loods Petrus P Mule Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-17
13832 Loots Pieter Johannes P J Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-31
13838 Lord Douglas William D W Ordinary Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Phoebe UDF 1942-10-24
13844 Losper Christian C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-07-08
13851 Lothian Robert R Carpenter South African Railway Services 1915-10-30
13859 Lotter Jacobus Nicholas J N Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-02-16
31384 Lotter Hjalmar H Petty Officer SAS President Kruger Mess 12 SADF 1982-02-18
13864 Lottering George G Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-05-01
13888 Lourens Hendrick Jacobus H J Sergeant South African Artillery UDF 1945-04-01
13896 Lourens Matthys Johannes M J Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-07-18
31399 Lourens Wayne Peter W P Private 86 Technical Stores Depot 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1982-05-25
13912 Louw Johannes J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-19
13932 Louwrens Moos M Donkey Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-02-15
13951 Low Alexander A Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-10-30
13998 Lucas Hans H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-06-23
14008 Lucwaba Skey S Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-02-28
14009 Luddington Rodney Norman Payne R N P Civilian Civilian War Dead 1941-02-28
14019 Luff Archibald Harold A H Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1943-03-06
14027 Luke William W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Boats and Animals UDF 1917-06-04
14029 Lumley Nicholas N Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-02-28
14032 Lumsden John J Cleaner Merchant Navy S.S. Queen Mary 1942-01-01
35472 Luvuno Richard Thomas M W Constable South African Police CID Marshall Square 1992-05-27
35473 Lwana Richard Thomas J H Sergeant South African Police CID Marshall Square 1996-12-09
35474 Lwana Richard Thomas M L Warrant Officer South African Police CID Marshall Square 1995-05-16
14081 Lynch James Joseph J J Captain South African Medical Corps UDF 1942-12-30
14084 Lynch Thomas T Lance Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1943-01-05
14100 Lyon William John Thompson W J T Corporal South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1916-11-13
16904 M'nukwa Charlie C Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1918-08-16
14157 MABISELA or MABUSALLA John J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Railway Section UDF 1917-04-26
35514 MABOTJ or MABOTJA Jacob H M M Sergeant South African Police Mpumalanga 1995-07-07
14405 MADIMETSHA or MADUNETSHA JAN or JOHN J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-05-03
14434 MADUNI or MAHUNI Silas S Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Railway Section UDF 1917-04-04
41041 MAGENA or MOGENI Andries A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours UDF 1915-06-10
14576 MAIMANE or MAIWANE David D Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-05-20
35853 MARWEBU or MARHWEBU MICHAEL or SIDNEY M or S Detective South African Police Guguletu, Western Cape 2003-11-13
15352 MASHAMAITE or MASNAMAITE FRANS or FRANZ F Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Railway Section UDF 1917-06-17
31704 MATOKA or MATOKO Prato P Private South West African Territory Force 31 (Bushman) Battalion SADF 1976-07-14
16276 MDELELANE or MDHLELENI Alfred A Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Railway Section UDF 1916-11-18
16762 MISIMANA or MOSIMANE Jeremiah J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-05-21
17269 MOMASHILA or MOMEAHILA JAN or JOHN J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1915-03-22
14120 Maart Henry H Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-26