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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
1689 Bester Johannes J Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1942-06-02
38943 Betoman (bateman) Emmanuel E Private Central Intelligence Organisation 1 Psychological Operations Unit 1980-03-28
1713 Bettle Hilda Maude H M Nursing Sister South African Military Nursing Service UDF 1919-02-07
1734 Bevan Richard Robert R R Barkeeper Merchant Navy S.S. Llandaff Castle (London) 1942-11-30
1735 Bevan Robert William R W Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 4 Sqdn. UDF 1945-09-15
1738 Beveridge Thomas Morris T M Captain Southern Rhodesia Medical Corps 1944-02-13
1746 Beyers Roelof Abraham R A Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 9th Bn. UDF 1943-09-08
1764 Bezuidenhout Hendrik Johannes H J Trooper Southern Rhodesia Armoured Car Regiment 1945-04-18
1777 Bezuidenhout Pieter Ludowigus P L Warrant Officer Class II South African Artillery UDF 1947-06-18
29434 Bezuidenhout Roland Herbert R H Corporal South African Corps of Engineers 1 Mobile Watch SADF 1964-05-30
29436 Bezuidenhout Unknown T D SA Army Unknown
1792 Bigge Archibald Daniel A D Sapper South African Engineer Corps 8 Field Sqdn. UDF 1944-07-02
29446 Bikkers Patrick Benjamin P B Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1979-12-07
38955 Bint Frederick Walter Henry F W H Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 9th Battalion 1976-05-12
1823 Bird Edward Kenelm E K Captain 29th Punjabis 1919-09-27
1826 Bird Harold H Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-27
29448 Birk Ignatius Marthinus I M South African Navy 1st Battalion SADF 1975-05-24
1831 Birks Joseph Henry J H Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1917-01-14
1833 Birnie James J Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1916-06-19
1838 Bischoff John J Shoeing Smith South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. UDF 1919-10-22
1841 Bishop John Maitland Holman J M H Civilian Civilian War Dead 1940-09-13
1842 Bishop-Brown Sidney S Captain General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-06-29
1846 Bisset John J Corporal Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-06-14
29451 Biyela Edwin Chaplan G S Lance Corporal SA Army 1 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-08-15
1857 Blaauw Mark M Staff Sergeant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-10-02
1860 Black Bernard B Gunner South African Artillery 6 Field Reserve Bty. UDF 1944-05-23
1865 Black James Nisbet J N Corporal South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-03-17
38957 Black Gordon G Police Reserve Officer Rhodesia Police ? 1st Battalion 1970-09-24
1875 Blackbeard Gordon Spencer G S Captain General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-09-24
1878 Blackburn Ronald R Bombardier South African Artillery UDF 1943-11-12
1921 Bland Annie Bonnin A B Nursing Sister South African Military Nursing Service UDF 1945-05-22
29460 Blaweni Michael Paul P Rifleman SA Army 61 Base Workshop SANDF 1998-12-01
1952 Blignaut William Albert W A Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-11-02
1960 Block John J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-04-13
1963 Block Phillip P Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-08
29469 Bloementhal Andre Petrus Jacobus A P J Sapper South African Corps of Engineers 8 Engineer Sqn SADF 1981-05-16
1977 Blomson Bernard B Air Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1944-03-24
1980 Bloom Thomas T Ox Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-22
1994 Blumrick Albin Albert A A Flight Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1944-10-13
2006 Boardman Harry John H J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 10 Field Coy. UDF 1943-12-08
29475 Bock Jacobus Gert J G Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 53 Battalion SADF 1988-11-13
2015 Bodill Thomas Tilbrook T T Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1920-02-01
2024 Boesnek Hendrik H Mule Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-10
39284 Bogana Stephen S Labourer South African Labour Corps attd. South African Service Corps UDF 1915-06-28
2044 Bolton John James J J Rifleman South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1918-03-15
2065 Bonser David D Donkey Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-23
2070 Booi Elias E Labourer Military Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-07-16
2075 Booise David D Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-06-30
2082 Boos Karl K Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-10-15
2087 Booth Arthur Francis A F Corporal Southern Rhodesia Military and Air Force Police 1945-07-08