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 3,476 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
38863 ALEGRA or ALEGRIA John C C J C C Lance Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 8th Battalion 1979-05-23
20 Abel Nils N Lance Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-01-02
29178 Aber Raz R Master-Sergeant Israeli Defence Forces Infantry 1997-06-26
34 Abraham Hendrik Jacobus H J Corporal Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-08-13
37 Abrahams Andrew A Fireman and Trimmer Merchant Navy S.S. Aloe 1940-10-16
38 Abrahams Benjamin B Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-24
41 Abrahams David D Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-08-27
49 Abrahams Henry H Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-12-19
63 Abrahams Stephen S Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-03-06
64 Abrahams Tommy T Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-07-14
65 Abrahams Willie W Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-12
76 Abrams Michael M Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1918-04-16
80 Absolom Peter P Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-29
38989 Absolom James Lewis J L Lieutenant East African Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion 1922-05-30
117 Adams Dick D Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-29
121 Adams Edgar E Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-05-06
125 Adams Frans F Mule Driver Military Labour Corps 1917-04-24
149 Adams John J Driver South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1916-02-01
158 Adams Kasper K Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-28
159 Adams Leonard L Labourer South African Labour Corps UDF 1916-07-18
161 Adams Meader M Captain Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1942-06-01
29189 Adams George G Sergeant South African Police 1921-06-10
186 Adamson William Douglas W D Ordinary Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Repulse UDF 1941-12-10
33973 Adank Hermann Richard H R Constable South African Police Grahamstown 1941-08-07
29207 Adcock Horace William H W Civilian Civilian 1922-03-10
231 Africa Samuel S Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-19
248 Ainger Louis John L J Staff Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1917-05-13
257 Aird William Garroway W G Lieutenant South African Medical Corps UDF 1946-04-04
265 Aitken John J Dresser South African Veterinary Corps 1916-10-19
29214 Alberto M Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1980-10-24
284 Alcaster Johannes J Labourer Military Labour Corps Mule Transport 1917-10-17
325 Alexander Thomas Mortimer T M Staff Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-01-28
327 Alexander William Joseph W J Staff Sergeant Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-09-21
38864 Alexander John C C J C C Soldier 2 Brigade 8th Battalion 1971-09-24
344 Alkana Alexander A Fireman Merchant Navy S.S. Gloucester Castle (London) 1942-01-11
369 Allen Herbert William H W Private South African Stokes Mortar Section 1917-10-03
400 Allison Oswald Howard O H Able Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Gloucester UDF 1940-07-08
426 America David Albertus D A Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-11-24
446 Anderson Alic Russell A R Signaller South African Field Post and Telegraph Corps 1915-06-25
460 Anderson Frank William F W Private South African Horse 9th UDF 1917-04-26
506 Anderson William Osborne W O Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1946-01-04
541 Andrews Wilfred Penton W P Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-27
29240 Andrews Charles B C B Captain Natal Royal Rifles 1891-05-10
544 Andries Hans H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Boats and Animals UDF 1916-11-07
29243 Annandale Warrick Paul W P Marine Royal Marines Cdo Log Regt 1994-05-30
38875 Annandale Donald D Flight Lieutenant Rhodesian Air Force Technical 1969-01-09
577 Anthony Stephen S Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-05
585 Antony Willem W Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-05-09
29258 Apolis Carlo C Rifleman The Rifles 4th Bn. 2010-03-01
596 Appelgryn Petrus Cornelius Bouwer P C B Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1944-01-14

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