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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
28953 Xaba Joji J Private South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1918-09-13
28955 Xaba Solomon S Ox Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-08
33911 Xaba Peter Cyrill I L Corporal SA Army RAF Bassingbourn SANDF 1998-04-25
40601 Wunganayi Kumbirayi K Private Rhodesia Army 1st Battalion 1976-09-26
28888 Wright James J Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1945-01-08
28846 Wootton Sydney S Air Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1945-08-05
41104 Woodward Harry Herbert Hans H H H Head Constable South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-05-21
28772 Wood Herbert Walter James H W J Private South African Infantry 11th Regt. UDF 1916-07-02
28745 Wolfaardt Josephine (joyce) J Sergeant Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-07-07
33893 Wium Coenraad Johannes C J Petty Officer SAS President Kruger Mess 12 SADF 1982-02-18
28692 Winn William Archibald W A Corporal South African Corps of Signals 6th SA Armd. Division UDF 1946-04-06
28681 Wine Sergeant S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1916-03-19
28674 Windvoel Hendrik H Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-27
28663 Wilson-Thompson Alan A Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1944-03-20
28607 Wilson George G Private Central Army Training Depot, S.A.Forces UDF 1943-07-20
28609 Wilson George Cameron G C Private South African Medical Corps 3rd Field Ambulance UDF 1916-12-24
28630 Wilson Leonard Claude L C Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-11-16
28641 Wilson Roger R Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-10-25
28657 Wilson William George Duncan W G D Lieutenant South African Air Force attd. RAF Malta UDF 1942-07-04
28547 Willis John J Sergeant South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-05-22
38265 Willing Craig Andrew C A South African Police Eastern Cape 1989-01-03
28373 Williams George G Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-08-04
28378 Williams Abel A Mule Driver Military Labour Corps 1917-05-17
28396 Williams Charlie C Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-06-30
28412 Williams Edward Edmond E E Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps H.M.S. "Albani" 1919-05-20
28430 Williams Garth G Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1921-02-11
28449 Williams Isaac I Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-20
28450 Williams Isaac I Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-12-04
28457 Williams Jacob J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1917-11-12
28470 Williams John J Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-27
28476 Williams James J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Sanitary Section UDF 1915-06-12
28477 Williams John Alfred Herbert J A H Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1947-02-12
28478 Williams John Bernard J B Corporal Southern Rhodesia General List 1944-12-03
28491 Williams Lewis L Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-08-22
28496 Williams Martin M Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-30
28503 Williams Peter P Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1916-12-20
28528 Williams Willie W Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-17
33877 Williams Johannes Petrus J P Rifleman South African Cape Corps 54 Battalion SADF 1982-12-01
28362 Willemse Christian C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Horse Reinforcements UDF 1917-12-25
48680 Willemse P Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 6 South African Infantry Battalion 1965-03-11
28341 Wilkinson George B G B Major South African Medical Corps UDF 1946-12-21
28348 Wilkinson William W Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-04
28312 Wilde Alfred William A W Trooper South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-05-18
28313 Wilde Herbert Alfred H A Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-08-31
28302 Wighton Horace H Gunner South African Field Artillery "A" Bty. 1918-05-15
28300 Wight James Forbes J F Private South African Veteran Reserve 1916-06-26
28287 Wicks James J Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-27
28280 Wicht Daniel Malan D M Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1943-02-07
28275 Whyte John Alexander J A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-12-02
28266 Whittet Bernard Andrew B A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 71 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1944-02-22