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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

KIA — Killed in action 14,811 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
38545 Lawler Kevin Francis K F Patrol Officer British South Africa Police British South Africa Police RSF 1979-12-12
13034 Lawless Harold Nixey H N Lieutenant 30 Squadron UDF 1945-02-20
13036 Lawlor Frank F Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1918-03-22
13038 Lawlor Patrick P Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1916-06-20
13041 Lawrence Arthur Cecil A C Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-11
13042 Lawrence Alfred Prins A P Lance Corporal 8th South African Infantry UDF 1917-07-19
13046 Lawrence Charles Edgar C E Corporal South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-10-25
13047 Lawrence Cecil Gordon Cavanagh C G C Private South African Horse 5th UDF 1916-08-25
13048 Lawrence Douglas Harold George D H G Lieutenant 26 Squadron UDF 1944-02-03
13053 Lawrence Guy Francis G F Lieutenant Grenadier Guards 2nd Bn. UK 1918-08-27
13054 Lawrence Gordon William Maisey G W M Private 11th South African Infantry UDF 1916-05-14
13057 Lawrence John Seton J S Lieutenant 500 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1945-04-13
13058 Lawrence Lawrence Arthur L A Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 83rd Bty. UK 1917-08-16
39589 Lawrence David Michael Kilcoyne D M K Corporal Rhodesian Corps of Engineers (Corps) 2 Squadron, Rhodesian Corps of Engineers RSF 1979-04-08
13062 Lawrie Gordon G Captain 31 Squadron UDF 1944-08-17
13063 Lawrie Ian Hope I H Lieutenant 28 Squadron UDF 1943-09-25
31248 Lawrie Geoffrey Allan G A Lance Corporal 1 Reconnaissance Commando SADF 1977-01-01
13068 Lawson Andrew John A J Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. UDF 1941-12-24
13074 Lawson Ralph Lawrence R L Lieutenant 178 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1944-08-15
13076 Lawson William Davidson W D Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment UDF 1941-11-23
13078 Lawton George McGregor G M Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 2 A.A. Regiment UDF 1942-06-20
13079 Lawton Sidney Herbert Dendy S H D Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-09-20
49936 Lawton C W Flight Sergeant Royal Australian Air Force 34 (S.A.A.F.) Squadron AUS 1944-10-12
13080 Layde William John W J Warrant Officer Class I 26 Squadron UDF 1944-03-04
13081 Layman William Walter W W Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) UDF 1944-11-01
13083 Layton Edward Charles Morris E C M Captain 11th South African Infantry UDF 1916-09-03
39591 Layton Joseph Benjamin J B Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1st Battalion RSF 1979-10-27
13089 Lazarus Cyril Henry C H Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment 7th Bn. UK 1918-03-27
13091 Lazarus Nevil Irwin N I Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Regiment UDF 1942-06-14
13092 Lazarus Sydney Lewis S L Flight Sergeant 40 Squadron UDF 1940-08-09
13095 Le Cordeur Peter Jacobus P J Private Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-11-23
45827 Le Gilles Alphonse A Burgher Gen de Villebois Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-04-05
45833 Le Grange Jacobus A P J A P Burgher Boer Forces BOER Unknown
13108 Le Mare Murray Stewart M S Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-01-12
13113 Le Roux Andre Bernhard A B Air Sergeant 24 Squadron UDF 1941-11-21
13117 Le Roux Clive Gordon C G Captain 40 Squadron UDF 1943-07-10
13119 Le Roux Daniel Hendrick Gysbert D H G Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment UDF 1917-02-06
13135 Le Roux Johannes Van Heerden J v H Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-05-12
13136 Le Roux John Victor Pierre J V P Trooper Pretoria Regiment UDF 1944-07-27
13144 Le Roux William Jacobus W J Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
31255 Le Roux Albertus Marthinus A M Lance Corporal 7 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1986-11-02
31256 Le Roux Dawid Barend (david) D B Trooper 1 Special Service Battalion SADF 1975-10-12
31259 Le Roux Gabriel Pieter G P Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1983-12-31
31270 Le Roux Martin M Rifleman 31 or 201 Battalion SADF 1982-08-09
31273 Le Roux Phillipus Lodewyk P L Lieutenant South African Commandos Delmas Commando SADF 1977-10-14
31274 Le Roux Terrence Rodney T R Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1981-05-27
45818 Le Roux Paul Jacobus P J Burgher Wolmaransstad Commando Boer Forces BOER 1902-04-11
45819 Le Roux Jacobus A.p. J A Burgher Lichtenburg Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-05-22
45820 Le Roux Johannes Petrus Godfried J P G Burgher Heidelberg Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-01-16
45821 Le Roux Jacobus Johannes J J Burgher Krugersdorp Boer Forces BOER 1900-02-27