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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
16221 McNAMARA Neil Aloysius N A Warrant Officer Class I 30 Squadron UDF 1944-09-04
16224 McNAUGHT-DAVIS John J Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-06-22
16236 McNEILL Patrick Brougham P B Warrant Officer Class I 15 Squadron UDF 1944-02-20
16238 McNICHOLAS Laurence Gregory L G Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-07-21
16243 McPHEE Charles C Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-07-17
16245 McPHERSON Angus A Trooper Pretoria Regiment 3 Troop UDF 1944-07-15
16254 McQUILKIN John Gordon J G Private 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) UK 1916-10-07
16256 McRAE Edward E Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1915-05-13
16258 McTAVISH Donald D Private South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) UDF 1915-09-14
16265 McWILLIAM Charles Norman C N Captain 6th South African Infantry UDF 1916-08-17
16268 McWILLIAM George Robert G R Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1918-04-29
16269 McWILLIAM Maurice M Flight Sergeant 41 Squadron UDF 1941-06-03
16270 McWILLIAMS Robert Edgar R E Lieutenant 17 Squadron UDF 1944-02-12
16271 McWILLIAMS Vernon Robert Edwin V R E Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-09
45715 Mccallum Johan Duncan St Clair J D S C Burgher Middelburg Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-02-27
47718 Mccallum Cornelis Johannes C J Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-08-16
45714 Mccarthy Daniel Benjamin (christoffel) D B ( Burgher Bethlehem, Cmdt Antonie Michiel Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-09-22
45713 Mcgill James J Burgher Kroonstad Boer Forces BOER 1900-03-05
45712 Mcleod John J Burgher Pretoria Commando Boer Forces BOER Unknown
16297 Meade George G Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. UK 1916-10-01
16298 Meade George Ronald G R Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st UDF 1944-06-17
16299 Meade Wreford Burnett W B Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-12
16301 Meadows Manners Chevallier M C Second Lieutenant 12 Squadron UDF 1941-11-14
16304 Mearns Derek Clifford D C Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles UDF 1944-06-27
16306 Mears Henry Daniel H D Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-09
43561 Mears Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1902-02-27
16309 Meats Harold Stephen H S Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Submarine E.30. UK 1916-11-22
39811 Meddows-Taylor Colin M C M Trooper Special Air Service "C" Squadron RSF 1978-01-20
31843 Medhurst Eugene E Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1976-04-13
16314 Medlicott George Herbert G H Second Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-10-15
16316 Medlin John Osborne J O Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1917-04-09
16317 Meech James Arthur J A Private Australian Pioneers 1st AUS 1918-07-29
16321 Megaw Thomas William T W Lieutenant 37 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1944-06-13
45711 Mehrens Nicolaas Heinrich N H Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1899-10-21
45709 Meijer Petrus Frederick (j) P F ( Burgher Boshof Commando Boer Forces BOER 1899-11-23
16327 Meintjes Francis Ruyseh F R Second Lieutenant 21 Squadron UDF 1941-11-05
16329 Meintjes Henry Francois H F Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-08
45701 Meintjies N.d. N Burgher Harrismith Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-01-06
45703 Meintjies Hendrik Arnoldus Christiaan H A C Burgher Krronstad Commando Boer Forces BOER Unknown
45704 Meintjies Edmund W D E W D Burgher Vrede/Harrismith Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-01-06
45705 Meintjies L.c. L Burgher Marico Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-02-06
45706 Meintjies Louis Cornelius L C Burgher Marico Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-02-27
45707 Meintjies Jacobus. J Burgher Potchefstroom Boer Forces BOER 1900-02-27
45708 Meintjies Egbert Ernst Groesbeek E E G Burgher Pretoria, Commandant Moll Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-08-07
45710 Meintjies C C Burgher Marico Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-02-27
16335 Meiring Andries Herclass A H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
16341 Meiring Ian Murray I M Lieutenant 15 Squadron UDF 1943-10-28
16344 Meiring John William J W Captain 4 Squadron UDF 1944-02-08
31852 Meiring Muller M Second Lieutenant 61 Mechanised Battalion Group SADF 1988-06-27
16349 Meise Henry H Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20