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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
39812 Mendes Joao Paulo Graca J P G Trooper Special Air Service "C" Squadron RSF 1973-08-22
45702 Mendelsohn Johannes J Burgher Heilbron Boer Forces BOER 1901-12-25
16373 Melville Alexander Saunders A S Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-06-30
16375 Melville Maxwell Arthur M A Private Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) 8th Bn. CAN 1918-08-09
16370 Melvill Edward Thomas E T Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1941-12-12
16371 Melvill Melvill Leopold M L Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 108th Bty. UK 1917-10-31
16366 Mellor Samuel S Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1916-03-11
16361 Mellet Charles Pitrus C P Sergeant Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1941-12-31
16357 Meldrum William Tindall W T Corporal 8th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1917-07-19
31858 Melcer Yitzhak Y Sergeant (Rank raised to Master-Sgt posthomously) Israeli Defence Forces Armoured Corps IDF 1973-10-16
48800 Meisenheimer J H Sergeant South West African Police SAP Security Branch: Special Operations (K) SWAPOL 1983-04-18
16349 Meise Henry H Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
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
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
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
45709 Meijer Petrus Frederick (j) P F ( Burgher Boshof Commando Boer Forces BOER 1899-11-23
45711 Mehrens Nicolaas Heinrich N H Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1899-10-21
16321 Megaw Thomas William T W Lieutenant 37 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1944-06-13
16317 Meech James Arthur J A Private Australian Pioneers 1st AUS 1918-07-29
16316 Medlin John Osborne J O Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1917-04-09
16314 Medlicott George Herbert G H Second Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-10-15
31843 Medhurst Eugene E Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1976-04-13
39811 Meddows-Taylor Colin M C M Trooper Special Air Service "C" Squadron RSF 1978-01-20
16309 Meats Harold Stephen H S Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Submarine E.30. UK 1916-11-22
16306 Mears Henry Daniel H D Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-09
43561 Mears Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1902-02-27
16304 Mearns Derek Clifford D C Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles UDF 1944-06-27
16301 Meadows Manners Chevallier M C Second Lieutenant 12 Squadron UDF 1941-11-14
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
45712 Mcleod John J Burgher Pretoria Commando Boer Forces BOER Unknown
45713 Mcgill James J Burgher Kroonstad Boer Forces BOER 1900-03-05
45714 Mccarthy Daniel Benjamin (christoffel) D B ( Burgher Bethlehem, Cmdt Antonie Michiel Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-09-22
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
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
16265 McWILLIAM Charles Norman C N Captain 6th South African Infantry UDF 1916-08-17