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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

Accidental death 31 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
109 Adams Cassiem C Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-03-21
812 Ayliff Fred Butler F B Driver Australian Field Artillery 1st Bde. AUS 1915-04-06
1332 Baxter David McGilvany D M Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1917-02-01
1992 Blumberg Max M Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1942-08-25
4701 Cronje Abraham Phillippus Johannes A P J Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) Tempe UDF 1942-12-03
5279 De Jager Henderik Jacobus H J Air Apprentice South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-02-06
6349 Dyason Thomas T Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st UDF 1919-01-08
40694 Eckard Paul Andre P A Deputy Warden British South Africa Police Special Reserve RSF 1979-10-15
7298 Fogarty Thomas T Sapper South African Engineers South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1917-04-10
7828 Gallangher Andrew A Private 4th Infantry (1st Eastern Rifles) UDF 1914-09-02
7837 Gallon Victor Augustus V A Sergeant 41 Squadron UDF 1943-06-25
7987 Geldenhuys Jacobus Anthonie J A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-05-16
9143 Hansen Cecil George C G Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-10-09
9502 Hay Vivian John V J Air Mechanic 2 Squadron UDF 1942-03-27
10304 Horton Robert R Flight Sergeant Royal Australian Air Force 90 Operational Base AUS 1945-10-20
10473 Hula Alfred Mathekwa A M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-01-23
39556 Kloppers Lucas Gerhardus L G T / Corporal Rhodesian Light Infantry 4th Battalion RSF 1976-06-19
15437 Masters James Walter J W Leading Aircraftman Royal Australian Air Force 7 Service Flying Training School Deniliquin AUS 1942-04-04
20107 Pettit John Frederick J F Flying Officer Royal Australian Air Force 6 Service Flying Training School Mallala AUS 1943-07-14
20130 Pharo Adam Joseph A J Fireman S.S. Empire Success 1941-12-25
22372 Scheidat Robert Godfrey R G Trooper Southern Rhodesia Reconnaissance Regiment UK 1943-12-17
22804 Sewell Bernard B Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. UDF 1919-01-25
23279 Siyabi Jeremiah J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-03-30
24351 Street Eric George E G Air Corporal 40 Squadron UDF 1943-08-29
40402 Summers Gary Douglas G D Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1 Independent Company RSF 1977-06-01
24608 Swartz Gert G Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-01-01
25624 Tuohy Thomas T Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) "C" Coy. UDF 1915-05-25
26712 Van Der Walt Hendrik Johannes H J Constable South African Military Constabulary 1st UDF 1917-11-07
27135 Van Wyk William Abraham W A Batman Union Defence Forces Machine Gun Unit UDF 1915-06-11
27455 Vlok Nicolaas Johannes N J Corporal 2nd Bn. SAP 1942-03-08
28389 Williams Albert Howard A H Flying Officer Royal Australian Air Force AUS 1945-01-08