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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

Died at Cape Town 5 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
3531 Caulfield Jack J Air Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1945-08-14
31478 Mafilika Sibusiso W G Rifleman South African Army 1 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-12-06
20486 Ponton Norman Benjamin N B Quartermaster Sergeant 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1916-03-19
24736 Tanner Charles Douglas C D Private Returned Soldiers' Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1919-10-10
26849 Van Heezik Cornelis C Second Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1942-10-06