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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 Windhoek 10 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
2270 Botha Philip Rudolph P R Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-11
8205 Gillmer Cornelius Frank C F Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-27
8592 Gravenstein Christoffel Jacobus C J Sergeant South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-29
9472 Hawken A L Sergeant South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1918-10-15
10189 Holtzhauzen Pieter Jacobus P J Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-26
13832 Loots Pieter Johannes P J Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-31
23638 Smith William G W G Sergeant Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-22
23825 Spargo Sydney Courtney S C Sergeant South African Ordnance Corps Permanent Force Staff UDF 1918-11-06
28097 Wessels Philip Rudolph P R Captain South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-24
28161 Wheeler Reginald William R W Corporal South African Medical Corps Protectorate UDF 1918-10-21