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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 in a Motorcycle Accident 8 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
30195 Dwyer Anthony Edward A E Air Mechanic 28 Squadron SADF 1969-05-27
30312 Fetzer Hans Dieter H D Captain South African Ordnance Service Corps South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) SADF 1984-09-04
30361 Fourie Hendrik Willem H W Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Special Service Battalion SADF 1989-12-01
31253 Le PATOUREL Marc M Lance Corporal 6 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1986-07-29
31824 McKELVIN Terence T Air Sergeant 42 Squadron SADF 1969-05-27
37069 Oosthuizen Jacobus Christoffel J C Detective Constable 1 Parachute Battalion SAP 1945-05-09
32452 Peach Ricardo R Second Lieutenant 1 Special 1 Special Service Battalion SADF 1982-08-22
33634 Van Wyk Nicholaas Johannes N J Able Bodied Seaman South African Navy (Corps) 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1979-03-19