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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#	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