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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 accident 34 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
735 Astle Joseph John J J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 41 Harbour Construction Coy. UDF 1942-12-06
3368 Carey Jack Gregory J G Private South African Tank Corps 1 Ltc UDF 1941-03-15
38408 Chimweta Funboy Panther F P Constable British South Africa Police Duty Uniform Branch 1978-09-03
6786 Etsebeth Andries Abraham A A Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1944-04-15
7209 Fitzgerald Michael Lawrence A M L A Corporal South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1943-04-30
9523 Hayes William W Private 12th Infantry (Pretoria Regiment), S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1915-08-21
41698 Hietbrink Gerrit G Constable South African Police H.q. 1957-10-20
40737 Higgins Gordon Samuel Bates G S B Corporal Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1961-08-02
39443 Humanikwa Murove M Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion 1977-03-10
11112 Jefcoate Frank F Captain Royal Air Force 111th Sqdn. 1919-02-14
12671 Kruger Johannes Diederik J D Trooper South African Tank Corps 5th Armoured Car Regt. UDF 1942-07-15
31243 Lavie Orit O Lance Corporal Israeli Defence Forces Navy 1968-08-12
14776 Malet Francis Arthur Rivers F A R Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Dunkirk NAS 1916-11-12
15250 Martin Arthur Herbert A H Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 19th Railway Operating Coy. 1919-03-05
16252 McQUADE Aubrey Neville A N Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1939-11-05
19169 Oakley Herbert Harry H H Lieutenant Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-20
41188 Otiresi Yotamu Y Field Reservist British South Africa Police 2nd Battalion 1979-02-23
40175 Pearse Martin Frank M F Captain Special Air Service "C" Squadron 1979-06-26
32684 Richter Cornelius Maritz C M Private Special Service Battalion att 2 Battery, SAFA UDF 1934-06-15
22230 Sandham Leonard L Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-20
22352 Scheepers Adolf Johannes De La Rey A J D L R Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1945-05-20
23014 Shrives James J Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1942-12-25
38781 Sibanda Simon S Constable British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-11-14
38786 Smith David Herbert D H Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Uniform 1978-08-03
41248 Smith Gerald Frederick L G Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1972-03-03
33071 Stander Petrus Llewellyn P L Private Special Services Battalion "B" Coy. 1937-11-03
41267 Tiernay Kenneth John Michael K J M Corporal Rhodesia Army 2nd Battalion 1977-11-30
25274 Tinman John Nicholas J N Private Australian Infantry A.C.M.F. 12th Grn. Bn. 1940-11-05
26863 Van Lillie D Conductor South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1914-09-20
27383 Vincent Frederick William F W Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-09-19
27426 Visser Abraham Johannes A J Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps UDF 1943-02-09
27497 Vorster Stephanus Johannes S J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-10-01
41288 Woods Michael Hamilton M H Sergeant Special Air Service "C" Sqdn. 1977-09-09
29011 Young Aubrey Tennyson A T Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-02-22