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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 battle accident 13 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
155 Adams Karel K Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1945-03-31
2178 Bosman Arnold John A J Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps 6th S.A. Armd. Div. UDF 1944-09-16
2650 Britz Rudolf Johannes R J Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 59 Q Coy UDF 1945-05-16
3544 Ceatano Manuel William Pereira M W P Sapper South African Engineer Corps 12 Field Sqn. UDF 1945-05-02
3966 Clayton Arthur A Warrant Officer Class II Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-01-11
4114 Coetzee Andrew Christopher A C Private South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) UDF 1945-04-10
4531 Cottam William John W J Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-04
10064 Hoffman Albert A Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces Field Park Coy. UDF 1944-11-13
13567 Liebmann Herman Albert H A Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-10
22468 Schroeder Abraham Johannes A J Lance Corporal Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-11-07
25360 Tomboer Hendrick H Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-06-04
26496 Van As Benjamin Nicholaas Johannes B N J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 12 Field Sqn. UDF 1945-05-02
27878 Watt John Barclay Laing J B L Captain South African Armoured Corps 1 Dist AML (Greece) UDF 1945-02-28