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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 motor cycle accident 11 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
322 Alexander Rupert R Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1915-10-31
2337 Bouwer William Christian W C Warrant Officer Class II South African Artillery (Corps) 23 Medium Regiment UDF 1944-05-09
4508 Cornell Frederick Carruthers F C Lieutenant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1921-03-05
4989 Daniler Harry Julius H J Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1917-05-22
5326 De Kock Frank John F J Private Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-11-25
13018 Lavery Walter Daniel W D Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1945-06-04
13900 Louw Adriaan Andries A A Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1943-02-17
17306 Mongwai Phineas P Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-11-17
21074 Randall Bertram Hugh B H Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1943-05-15
21079 Randall Stanley Earl S E Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1943-05-15
39737 Visser Jacobus Edward J E Second Lieutenant 202 Battalion SADF 1983-05-23