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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 of abscess on liver 10 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
1826 Bird Harold H Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-27
2044 Bolton John James J J Rifleman South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1918-03-15
34656 Farr Henry Sidney H S Trooper Natal Police 24 Dist (Kimberley) Kimb Div 1907-10-16
34657 Fasen Coen H C H Detective Constable South African Police 24 Dist (Kimberley) Kimb Div 1988-11-06
8284 Godfery Ernest Herbert E H Sapper South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1915-11-24
41319 Marais Abraham Petrus A P Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1918-02-01
16422 Merryweather James Alexander J A Private South African Horse 8th UDF 1917-09-15
17145 Mokwana Mopwe M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1st Bn. UDF 1917-03-11
41329 Moles Robert R Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1913-08-16
23906 Spring Harry Woodward H W Sapper Miscellaneous Trades Coy. 1917-09-05