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

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#	Last Name	First Name	Initials	Rank	Regiment	Unit	Force	Date of Death
3138	Butcher	Cyril Ross	C R	Sergeant	Umvoti Mounted Rifles		UDF	1940-07-17
9554	Healy	Osborne Markham	O M	Company Serjeant Major	Essex Regiment	14th Bn.	UK	1915-11-22
41579	Hopkins	JOHN McARTHUR	J McA		Union Defence Forces	AFB Waterkloof	SADF	1962-12-01