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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 carcinoma of stomach 9 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
19131 Nyambose Mduya M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-01-30
12673 Kruger Jan Hendrik J H Private 1st Reserve Brigade 7th Bn. UDF 1946-11-22
5240 De Beer Roelof Adriaan R A Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1947-06-13
4841 Currin Richard William R W Lieutenant Colonel South African Coast Defence Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-06-12
34277 Campher Roelof Petrus Johann R P J Sergeant District 39 Johannesburg SAP 1951-06-06
2323 Boult Patience Patricia P P Leading Aircraftwoman Southern Rhodesia Women's Auxiliary Air Service UK 1944-10-07
1697 Bester Josef Zybrand J Z Staff Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1947-01-03
1481 Bekker Jan Casper J C Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1940-09-29
268 Akers John Harold J H Private South African Horse 6th UDF 1916-11-02