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