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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 epilepsy 15 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
29214 Alberto M Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1980-10-24
2328 Bourke John Barton J B Private South African Mounted Brigade Scouts 1st UDF 1916-03-22
3424 Carr Edward E Native Driver South African Field Artillery Natives 1917-03-03
6228 Duff Reginald France R F Sergeant Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-09-29
6325 Durrant George Frederick G F Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Brigade UDF 1916-07-28
10518 Humphreys Frederick F Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-12-13
11650 Julius Julie J Lance Corporal Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-05-03
12463 Knowles James Frederick J F Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-05-27
15376 Masi David D Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-02-25
18695 Ngquba Douglas D Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-10
41179 Njonjo Peter G Trooper Selous Scouts Keep Protection 1979-04-24
21385 Reynolds Walter Cecil W C Sapper South African Engineer Corps 8 Field Sqdn. UDF 1945-07-13
21803 Roos Peter Barend P B Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-05-26
22386 Tshuba (chuba) Klaas K Private South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1916-10-28
28236 Whitehead Richard R Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1917-07-30