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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 erysipelas 5 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
48623 Harris Frederick William F W Sergeant Cape Mounted Rifles First City Volunteers COLONIAL 1900-09-07
12411 Kleynhans Theodorus Bernardus T B Private Die Middelandse Regiment UDF 1944-11-24
15548 Matle Petros P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 18th Bn. UDF 1917-08-26
18195 Mvinjelwa Busack B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 43rd Coy. UDF 1918-06-03
19206 O'brien Thomas Vincent T V Sergeant Camp Commandants Staff Roberts Heights UDF 1918-08-11