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
3927	Clarke	Douglas William	D W	Private	Umvoti Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces		UDF	1945-01-20
5467	De Wet	Johan Louis Venter	J L V	Major	South African Air Force	15 Sqdn.	UDF	1942-05-04
6195	Du Toit	Jacobus Stephanus	J S	Second Lieutenant	South African Air Force	15 Sqdn.	UDF	1942-05-04
8900	Gumede	James	J	Private	Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces		UDF	1945-01-15
17820	Mqinibe	Bangani	B	Private	Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces		UDF	1944-09-23
19338	Oliver	Wallace William	W W	Air Sergeant	South African Air Force	15 Sqdn.	UDF	1942-05-04
20247	Pienaar	Hope	H	Second Lieutenant	South African Air Force	15 Sqdn.	UDF	1942-05-04
20251	Pienaar	Johannes Hendrik	J H	Second Lieutenant	South African Air Force	15 Sqdn.	UDF	1942-05-04
20253	Pienaar	Koos	K	Leader	South African Native Labour Bureau		UDF	1917-07-08
20998	Ramakgaga	Israel	I	Private	Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces		UDF	1943-06-03
21244	Reed	Francis John	F J	Second Lieutenant	South African Air Force	15 Sqdn.	UDF	1942-05-04
21892	Ross	Robert Pringle	R P	Stoker 2nd Class	South African Naval Forces	H.M.S. Laconia	UDF	1942-10-01
22984	Shipman	Sidney Egbert	S E	Air Sergeant	South African Air Force	15 Sqdn.	UDF	1942-05-04
24553	Swanepoel	Rudolph Johannes	R J	Air Mechanic	South African Air Force	15 Sqdn.	UDF	1942-05-04
24675	Tabor	Owen Francis	O F	Air Mechanic	South African Air Force		UDF	1942-06-22
25476	Tribe	Henry Winan	H W	Fireman and Trimmer	Mercantile Marine	S.S. "Alnwick Castle" (London)		1917-03-23
26521	Van Breda	Charles Frederick	C F	Air Mechanic	South African Air Force	15 Sqdn.	UDF	1942-05-04
27501	Vos	Andries Pieter	A P	Air Sergeant	South African Air Force	15 Sqdn.	UDF	1942-05-04
28096	Wessels	Louis Theodorus	L T	Second Lieutenant	South African Air Force	15 Sqdn.	UDF	1942-05-04