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 gunshot wounds 8 records

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#	Last Name	First Name	Initials	Rank	Regiment	Unit	Force	Date of Death
1271	Basson	Andries	A	Lance Corporal	Cape Corps	1st		1917-01-03
38929	Belstead	Christopher John	C J	Rifleman	Rhodesia Regiment	10th Battalion		1979-12-17
38934	Benjamin	Cornius Peter	C P	Acting Lance Corporal	Rhodesian Defence Regiment	2nd Protection Company		1975-04-24
29412	Berry	Eleanor Jane	E J	Civilian	Civilian			1922-03-10
41531	Reynolds	Leslie Trevanian	L T	Civilian	Civilian	202 Battalion		1922-03-12
21649	Robertson	Robert Harold	R H	Signaller	South African Corps of Signals	1st S.A. Bde. Sig. Coy.	UDF	1942-04-10
41530	Traut	William	W	Civilian	Civilian	202 Battalion		1922-03-13
25550	Tshabalala	Jack	J	Private	Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces		UDF	1943-08-18