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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 heat exhaustion 10 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
48680 Willemse P Rifleman 6 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1965-03-11
33503 Van Druten John Henry J H Rifleman South African Commandos Lydenburg Commando SADF 1979-03-21
23263 Sitole Joseph Jack J J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 2 (Botha) M.T. Sec. UDF 1941-05-12
32509 Pienaar Johan Petrus Johannes J P J Signalman 2 Signal Regiment SADF 1973-10-26
32243 Newton-Thompson Andrew Mark A M Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1965-03-26
17035 Mohale Harry H Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-08-17
41852 Maubane Kwena Petrus K P Recruit 116 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1992-04-23
31325 Lewin Arnold Charles A C Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) Grootfontein, SWA SADF 1978-11-19
12121 Kgaje Daniel D Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-05-11
29624 Brown Mark Andrew M A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Kaffrarian Rifles SADF 1965-12-02