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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 intestinal obstruction 13 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
3528 Caughey Bowden William B W Staff Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1919-02-08
4438 Cooney William Patrick W P Major South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-04-22
4915 Dalton Edmund Robert E R Air Mechanic 1 Squadron UDF 1942-02-11
8489 Gouws Stanley S Private Cape Corps 38 Railway Construction Coy. UDF 1942-11-18
8916 Gurney William Watson W W Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1916-10-09
11754 Kambata Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-01-22
13896 Lourens Matthys Johannes M J Private Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1941-07-18
14822 Maluka Zebelon Z Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1947-05-06
17180 Molefi Mantsoe M Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-06-26
36771 Nel Jacobus Johannes Daniel J J D Constable 22 Dist (Burghersdorp) CE Div SAP 1918-11-17
21098 Rankin Andrew Meachen A M Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-04-29
23010 Shosha David D Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-03-21
25393 Topp Robert Lamb R L Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-07