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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 poisoning 8 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
27956 Webster Edward Francis Seymour E F S Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-05-22
37717 Steenkamp Lambert Hendrik L H Constable Umtata SAP 1973-03-04
41200 Phiri Griffin Tembo G T Auxiliary Constable British South Africa Police 1st Battalion RSF 1979-09-20
18845 Nkabela Putana P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-06-16
18255 Myles John Adam Whitson Douglas J A W D Captain Highland Light Infantry 7th Bn. UK 1918-05-29
5828 Dobson John J Sergeant 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-12
49677 David Nao N Rifleman 203 Battalion 203 Battalion SADF 1981-09-13
4151 Coetzee Jasper Lodewyk J L Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-10-23