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 pulmonary embolism 17 records

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#	Last Name	First Name	Initials	Rank	Regiment	Unit	Force	Date of Death
392	Allies	Bernard John	B J	Gunner	South African Artillery (Corps)	2 Anti-Tank Regiment	UDF	1942-12-16
4227	Coleman	Gilbert Samuel	G S	Private	1st Reserve Brigade		UDF	1942-04-25
4548	Coulthard	McDonald	M	Sergeant	Rhodesian African Rifles		UK	1941-04-30
4882	Dahlquist	Walter Oliver	W O	Flight Sergeant	South African Air Force (Corps)		UDF	1946-07-12
5376	De Meyer	Jacobus Petrus	J P	Private	Regiment Botha		UDF	1945-11-22
6388	Earp-Jones	Arthur Lancelot	A L	Sergeant	Technical Service Corps (Corps)		UDF	1940-07-22
41752	Erasmus	David Jacobus	D J	Sergeant	South African Engineer Corps (Corps)	Engineers School	SADF	1991-12-17
40699	Fouche	Edgar Christian	E C	Staff Sergeant	Rhodesian Corps of Military Police (Corps)	1 Brigade	RSF	1974-07-07
39408	Haskins	Daniel John	D J	Sergeant	Rhodesian Army	Territorial Force Reserve	RSF	1973-09-07
41835	Koen	Petrus Gerhardus Lourens	P G L	Colonel	South African Technical Services Corps (Corps)	91 Ammunition Depot	SADF	1993-09-23
13859	Lotter	Jacobus Nicholas	J N	Rifleman	South African Mounted Rifles	2nd Regiment	UDF	1916-02-16
41596	Mieny	Dawid Stephanus	D S	Apprentice	68 Air School		SADF	1963-12-05
20280	Pieterse	David Jacobus	D J	Air Mechanic	South African Air Force (Corps)		UDF	1941-02-09
20391	Pizzey	Robert	R	Private	2nd South African Infantry		UDF	1918-04-22
25521	Truter	Gordon Brand	G B	Private	4th South African Infantry		UDF	1918-04-20
27342	Viljoen	Abram Johannes	A J	Staff Sergeant	South African Corps of Military Police (Corps)		UDF	1944-06-25
28951	Xaba	Jalimani	J	Private	South African Native Labour Corps (Corps)		UDF	1944-11-19