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 typhoid fever 23 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
1009 Bambela Mqolo M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-08-18
1467 Behrens Geoffrey Justin G J Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-10-11
1569 Benjamin George Edward G E Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-12-15
2073 Booi Robert R Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-06-17
3902 Clark George Theodore Griffith G T G Private South African Irish UDF 1914-10-12
4804 Cuninghame Boyd Alexander B A Major Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 5th Bn. 1917-03-16
6802 Evans Gwynedd Edward G E Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. UDF 1915-10-05
8549 Graham Robert R Staff Sergeant Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-03-06
12803 Lack Louis L Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1919-01-15
13180 Lebisani Josias J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-26
13235 Leesam Robert R Driver South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service South African Railway Overseas Dominion Section. 1916-12-21
14141 Mabasa Jantjie J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-05
40497 MacAla William W Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1917-01-11
14344 MacLEOD Francis Murray F M Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1941-09-19
16100 McKIE George Thomas G T Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1st 1918-08-22
17583 Moses Jonas J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-08-26
18313 Nancarrow Bertie B Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1918-09-23
22477 Schroeder Thomas T Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-08-18
24015 Stassen Percival P Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1943-06-17
24268 Stokes John Pretorius J P Corporal South African Corps of Signals UDF 1945-02-13
25556 Tshanga Spaas S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-01-04
26544 Van Den Berg Petrus Johannes P J Captain General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-16
28462 Williams Japie J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-07-08

Source: https://rohsa.co.za/listPeopleCause.php?cause=Died+of+typhoid+fever&pdf=1

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