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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 on active service 6,443 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
29040 Yule W Sapper UDF 1940-07-12
29041 Yusufu Chanda C Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 3rd Bn. UK 1945-04-23
29042 Yzendoorn Margaret Eileen (peggy) M E Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 54 A.a. UDF 1943-08-31
29043 Yzeroni Isaac I Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 4th Bn. UK 1944-06-07
29045 Zachariades Nicolas K N K Sergeant Corps of Military Police UK 1942-05-29
29052 Zakaria Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-01-15
29053 Zakwawanga Phiri P Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 4th Bn. UK 1941-06-16
29054 Zalila Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-10-25
40610 Zamba Godfrey G Guard Guard Force Heidelberg Commando RSF 1979-09-23
29059 Zanda Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1918-10-28
41292 Zaranyika Maboko F Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 6th Battalion UK 1950-01-01
29064 Zawake Private Rhodesian African Rifles UK 1945-06-04
29065 Zeederberg Eric E Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 20th Bn. UK 1916-07-20
29072 Zeeman Jacob Stephanus J S Private UDF 1943-11-22
29074 Zefenaya Sergeant British South African Police 1944-05-25
41294 Zibinayi Lazarus L Guard Guard Force RHQ Charlie, Op Repulse RSF 1980-02-22
29088 Ziegler Bernard B Sergeant UDF 1944-09-15
29090 Ziervogel George Beamish Aylmer G B A Lieutenant 2 Field Coy. UDF 1942-10-26
33930 Zietsman Herman K South African Army 2 Special Service Battalion SADF 1964-01-01
29097 Zilole Sergeant Rhodesian African Rifles UK 1944-06-04
29098 Zilole Kaunda K Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment UK 1944-07-19
41295 Zimuna Lazarus F Lance Corporal Rhodesian African Rifles 4 Independent Company RSF 1978-10-08
40622 Zinyakatiri Onias O Private Rhodesian African Rifles 2nd Battalion RSF 1978-01-15
29115 Zisanduka Zulu Z Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment UK 1943-10-04
29118 Ziwurawa Private Rhodesian African Rifles UK 1946-03-25
29119 Ziyayi Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1918-10-23
41338 Zola John J Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1913-08-30
29139 Zulu J Private UDF 1947-10-08
3281 Zunckel Ivan Maurice I M Second Lieutenant Natal Carbineers 2nd UDF 1934-01-27
29147 Zungu Banginyanga B Private UDF 1944-02-16
29151 Zuwa Lance Corporal Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1918-10-22
29153 Zuzi Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-07-18
40631 Zvidzai Medicine M Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group RSF 1979-04-14
40633 Zvirime Medicine M Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group RSF 1977-06-23
29160 Zwane M Private African Pioneer Corps (H.C.T.) UK 1945-03-02
29165 Zwanepoel Peter Andrew P A Private South African Irish 1st Bn. UDF 1941-02-17
29168 Zwart J P Sapper UDF 1941-11-18
38347 Zwarts Francois F South African Police Eastern Cape SAP 1989-04-28
38348 Zwarts Francois J S Lance Sergeant South African Police Eastern Cape SAP 1990-12-11
29169 Zwartz James J Corporal UDF 1944-11-05
41363 Zwelimanzi Nkuma N Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1919-06-06
38351 Zwiegers Pieter Andries Jacobus P A J South African Police Eastern Cape SAP 1994-06-11
29172 Zwizayi Corporal Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Bn. UK 1945-05-05