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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 6,447 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
5713 Dietz Richard Henry R H Private Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-08-22
5721 Diggle Arthur A Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-05-21
34468 Dikeni S M Detective Sergeant 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div SAP 1988-03-20
34469 Diketane M P Constable 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div SAP 1984-08-11
5727 Dikgashu Hosiah H Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1946-06-02
34470 Dikotla M S Assistant Constable 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div SAP 1994-07-02
34471 Dilebo A M Constable 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div SAP 1993-09-10
5741 Dimas Muluka M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1942-02-23
5743 Dimasi Chongo C Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 3rd Bn. UK 1943-06-02
38447 Dimingo Manuel M Constable British South Africa Police Support Unit RSF 1979-02-19
34472 Dingalubala M A Sergeant 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div SAP 1999-01-14
34473 Dipela S M Constable 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div SAP 1996-09-16
34474 Dipheko J T Sergeant 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div SAP 1999-08-21
34475 Dippenaar C Constable 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div SAP 1996-07-26
34476 Dippenaar Jacques J Captain 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div SAP 1996-08-05
5770 Dison Ngwira N Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 4th Bn. UK 1941-03-03
5799 Dixon Henry Franz H F Corporal General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-08-01
5805 Dixon John William Blamires J W B Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-09-25
5808 Dixon Robert H R H Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Cachelot UDF 1945-01-11
34501 Dlamini Milton M Gauteng SAP 2006-04-26
34503 Dlamini Milton M E Sergeant Gauteng SAP 1999-03-09
34504 Dlamini Milton M Z Constable Gauteng SAP 1993-01-22
34505 Dlamini Milton N A Constable Gauteng SAP 1993-05-15
34506 Dlamini Tomas T Inspector Gauteng SAPS 2009-01-10
5827 Dobson George Henry G H Private Imperial Light Horse UDF 1947-06-27
30093 Dobson Stanley Wilfred Oswald R S W O R Battery Quartermaster Sergeant Royal Artillery 1 Parachute Battalion UDF 1948-11-05
5830 Docking Michael Gerade M G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry UDF 1942-10-28
5845 Dokotela Askari Rhodesia Air Askari Corps (Corps) UK 1944-09-23
5852 Dolf John Frederick J F Private Cape Corps UDF 1944-01-17
5853 Dollie Thomas T Private Cape Corps UDF 1945-08-12
39214 Dombo Isaac I Private Rhodesia Regiment 10th Battalion RSF 1978-02-26
30098 Domingos B Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1976-06-09
5862 Domoney William James Marriott W J M Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-12-30
5865 Donald Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Bn. UK 1945-05-05
5886 Dondolo Kaizer K Sailor Royal Navy H.M.S. Afrikander UK 1943-10-19
5894 Donnelly E Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-06-19
5898 Donovan Cyril Percy Mortimer C P M Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps (Corps) UK 1941-03-06
5899 Donson K Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-05-10
5901 Dooley Terence W. T W Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 7 Field Regiment UDF 1942-01-23
34517 Dorfling Andries Lodewikus A L Constable 24 Dist (Kimberley) Kimb Div SAP 1977-06-17
5920 Dos Santos Manuel M Private South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 12th Armoured Car Coy. UDF 1941-04-17
34518 Doubell Marius M Constable 24 Dist (Kimberley) Kimb Div SAP 1993-09-24
5925 Douglas Alex A Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-02-16
39254 Douglas James Arnold J A Lance Corporal Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1st Battalion RSF 1979-11-22
5960 Dowling Peter Charles Broughill P C B Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1944-02-04
5976 Doyle Cornie C Private Transvaal Scottish UDF 1942-10-24
5987 Drage Lovell Quentin L Q Captain Royal Horse Artillery 11 (Honourable Artillery Coy.) Regiment UK 1944-09-20
5995 Draper Augustus Herbert A H Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-04-07
6002 Drew Vincent Francis V F Captain Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-12-30
30117 Drew David Michael D M Commandant 5 Reconnaissance Regiment SADF 1992-06-15