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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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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
13437 Letsholo J Private UDF 1947-03-22
13428 Letjika Korotman K Private UDF 1944-04-22
13420 Letebele Andreas A Driver UDF 1917-06-03
13408 Lessing Andries A Air Mechanic UDF 1942-03-15
13409 Lessing Andries Jacobus Stefanus A J S Trooper South African Horse Van Tonder's Horse UDF 1915-05-31
13401 Leslie Leslie Francis Ellington L F E Lieutenant King's African Rifles 1st 1917-08-20
13366 Lesejane Solomon S Private UDF 1943-04-21
13365 Lesch Frederick Stephanus F S Gunner UDF 1944-06-15
13361 Lesaane Koos K Private UDF 1943-09-11
13360 Lesa Chuma C Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1944-11-06
41009 Lepolisa Nicodemus N Labourer Railway Section UDF 1915-09-14
39595 Leonards Clive Patrick C P Private Rhodesian Defence Regiment 1st Battalion 1978-02-26
13344 Leonard J Sergeant UDF 1946-04-09
13339 Leo Sydney Samuel S S Rifleman St. Helena Volunteer Rifles 1942-04-10
13337 Lenz William Frederick W F Able Seaman H.M.S.A.S. Goede Hoop UDF 1943-08-29
13329 Lenoury John Thomas J T Private UDF 1947-08-13
13326 Lennox James J Warrant Officer Class II UDF 1945-10-25
13328 Lennox Rex Rushworth R R Lance Corporal Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 1944-01-05
13322 Lennon John William J W Sapper UDF 1945-06-12
13321 Lenk Isak I Private UDF 1943-03-22
13312 Lemmer Cornelius Jacobus C J Pupil Air Gunner UDF 1945-03-03
13315 Lemmer Hermanus Richard H R Sapper UDF 1941-05-09
13317 Lemmer Petrus Johannes P J Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-25
13318 Lemmer Petrus Johannes P J Lieutenant UDF 1945-11-20
13293 Lekgade K Miscellaneous Natives 1914-08-04
13287 Lekalakala G Private UDF 1947-06-07
13281 Leitch James Glass J G Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 14th Bn. 1916-09-09
13282 Leitch Samuel Rodney S R Sergeant East African Military Labour Corps 1942-04-19
13275 Leigh Norman William N W Sergeant UDF 1947-12-26
13269 Lehnberg Mary Ann Dewing M A D Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1943-06-11
13260 Legwale John J Private UDF 1941-06-30
13247 Lefrere Vincent Louis V L Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. 1st UDF 1942-11-03
13240 Leeuwskieter Piet P Private UDF 1946-04-10
13238 Leeuw Jack J Private UDF 1945-03-09
40837 Lees Alan Christopher A C Private Rhodesian Army Support Unit 1979-08-04
40829 Leendert Jans Johannes J J Rifleman Rhodesian Army 1st Battalion 1979-06-01
13223 Leeba Paulus P Private 36th Bn. UDF 1918-07-14
13203 Lee Charel Johannes C J Private South African Police 2nd 1945-05-25
13207 Lee Harry H Sergeant UDF 1945-02-13
13210 Lee J D Private UDF 1941-11-29
13212 Lee John Muirhead J M Lance Corporal 8 Field Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-29
13219 Lee Solomon S Warrant Officer Class I UDF 1945-09-19
13199 Ledwick Leonard Herbert L H Corporal UDF 1942-03-04
13198 Ledson Saulo S Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 5th Bn. 1943-07-30
13184 Leboma J Miscellaneous Natives 1914-08-04
13177 Lebepe W Private UDF 1947-06-02
13175 Lebenya L Private UDF 1944-12-11
13168 Learmouth Eric Charles Allan E C A Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 7th Bn. 1917-10-09
13167 Learmonth John McKay J M Sergeant Southern Rhodesian Internment Camp Corps 1942-07-06
13151 Leach Daniel D Private UDF 1943-11-29