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

Shot in the back for attempting to escape police custody 5 records

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#	Last Name	First Name	Initials	Rank	Regiment	Unit	Date of Death
30614	Hanekom	Barnard Daniel	B D	Civilian	Civilian	South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET)	1922-03-16
30616	Hanekom	Johannes Petrus	J P	Civilian	Civilian	South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET)	1922-03-16
30619	Hanekom	Petrus Albert	P A	Civilian	Civilian	8 South African Infantry Battalion	1922-03-16
33022	Smith	Marthinus Wessels	M W	Civilian	Civilian		1922-03-16
33630	Van Wyk	Jacobus Johannes Christoffel	J J C	Civilian	Civilian	8 South African Infantry Battalion	1922-03-16