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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

DOAS — Died on active service 7,461 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
35331 Laing Gerald Jack G J South African Police Bronkhorstspruit 1983-11-12
12813 Lahner D'arcy D Private South African Irish 1st UDF 1941-11-23
12809 Lafwaedi Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1916-12-27
12808 Lafoy Clarence J C J Private UDF 1942-08-18
43079 Ladlokova A Constable South African Police Service 2016-11-22
12804 Lacombre Sydney Peter B S P B Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment 1940-03-10
12800 Lacey Albert A Constable British South African Police 1944-07-24
12794 Labuschagne J G Private UDF 1942-09-11
12798 Labuschagne P J Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-01-31
35325 Labuschagne Gert G South African Police Bronkhorstspruit 1996-05-03
35330 Labuschagne Louis Johannes L J South African Police Bronkhorstspruit 1984-06-26
12787 Labson Nyirenda N Corporal Northern Rhodesia Regiment 3rd Bn. 1945-04-30
12785 Labison Soko S Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 3rd Bn. 1944-05-04
12783 Labani Banda B Private Rhodesia Air Askari Corps 1944-03-20
35323 Laatz Melvin Louis M L Warrant Officer South African Police Gauteng 1994-05-10
12782 Laas Daniel Jacobus D J Corporal UDF 1947-06-01
43241 LUBISI T A Constable South African Police Service 2021-08-15
43184 LEWIS J Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2020-01-13
43163 LANGA N N Constable South African Police Service 2019-07-03
13535 L'hoste Max Adrien M A Private UDF 1942-04-30
13415 L'estrange Hugh Kavanagh H K Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 142 Sqdn. 1944-07-22
43088 Kwela T G Constable South African Police Service 2017-02-14
12760 Kwatiwani Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1918-11-24
42954 Kwate B Q Constable South African Police Service 2014-03-22
12757 Kuzwarera Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-10-29
40831 Kutyauripo Philip P District Security Assistant Internal Affairs Keep Protection 1979-10-19
43320 Kutu M A Sergeant South African Police Service 2023-10-24
39570 Kuseni Bob B District Security Assistant Internal Affairs Keep Protection 1979-06-11
39568 Kurebwa Tarirayi T Private Rhodesian African Rifles 2nd Battalion 1977-10-14
39567 Kuradu Aloys Juda A J District Security Assistant Internal Affairs Keep Protection 1979-06-16
12743 Kunz Petrus Christian P C Corporal UDF 1945-12-03
12741 Kunuguni Kaliya K Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 5th Bn. 1942-10-07
42830 Kunene B B Constable South African Police Service 2012-07-06
42694 Kundwani D R Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2010-12-19
12737 Kundikeru Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1918-12-24
43052 Kumkurren L Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2016-01-29
42588 Kumbi T M Constable South African Police Service 2009-10-05
12726 Kumalo D Private UDF 1944-06-18
12732 Kumalo P Private UDF 1944-01-27
12720 Kuleya Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-08-30
12707 Kuhn Hermanus J H J Corporal UDF 1943-10-09
12709 Kuhn Sidney Oliver S O Gunner 2 Heavy Bty. UDF 1942-06-21
39564 Kugotsi Madziva Julius M J District Assistant Internal Affairs 1 Independent Company 1979-05-09
42980 Kubeka C V M Sergeant South African Police Service 2014-08-25
12702 Ksindo Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1916-03-29
12695 Krull Edmund Henry E H Corporal UDF 1943-02-09
12648 Kruger Cornelius C Private UDF 1943-03-29
12663 Kruger Jozef J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-05-30
12665 Kruger Jacobus Alwyn J A Private UDF 1946-04-13
12674 Kruger Johannes Hendrik J H Private UDF 1944-07-04