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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
43328 Tatani-Nkomo S Sergeant South African Police Service 2024-01-28
24759 Tashaya Constable British South African Police 1944-04-02
24758 Taruwinga Constable (Special) British South African Police 1944-05-07
41252 Tarumbwa Edward Kuziwa E K Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment Depot 1979-09-27
40426 Tarugarira Johannes J District Security Assistant Internal Affairs Keep Protection 1978-08-22
24749 Tarr Aldred Hamilton A H Warrant Officer Class II South African Engineer Corps UDF 1946-04-08
24753 Tarr G Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1947-08-06
24757 Tarr Kenneth Shaw K S Sapper South African Engineer Corps 3 Field Coy. UDF 1942-11-01
24748 Tarisayi Constable British South African Police 1945-08-04
24743 Tarboton Herbert C H H C H Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1944-02-01
41251 Tapfumaveni Henry J Guard Guard Force 3rd Battalion 1979-12-03
40423 Tapambwa John J Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group 1978-02-17
24738 Tanner Harold Thomas H T Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.M.S. Aldenham 1942-06-15
24731 Tank H Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1946-11-05
24726 Tambudzai Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1945-12-21
24718 Talmadge W G Private South African Armoured Corps UDF 1947-08-26
24712 Taljaard H F Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1945-10-03
24714 Taljaard M E Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1946-07-17
24715 Taljaard Maria Elizabeth M E Sergeant Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-11-19
33205 Taljaard Johannes Nicolaas L M Major South African Air Force Combat Flight School SANDF 2001-10-12
24708 Taliya Corporal Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Bn. 1945-01-22
40419 Takendesa Mhande M District Security Assistant Internal Affairs Keep Protection 1977-09-03
24695 Takawira Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Bn. 1945-04-13
24694 Takamwendo Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-12-17
40414 Takaindisa Thomas Columb J Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group 1979-07-01
24693 Takaiendisa Constable British South African Police 1942-11-26
24692 Takabvirwa Constable British South African Police 1944-06-14
24686 Tait Arnold Barnard A B Lance Corporal Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-24
24688 Tait John J Private Army Service Corps 283rd Mechanical Transport Coy. 1917-04-11
24690 Tait Sir WILLIAM ERIC CAMPBELL W E C Admiral Royal Navy 1946-07-17
24683 Tagula Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1946-10-31
24680 Taele Tolomane T Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-12-19
41249 Tadios Gerald Frederick M Private Rhodesia Army 1st Battalion 1977-04-01
24679 Tachiveyi Constable British South African Police 1945-01-09
40411 Tachiona Kenneth S Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group 1979-01-01
40498 TUTAYI or TUZAYI Boniface B Private Rhodesian African Rifles 2nd Battalion 1978-04-08
43164 TSHABALALA R D Constable South African Police Service 2019-07-08
43188 TEFFO T S Constable South African Police Service 2020-02-29
24664 Syphus S Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-10-04
24649 Symington Ivon Teska I T Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1944-09-09
24644 Sylvester Isaac I Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-12-25
24636 Sydow Osman O Corporal Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-09-24
24629 Swiegelaar H J Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1941-03-05
24622 Sweet Frederick James F J Constable Palestine Police Force 1947-02-10
24617 Swavel Pieter P Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-20
24607 Swartz Adam J J A J J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-06-16
24615 Swartz Petrus J P J Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1944-08-05
24601 Swarts J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-12
24602 Swarts Jacobus J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-05-22
24605 Swarts Samuel S Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-08-28