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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
20950 Rae Mary Isabel M I Colour Serjeant Southern Rhodesia Women's Auxiliary Military Service 1946-06-16
20941 Radley Vernon Lewis V L Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-11-23
20928 Rademeyer Aaron J A J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-06-10
20931 Rademeyer J D Lance Corporal Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-28
20927 Rademan-Berry Henry D H D Sergeant South African Irish 1st UDF 1941-11-23
42509 Radebe P J Constable South African Police Service 2009-03-12
42564 Radebe M M Reserve Constable South African Police Service 2009-07-14
42760 Radebe P I Constable South African Police Service 2011-09-10
42899 Radebe C H Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2013-07-18
20920 Radcliffe Ethel Blundell E B Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service 1919-03-10
20918 Radbourne Percy Charles P C Lieutenant South African Internment Corps 1944-04-09
20916 Rack Greyville Laurence G L Bombardier South African Artillery 2 Anti-Tank Regt. UDF 1943-05-08
20907 Rabie J A Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-24
42427 Rabie M G Inspector South African Police Service 2008-06-11
20903 Rabe Heinrich W L H W L Sergeant South African Pay Corps UDF 1947-07-04
20904 Rabe Samuel S Corporal Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-11-23
41380 Rabali Jim Shishebi J S Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. UDF 1918-11-08
20900 Raaths G J Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1941-11-19
20899 Raath Rudolph J R J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1945-03-24
43170 RANKOE M Constable South African Police Service 2019-08-26
43195 RAMALEPE P Constable South African Police Service 2020-04-09
20878 Quinn A J Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1945-08-09
20881 Quinn John Heylin J H Lieutenant 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-05-16
20884 Quinn Terence William Patrick T W P Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1942-03-08
20877 Quinlan Charles C Second Lieutenant Leinster Regiment 5th Bn. 1917-07-31
20871 Quimpo Martin A M A Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-11
20869 Quigley David John D J Staff Sergeant South African Irish 1st UDF 1941-11-23
20867 Quier Francis F Sergeant Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-01-31
20865 Quick Desmond O'connor (chunky) D O Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 11 Sqdn. 1946-07-14
20861 Quayle Thomas Henry T H Sergeant Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-08-14
20851 Qelo Samuel S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-04-01
42937 Qaqoba M Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2013-12-19
20844 Pypers John J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-28
20845 Pypers Willem Johannes Jacobus W J J Corporal South African Medical Corps UDF 1945-09-09
20842 Pyott John Barrie J B Lieutenant South African Air Force 450 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1945-03-04
20835 Puzey Stanley Howard S H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-09-03
20833 Putzier Julius Wilhelm Carl J W C Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-10-27
42875 Pute T D Constable South African Police Service 2013-01-20
20820 Purdy V A Merchant Navy M.V. Scotia 1943-11-27
20814 Purdie George G Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-11-22
40218 Purcell-Gilpin Alastair Patrick A P Civilian Rhodesia Civilian 1 Independent Company 1979-03-04
40219 Purcell-Gilpin Giles Anthony G A Civilian Rhodesia Civilian 1 Independent Company 1981-03-01
40220 Purcell-Gilpin Peter Valentine P V Civilian Rhodesia Civilian 1 Independent Company 1979-03-04
20797 Pulford Leslie Howard L H Bombardier South African Artillery 2 Anti-Tank Regt. UDF 1942-09-10
20780 Pugh Alfred Frederick A F Corporal Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-15
20771 Pryce Derek Bernard D B Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps UDF 1942-11-03
20769 Pruis Willem Michal W M Private National Reserve Volunteer 1st Bn. 1944-04-19
40224 Provis Charles Stanton C S Keep Commander Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group 1980-12-01
20765 Promnitz Rudolph George Hugo R G H Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 11 Garrison Provost Coy. UDF 1941-04-05
20759 Procter Herbert Reginald H R Corporal Australian Army Service Corps A.I.F. 3 Res. M.T. Coy. 1944-04-02