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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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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
13247 Lefrere Vincent Louis V L Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. 1st UDF 1942-11-03
43298 Lefaka K A Constable South African Police Service 2023-05-08
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
42466 Ledwaba M Constable South African Police Service 2008-10-03
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
42968 Lebelo M J Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2014-07-06
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
13153 Leach Edward Johannes E J Corporal UDF 1942-10-21
13154 Leach Errol William Carlisle E W C Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 11th Bn. 1917-05-15
13157 Leach Leslie James L J Lieutenant 213 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-09
13159 Leach Ronald Frederick R F Captain UDF 1945-03-22
13160 Leach Ronald Owen R O Private South African Irish UDF 1941-11-25
13115 Le Roux Carl C Air Corporal UDF 1947-03-23
13120 Le Roux Frederick Gerard F G Signaller UDF 1940-09-21
13126 Le Roux H D Sergeant UDF 1941-10-18
13133 Le Roux Joshua Jacob Francois (george) J J F Lance Bombardier UDF 1947-03-10
13134 Le Roux J J J Lance Bombardier 3 Field Regt. UDF 1944-11-02
13143 Le Roux W H M A Corporal UDF 1942-01-02
13145 Le Roux William Johannes W J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-09-03
35356 Le Roux Frederick Jacobus F J Student South African Police Gauteng 1986-02-21
13107 Le Grove John George J G Corporal 2 L. of C. Provost Coy. (V) UDF 1945-10-17
13101 Le Grange Jacobus Hugo J H Air Mechanic UDF 1942-07-28
13106 Le Grange W J Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-10-24
35354 Le Grange Marco P Constable South African Police Gauteng 1979-02-05
13098 Le Fleur Bernard B Private UDF 1944-03-13
13099 Le Fleur Johannes J Lance Corporal UDF 1942-11-08
13100 Le Fleur Johannes Jacobus J J Private UDF 1942-12-01
13087 Lazarus Native Constable British South African Police 1914-08-30
13085 Lazaro Chongo C Lance Corporal Northern Rhodesia Regiment 4th Bn. 1941-11-12
13086 Lazaro Muratwimba M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 3rd Bn. 1945-04-23
13084 Lazalosi Lance Corporal Rhodesian African Rifles 1945-04-26
13073 Lawson R A Lieutenant UDF 1945-04-11
13065 Laws Johan J Lance Corporal UDF 1941-12-08
13050 Lawrence E P Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-11
13051 Lawrence Frank Edward Madeley F E M Captain South African Army Postal Corps L. of C. Postal Unit UDF 1942-08-05