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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

DOW — Died of wounds 2,734 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
22595 Searle Frank Edward F E Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Field Regiment UDF 1942-09-14
37454 Sebeko Johannes J Constable Far Northern Transvaal Division SAP 1949-05-08
22611 Sebese Petros P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-11-05
37455 Sebigi R P Constable Far Northern Transvaal Division SAP 2001-02-24
37471 Sefatsa M M Detective Constable Limpopo Province SAP 1968-09-22
37472 Sefolo M J Inspector Limpopo Province SAP 1997-05-03
37473 Sefora E M Sergeant Limpopo Province SAP 1998-11-06
22633 Segal Bernard B Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. UDF 1942-05-27
22640 Segers Matthew William M W Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-10
22644 Seheabela John MacK J M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-10-10
37474 Sehlako M M Sergeant Limpopo Province SAP 1998-02-09
37481 Sekhobe A 2nd Class Sergeant Limpopo Province SAP 1957-04-06
37482 Sekhoto S S Sergeant Limpopo Province SAP 2000-04-03
37483 Sekhula M H Constable Limpopo Province SAP 1994-02-16
22691 Sell Charles William C W Company Serjeant Major Northern Rhodesia Police 1918-05-29
22694 Sellers Douglas D Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-17
49727 Selokoe Emmanuel Tebogo E T Private 21 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1978-08-26
22717 Senekal Lambertus Nicolaas L N Lance Corporal Special Service Battalion UDF 1944-09-23
22723 Senich Louis Simon Clifford L S C Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 71st Siege Bty. UDF 1917-12-09
22741 September Arries A Private Cape Corps UDF 1945-06-28
22766 Serongoane Isaac P I P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-05-26
22795 Settle Fred Warner F W Gunner New Zealand Field Artillery 1st Bty. NZ 1915-07-03
22799 Severn Kenneth Edwin K E Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 4 Field Coy. UDF 1942-09-03
22810 Seymour Harcourt H Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Bn. UK 1918-11-09
32894 Shabalala Manuel K J Gunner 4 Artillery Regiment SANDF 1998-12-31
22823 Shackleton Wilfred Ernest W E Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-07-13
22825 Shain Benjamin B Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-10-22
22826 Shakane Amos A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-03-04
40313 Shakespeare Lawrence R L R Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 2 Independent Company RSF 1977-08-23
32895 Shakoy Swingo S Skutter South West African Territory Force (Corps) 201 Battalion SADF 1982-05-01
22834 Shand Ronald R Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-26
43347 Shandu Thabiso Nelson T N Sergeant SAPS KwaMashu SAPS 2024-01-04
22839 Shannon George G Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1914-09-09
40316 Shapley Mark Peter M P Keep Commander Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group RSF 1978-09-17
22855 Sharp Matthew M Second Lieutenant London Regiment 2nd/7th Bn. UK 1918-02-11
22887 Shaw Myles Edward M E Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-07-05
22888 Shaw Thomas Henry T H Trooper Mounted Commandos Celliers Commando UDF 1914-12-06
32914 Sheppard Harold Ainslie H A Corporal Mashonaland Mounted Police "A" Troop 1991-03-27
22939 Shepperson Robert Godlonton R G Private 6th South African Infantry UDF 1916-08-18
40320 Shereni Peter P Corporal Rhodesian African Rifles 2nd Battalion RSF 1976-12-22
32918 Shezi Mathews Tinyika S S Private 7 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-10-04
22961 Shields Nicholas N Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-10-24
22986 Shippey James Reginald J R Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Battalion UK 1914-10-14
22990 Shirilele Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-06-20
49557 Shortt Arthur A Trooper Imperial Light Horse COLONIAL 1900-11-23
23016 Shrosbree Milton James M J Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-10
49357 Shuckburgh J P Trooper Rhodesia Regiment COLONIAL 1900-04-12
32943 Sibiya S C Rifleman 31 or 201 Battalion SANDF 1998-04-26
40347 Sidambe DENNIS or KENNETH D or K Private Rhodesian African Rifles 2nd Battalion RSF 1976-12-17
23053 Sidyiye Percy P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-07-04