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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

KIA — Killed in action 14,414 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
5095 Davies Brynley Gordon B G Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-02-12
5098 Davies Dennis Daniel Olaf D D O Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1945-03-10
5099 Davies David Guy D G Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 10th Bn. 1917-04-04
5101 Davies David Russell D R Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1943-03-20
5102 Davies Edwin Guy E G Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 70 Sqdn. 1944-07-07
5107 Davies George Griffith G G Corporal Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-06-13
5108 Davies Harry H Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd Bn. 1916-04-10
5111 Davies Hiram Tom H T Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 76 Sqdn. 1944-03-02
5114 Davies John J H Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. UDF 1941-11-23
5115 Davies John Henry J H Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 16th Bn. 1917-07-31
5117 Davies Joseph Mitchell J M Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-07-02
5120 Davies Peter P Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-31
5122 Davies Tom Rees T R Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-18
5124 Davies William John W J Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps 10 Field Coy. UDF 1941-12-02
29934 Davies Harry H Trooper Mashonaland Mounted Police 40 Sqdn. 1896-01-02
5127 Davis Arthur Alfred A A Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
5129 Davis Alistair Ingram A I Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 4th Bn. 1918-04-11
5130 Davis Albert Robert Wilberforce A R W Paymaster Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. "Stonecrop." 1917-09-18
5134 Davis Carl Raymond C R Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) 601 Sqdn. 1940-09-06
5138 Davis Frank F Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
5139 Davis Francis Madnesfield F M Captain South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
5142 Davis Glen Gullett G G Private Australian Infantry A.I.F. 2/9 Bn 1941-03-21
5148 Davis John Lansbury J L Trooper Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces "C" (Rhodesia) Sqn. UDF 1944-07-26
5149 Davis Leo L Trooper South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) UDF 1944-10-16
5150 Davis Maurice M Lieutenant South African Air Force 70 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1944-05-24
5151 Davis Percy Frederick P F Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
5158 Davis Theodore T Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
5159 Davis Thomas Oliver T O Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-17
5161 Davis William Mican W M Sergeant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
29937 Davis John Frederick Oliver J F O Captain South African Air Force 2 Sqdn. UDF 1951-03-10
43488 Davis Burgher Boer Forces 1901-10-24
46925 Davis Francois Edward F E Burgher Boer Forces joined a commando at Struishoek Somerset East 1901-01-25
5164 Davison John Vernon J V Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-11
39190 Davison Bruce B Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 4th Battalion 1973-04-23
5170 Davy John J Lance Corporal South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-07-19
5171 Dawbarn Alexander Andrew Marshall A A M Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force 312 (Czech) Sqdn. 1941-04-10
5173 Dawber Phillip Oliver P O Lieutenant South African Air Force 3 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-30
29940 Dawid George G Special Constable South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1989-04-01
39195 Dawkins Stephen Charles Edward S C E Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1st Battalion 1977-12-01
5177 Daws Harvey H Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 8th Bn. 1918-06-10
5178 Daws Robert Dennis R D Gunner South African Artillery 7 Field Regt. UDF 1941-11-30
5184 Dawson George Leiper G L Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 56th Bn. 1917-05-14
5186 Dawson Ian MacLaren I M Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 154 Sqdn. 1942-07-30
5187 Dawson John J Corporal Hampshire Regiment 10th Bn. 1915-12-07
5191 Dawson John Goldsbrough J G Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 17 Sqdn. UDF 1944-06-16
5196 Dawson Roland Herbert Leslie R H L Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 266 Sqdn. 1942-08-19
29942 Dawson William Robert W R Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1982-01-28
38442 Dawson Joseph Anthony J A Inspector British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-06-03
39196 Dawson Stephen Charles Edward J Inspector Rhodesia Army 1st Battalion 1978-06-01
5202 Day A Sergeant Cape Corps, S.A. Forces attd. South African Air Force UDF 1943-03-01