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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 14,404 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
32926 Shindele Simeon S Special Constable South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1986-05-11
22976 Shimunza Mwananyumbu M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1940-08-15
22975 Shimuba Musevu M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1940-08-15
22972 Shimatandawala Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-07-24
32925 Shilulu Oiva G Rifleman South West African Territory Force 101 Battalion SADF 1987-01-25
22970 Shilton Wilfred Percival W P Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
32923 Shilenge Arau S F Rifleman SA Army "D" Sqdn. Rhodesian SAS SADF 1992-01-01
32922 Shilemba Arau A Rifleman 5 Reconnaissance Regiment "D" Sqdn. Rhodesian SAS SADF 1978-09-02
48639 Shikusho F Rifleman South West African Territory Force 202 Battalion 1983-04-15
32920 Shikulo Simeon S Special Sergeant South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1987-09-10
32919 Shikandano Manuel M Rifleman 5 Reconnaissance Regiment 7 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1983-07-06
22950 Shewan William W Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
32917 Shetlele Mathews Tinyika M T Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 7 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1995-09-26
22948 Sherwood Edgar Samuel E S Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-17
22946 Sherwell Ferdinand Nigel F N Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 7th Bn. 1917-06-13
22947 Sherwell Rex R Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 25th Sqdn. 1916-07-03
22943 Sherin John Michael J M Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1917-04-28
32916 Sher Gregory Michael G M Private 1 Commando Regiment (Australia) Sydney 2009-01-04
22935 Shepperson Arnold A Lieutenant South African Air Force 17 Sqdn. UDF 1944-09-22
22938 Shepperson Oswald Reynolds O R Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Sqdn. 1942-11-09
22941 Shepperson Victor Bertram V B Lance Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
22932 Sheppard George Samuel G S Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
22933 Sheppard Richard Bellamy R B Captain Welsh Regiment 14th Bn. 1918-04-22
22926 Shepherd Alfred Maurice A M Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1944-02-21
22928 Shepherd John Godfrey J G Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 113 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 1941-07-02
22925 Shepheard Padern Lionel P L Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Sqdn. UDF 1943-03-27
22911 Sheldon Daniel Victor D V Lieutenant South African Air Force 60 Sqdn. UDF 1944-10-13
22914 Sheldon Robert MacBeth R M Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
32911 Shefts Nitai N Lieutenant Israeli Defence Forces Engineering Corps 1995-09-19
22906 Sheffield William Ernest George W E G Gunner Royal Horse Artillery 289 (The Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Bty., 4 Regt. 1942-05-27
32910 Sheepo Henry Joseph T Rifleman South West African Territory Force 101 Battalion SADF 1987-10-31
22900 Shearstone Joseph J Lance Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
22899 Shearsmith William Henry W H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-01-12
22895 Shearar John J Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-11
22874 Shaw A G Sapper South African Engineer Corps 11 Field Coy. UDF 1943-04-02
22880 Shaw Herbert H Sergeant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
22881 Shaw Ian Douglas I D Lance Corporal First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-13
22882 Shaw Joseph Charles J C Sergeant London Regiment 17th Bn. 1917-10-18
22884 Shaw Keith Alexander K A Lieutenant South African Air Force 178 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1944-04-15
22889 Shaw William Charles W C Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
22891 Shaw William Wilkinson W W Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-11
44914 Shaw James John J J Burgher Boer Forces Johannesburg 1900-02-05
22872 Shaul Norman Sidney N S Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-07-19
22871 Shatz Montague M Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-01-23
22870 Shattock Nicholas Coryndon N C Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 (Rhodesia) Sqdn. 1943-01-09
22868 Sharps Robert R Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps 61st Bn. Machine Gun Corps. 1918-04-18
22863 Sharpe Cecil Herbert C H Corporal Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 3rd Bn. 1915-05-19
22864 Sharpe George Ernest G E Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
22865 Sharpe James Edward J E Captain South African Air Force 601 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1944-07-08
22867 Sharpe Maurice M Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 21st Sqdn. 1916-10-28