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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
22850 Sharp Arnold A Private 1st Regt. UDF 1917-12-08
22851 Sharp Arthur Granville A G Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 72nd Army Bde. 1918-08-23
22853 Sharp George Guy G G Pilot Officer Royal Air Force 9 Sqdn. 1941-04-09
22856 Sharp Norman Edward N E Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force 159 Sqdn. 1942-07-19
22857 Sharp Robert R Corporal 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
32904 Shapiro Elan (chaim) E Lieutenant Israeli Defence Forces Infantry 1973-10-16
22840 Shannon Henry H Corporal 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
22843 Shannon Samuel Brian S B Colonel UDF 1943-04-07
22838 Shanley Leonard Dudley L D Air Sergeant 24 Sqdn. UDF 1941-11-21
32898 Shanan Shendel Gideon G Lieutenant Israeli Defence Forces Armoured Corps 1973-10-14
32897 Shamoketa Wilino W Special Constable South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1979-04-05
22829 Shall Isaac I Sergeant 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-22
22821 Shackleton Edward Thomas Cecil E T C Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-05-30
22817 Shabangu Simon S Private UDF 1941-11-23
22813 Seymour-Hosley Errol William E W Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 208 Sqdn. 1941-12-27
22809 Seymour Greville Crawford G C Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment 3rd Bn. 1917-04-15
40309 Seymour Stephen Derek S D Trooper Special Air Service "C" Sqdn. RSF 1976-12-22
22807 Seyffert Willem Jacobus W J Burgher Mounted Commandos Potchefstroom Commando UDF 1915-03-20
22800 Seward Harry H Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1916-03-11
22802 Seward Richard Ambrose R A Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1916-08-17
40308 Severino Stephen S Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion RSF 1974-01-17
32892 Sevelenu Manuel M Special Constable South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1988-03-28
22797 Sevel Harry H Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. Dorsetshire UDF 1942-04-05
22774 Service Alfred George A G Private 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
22770 Serridge Vernon Holman V H Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles UDF 1944-06-12
22765 Serjeant Thomas T Sergeant 8th Regt. UDF 1917-07-19
22760 Serfontein Jan Lodewyk J L Private 11th Regt. UDF 1916-07-25
40307 Seremwe Moffat M Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group RSF 1978-02-17
22739 Sepiroa Moerane Andries M A Private UDF 1942-06-20
22736 Sephton Alfred Henry A H Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
22724 Senior Leon L Lieutenant 31 Sqdn. UDF 1945-03-07
40305 Sengerayi Mumani Matambadziko M M District Assistant Internal Affairs 4th Bn. RSF 1977-01-19
44915 Senf Arno A Burgher Boer Forces Pretoria Commando 1900-01-18
32880 Senekal Gert Antonie G A Rifleman 2 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1975-08-27
43717 Senekal Burgher Boer Forces 1901-09-06
44916 Senekal Pieter Willem Adriaan P W A Burgher Boer Forces Krugersdorp 1900-02-27
44917 Senekal Theodorus Jacobus Cornelis T J C Burgher Boer Forces 1901-12-11
44918 Senekal Johannes H. J H Burgher Boer Forces Artillery OFS Commando 1900-03-06
44919 Senekal Barend Johannes Rudolf B J R Burgher Boer Forces Bloemfontein Commando 1900-11-10
22712 Semple William W Private 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
32874 Semba Johannes G K Rifleman 101 Battalion SADF 1988-06-01
32873 Sem Johannes J Special Constable South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1986-11-24
22705 Selous Frederick Courtney F C Captain Royal Fusiliers 25th Bn. 1917-01-04
22706 Selous Frederick Hatherley Bruce F H B Captain Royal Flying Corps 60th Sqdn. 1918-01-04
22703 Sells Archibald Jenner A J Lieutenant The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 2nd Bn 1916-10-26
22697 Sellick John William Gathercole J W G Signaller 1st S.A. Div. Sigs. UDF 1941-06-21
22693 Seller Arthur Gordon A G Private 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
22692 Sellar John J Private 4th Regt. UDF 1918-04-29
22681 Selby Cyril Oswald C O Private 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
32865 Sekopomashe Vincent V Rifleman 41 Battalion SADF 1980-05-18