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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 14,778 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
22899 Shearsmith William Henry W H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-01-12
22895 Shearar John J Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-11
22874 Shaw A G Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 11 Field Coy. UDF 1943-04-02
22880 Shaw Herbert H Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-07-15
22881 Shaw Ian Douglas I D Lance Corporal First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-10-13
22882 Shaw Joseph Charles J C Sergeant London Regiment 17th Bn. UK 1917-10-18
22884 Shaw Keith Alexander K A Lieutenant 178 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1944-04-15
22889 Shaw William Charles W C Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-24
22891 Shaw William Wilkinson W W Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-11
44914 Shaw James John J J Burgher Johannesburg Boer Forces BOER 1900-02-05
22872 Shaul Norman Sidney N S Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-07-19
22871 Shatz Montague M Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1918-01-23
22870 Shattock Nicholas Coryndon N C Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron UK 1943-01-09
22868 Sharps Robert R Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps 61st Bn. Machine Gun Corps. UK 1918-04-18
22863 Sharpe Cecil Herbert C H Corporal Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 3rd Bn. AUS 1915-05-19
22864 Sharpe George Ernest G E Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1917-09-20
22865 Sharpe James Edward J E Captain 601 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1944-07-08
22867 Sharpe Maurice M Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 21st Squadron UK 1916-10-28
22850 Sharp Arnold A Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-08
22851 Sharp Arthur Granville A G Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 72nd Army Bde. UK 1918-08-23
22853 Sharp George Guy G G Pilot Officer Royal Air Force 9 Squadron (RAF) UK 1941-04-09
22856 Sharp Norman Edward N E Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force 159 Squadron UK 1942-07-19
22857 Sharp Robert R Corporal 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
32904 Shapiro Elan (chaim) E Lieutenant Israeli Defence Forces Infantry IDF 1973-10-16
22840 Shannon Henry H Corporal 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
22843 Shannon Samuel Brian S B Colonel South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-04-07
22838 Shanley Leonard Dudley L D Air Sergeant 24 Squadron UDF 1941-11-21
32898 Shanan Shendel Gideon G Lieutenant Israeli Defence Forces Armoured Corps IDF 1973-10-14
32897 Shamoketa Wilino W Special Constable South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) SWAPOL 1979-04-05
22829 Shall Isaac I Sergeant 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-22
49030 Shadreck Corporal Rhodesian African Rifles First Battalion RSF 1973-07-05
49245 Shadrack S. S Private Rhodesia Regiment Ninth Battalion (Rhodesia) RSF 1979-10-29
22821 Shackleton Edward Thomas Cecil E T C Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-05-30
22817 Shabangu Simon S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-11-23
22813 Seymour-Hosley Errol William E W Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 208 Squadron UK 1941-12-27
22809 Seymour Greville Crawford G C Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment 3rd Bn. UK 1917-04-15
40309 Seymour Stephen Derek S D Trooper Special Air Service "C" Squadron RSF 1976-12-22
22807 Seyffert Willem Jacobus W J Burgher Mounted Commandos Potchefstroom Commando UDF 1915-03-20
49411 Sewell Ernest William Trooper Ashburner's Light Horse COLONIAL 1902-03-07
22800 Seward Harry H Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1916-03-11
22802 Seward Richard Ambrose R A Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1916-08-17
40308 Severino Stephen S Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion RSF 1974-01-17
49058 Severino Private Rhodesian African Rifles First Battalion RSF 1976-01-16
32892 Sevelenu Manuel M Special Constable South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) SWAPOL 1988-03-28
22797 Sevel Harry H Stoker 1st Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Dorsetshire UDF 1942-04-05
22774 Service Alfred George A G Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-19
22770 Serridge Vernon Holman V H Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles UDF 1944-06-12
22765 Serjeant Thomas T Sergeant 8th South African Infantry UDF 1917-07-19
22760 Serfontein Jan Lodewyk J L Private 11th South African Infantry UDF 1916-07-25
40307 Seremwe Moffat M Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group RSF 1978-02-17