Cause of Death Codes
The following abbreviations/acronyms/codes are used in the Cause of Death column of the Virginia Military Dead Database to denote the corresponding cause of death.
| Abbreviation | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Accident | Unintentional |
| Burns | Immediate Cause, Other Circumstances Not Specified |
| DC | Died while Captured |
| DD | Died of Disease |
| DMIA | Died while Missing |
| DNB | Died, Non-Battle |
| Drowned | Drowned |
| Drug Overdose | Immediate Cause, Other Circumstances Not Specified |
| DW | Died of Wounds |
| Executed | Lawfully Punished for Crime(s) Committed |
| Explosion | Other Circumstances Not Specified |
| FOD | Finding of Death, a Legal Declaration |
| Homicide | |
| Injuries | Immediate Cause, Other Circumstances Not Specified |
| Jumped Overboard | Other Circumstances Not Specified |
| KA | Killed in Action |
| Killed by Civil Authority/Officers | Other Circumstances Not Specified |
| Killed by Civilian | Other Circumstances Not Specified |
| Killed While Resisting Arrest | Other Circumstances Not Specified |
| Lost at Sea | |
| M | Missing |
| MIA | Missing in Action |
| Missing at Sea | Other Circumstances Not Specified |
| Natural Causes | Age, Existing Medical Condition, etc. |
| Poisoning (Not Accidental) | Immediate Cause, Other Circumstances Not Specified |
| Ptomaine Poison | Immediate Cause, Other Circumstances Not Specified |
| Self Inflicted Wound | Other Circumstances Not Specified (Accident/Suicide?) |
| Suicide | Suicide |
| Traumatic Shock | Other Circumstances Not Specified |
| Undetermined | |
| Unknown |
