Although many choose to look at the casualties in Vietnam differently, it is the author's wish to categorize our casualties by the most accurate cause possible. This is where the truth comes home about what really happened in many cases.
To this end, the following abbreviations are used:

Column Abbreviations: CAT - Category of casualty Mode - Circumstances to casualty Mode abbreviations: wd - Wound/s APC - Armoured Personnal Carrier RPG - Rocket propelled grenade MG - Machine gun

CAT abbreviations: KIA - Killed in action DOW - Died of wounds BCAS - Battle casualty NBCAS - Non battle casualty KBA - Killed by accident KBAFFF - Killed by accident from friendly fire KIAFFF - Killed in action from friendly fire DOWFFF - Died of wounds from friendly fire DIA - Drowned in action D - Drowned DOD - Died of disease DOI - Died of injury M - Murdered WIA - Wounded In Action W/AM - Wounded from attempted murder KIA/BNR - Killed in action-body not recovered MIA - Missing in action # - Denotes Returned to Australia due to injuries. ## - Denotes Died in Australia.

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