What does KAS stand for?

Killed in Active Service

This definition appears very rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories:

Military and Government

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Samples in periodicals archive:

With close to a hundred British soldiers killed in active service this year -- the vast majority in 93 in Afghanistan -- 2009 has been the bloodiest year for Britain's armed forces the 1982 Falklands War with Argentina.

Six soldiers' bodies flown home

Summary: The Queen is presenting the Elizabeth Cross to the relatives of six soldiers killed in active service.

Queen honouring fallen soldiers

Another big date is 1968, the only year since thewar in which no British soldiers were killed in active service.

A force who's with us; Rattling light sabres: Army chief General Sir ...

Q: My late mother, who was in the ATS (women's army service) during the war, said many women were killed in active service.

Away-day for the Cabinet; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS