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South African Defence Force

South African and related defence-force eras recorded on the roll. SAP, SAPS, and SWAPOL are tagged as Forces. Merchant navy and civilian war-dead are left blank. Foreign and Boer units are tagged when the regiment name is unambiguous (e.g. Australian Field Artillery → AUS).

BOER — Boer forces 5,172 COLONIAL — Colonial forces (pre-Union) 405 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,809 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,848 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,027 SAP — South African Police 3,731 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 159 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,066 CAN — Canadian forces 58 NZ — New Zealand forces 43 IND — Indian forces 36 IDF — Israeli Defence Forces 81 US — United States forces 7 GER — German forces 4
SADF 1957-11-01 – 1994-04-26 3,848 records

The South African Defence Force replaced the Union Defence Force on 1 November 1957. It comprised the Army, Air Force, Navy and later the South African Medical Service. National service (diensplig) ran for much of this period. The SADF fought the Border War in South West Africa and Angola (1966–1989) and was used internally in the later apartheid years. On 27 April 1994 it was amalgamated into the South African National Defence Force together with the TBVC homeland forces and the former guerrilla armies of Umkhonto we Sizwe and the Azanian People's Liberation Army.

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Date of Death
48597 De Bruyn Nicholaas Johannes N J Private South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 16 Maintenance Unit 1979-04-12
43394 De Bruyne Abraham Burger A B Private South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) Northern Cape Command Workshop 1992-08-11
29968 De Freitas Douglas Emmaneul D E Private South African Headquarters 72 Motorised Brigade 1989-12-30
29969 De Goede Christiaan Andre C A Sapper 2 Field Engineer Regiment 1988-12-10
29970 De Jager Daniel T D T Corporal 110 Commando Squadron 1989-04-18
29971 De Jager Frederick F Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1987-10-08
29972 De Jager Johannes Hendrik J H Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion 1978-08-25
29973 De Jager Joseph Jacobus J J Captain South African Catering Corps (Corps) Saldanha Military Academy 1984-07-11
29974 De Jager Jacob Johannes J J Lance Corporal SA Army Intelligence School SA Army Intelligence School Kimberley 1986-08-05
41776 De Jager Daniel Johannes D J Candidate Officer South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1 Maintenance Unit 1977-10-31
29976 De Jongh Cecil C Captain 17 Squadron 1990-02-15
29979 De Jongh Sydney Harry S H Leading Seaman South African Navy (Corps) South African Marines 1984-11-18
29981 De Klerk Alan A Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion Cfs 1982-08-09
29982 De Klerk Andre W A W Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) Cfs 1991-05-19
29983 De Klerk Daniel D Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1982-05-25
29984 De Klerk Johannes Gysbertus J G Private South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 16 Maintenance Unit 1989-07-26
29986 De Klerk Matthys Michael M M Lance Corporal 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1987-09-13
29987 De Klerk Niklaas Johannes N J Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps (Corps) SA Cape Corps 1979-11-22
29988 De Klerk Victor Ernest Bastion V E B Seaman South African Navy (Corps) South African Marines 1985-11-16
40663 De Klerk Abraham Adriaan Antonius A A A Warrant Officer Class II South African Catering Corps (Corps) 2 Special Service Battalion 1974-09-22
41632 De Klerk Jan Christoffel J C Sergeant Major 8 South African Infantry Battalion 1965-06-02
29989 De Kock Abraham Jacobus Petrus A J P Captain 1 Reconnaissance Regiment 1981-11-30
29993 De Kock Servaas S Corporal 1 Parachute Battalion 1982-10-15
29994 De Kock Saul Frederick S F Rifleman Cape Corps 1 Sa Cape 1985-01-24
29995 De Kok Leon Desmond L D 2 Squadron 1989-10-26
29996 De Koker Wilfred W Major 1 Reconnaissance Regiment 1991-07-29
29997 De Korte Martinus M Private South African Air Force (Corps) AFB Potchefstroom 1982-06-14
29998 De Lange Gerhard Ernst G E Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion AFB Potchefstroom 1984-07-22
30000 De Lange Hendrik Willem H W Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1 Special Service Battalion 1978-08-23
30001 De Lange Jacques J Signalman 5 Signal Regiment 1988-02-21
30002 De Lange Jan Hendrik J H Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 2 Special Service Battalion 1983-06-20
30003 De Lange Pieter Hendrik P H Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 2 Special Service Battalion 1983-07-15
41658 De Lange Nicholaas Johannes N J 1 Air Depot 1964-12-21
48687 De Lange D Mr Sector 70 Headquarters 1978-02-19
30004 De Man Abrie Pieter A P Sergeant 2 South African Infantry Battalion 1978-12-24
39755 De Portugal Orlando O Rifleman 6 South African Infantry Battalion 1985-03-09
30006 De Rose Hughes Norbert H N Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion "D" Coy. 1987-10-31
43409 De Scande Richard R Second Lieutenant 911 Battalion 1986-08-14
30007 De Sousa Fernando Jose Gaspar F J G Rifleman 3 Parachute Battalion 1982-01-19
30008 De Swardt Marius Pieter M P Corporal Regiment De la Rey 1st Battalion 1976-10-05
30009 De Villiers Arthur Eduard A E Second Lieutenant 3 South African Infantry Battalion 1980-12-12
30010 De Villiers Anthony Wayne A W Gunner 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1987-10-08
30011 De Villiers Charl C Private South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1990-05-29
30012 De Villiers Charles Benjamin C B Lance Corporal 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1978-06-05
30013 De Villiers Deon D Second Lieutenant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 3 Medical Battalion Group 1983-09-11
30014 De Villiers Derek Charl D C Second Lieutenant 1 Special Service Battalion 1981-09-04
30015 De Villiers Ferdinand F Captain 3 Medical Battalion Group 1983-03-09
30016 De Villiers Granville Williams G W Petty Officer SAS President Kruger Mess 12 1982-02-18
30017 De Villiers Izak Johannes Jacobus I J J Private South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 13 Maintenance Unit 1977-01-21
30018 De Villiers Joe J Private 13 Maintenance Unit Unknown