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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 3,839 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,026 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 3,839 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
29252 Antonio Manuel S M S Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1989-11-03
29253 Antonio Pedro Jose P J Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1985-02-13
29254 Antonis Brian Maughan B M Captain 24 Squadron 1973-11-24
29256 Anunyela E Rifleman 101 Battalion 1989-04-04
29259 Apollis Pieter P Corporal Cape Corps 53 Battalion 1985-07-09
29260 Appelgryn Willie Jacobus W J Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion 1979-12-14
48701 Appollus G Rifleman 911 Battalion 1980-09-30
29263 Arendse Derio D Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 2 SA Cape Corps 1990-09-09
29264 Arendse Johannes Jean J J Corporal South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Sacc 1983-06-13
49821 Arendse Donald Theodore D T Able Seaman SAS Protea 1981-09-20
29266 Arico Xavier X Rifleman 201 Battalion 1984-02-06
29267 Arnolds Jacobus Abraham J A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) SA Cape Corps 1965-12-17
48921 Arnolds Jacobus J Seaman 1965-12-17
29269 Aschman Jonathan J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 21 Field Squadron 1976-02-05
29270 Ashford Eugene James E J Rifleman 8 South African Infantry Battalion 1982-04-13
49743 Ashington Mark Anthony M A Rifleman Army Headquarters 1979-10-01
29271 Ashker Stephen Robert S R Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1 Special Service Battalion 1984-08-23
48629 Ashker Stephen Robert S R Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1 Special Service Battalion 1984-08-23
29272 Ashpole Joseph Edward Flood J E F Corporal 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1976-11-16
29274 Aspeling Frederick F Lance Corporal North West Command 1981-06-25
29275 Atherton Peter Wayne Bowry P W B Rifleman South African Commandos 11 Commando, Jan Kemp Dorp 1979-07-11
29276 Atkins Ronald R Private 2 Military Base Management 2 Military Base Management 1979-12-25
29277 Atkins Shaun Patrick S P Rifleman 6 South African Infantry Battalion 1985-09-03
29278 Atkinson Terrence Moffat T M Sergeant 1 Construction Regiment 1983-06-21
49676 Atkinson Patrick James P J Rifleman 6 South African Infantry Battalion 6 South African Infantry Battalion 1978-09-13
29280 Augusto Carlos Antonio C A Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1987-08-21
29281 Augusto Domingos D Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1978-01-28
29282 Augusto Joao J Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1983-10-20
29283 Augusto J Rifleman South West African Territory Force (Corps) 31 Battalion 1991-08-22
29284 Augusto Manuel M Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1980-05-21
29285 Augusto Rodrigues R Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1978-02-08
41620 Augustyn Schalk Willem S W Ao1 South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Air Depot 1964-04-03
48656 Aukhumeb L Lance Corporal 202 Battalion 1986-02-17
29286 Auld Simon Games S G T / Leading Seaman South African Navy (Corps) South African Marines 1985-09-14
29287 Aupindi Daniel D Rifleman 201 Battalion 1985-04-01
29288 Aurelio Adelino A Corporal 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1984-01-03
41453 Awi Filimon F Rifleman 5 Reconnaissance Regiment 1983-10-21
29291 Awino K Lance Corporal 5 Reconnaissance Regiment 1984-06-08
49784 Babala Tshenuwani T Lance Corporal 116 South African Infantry Battalion 1992-04-20
29293 Babin Pierre P Corporal 1 Construction Regiment 1980-07-08
49762 Babu Willem W Rifleman Sector 40 Headquarters 1981-02-01
29296 Backhouse Edward James E J Rifleman 3 Parachute Battalion 1978-05-04
29297 Backhouse Philip Lindsay P L Rifleman South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 16 Maintenance Unit 1976-12-24
29298 Badenhorst Antonie A Corporal 1 Reconnaissance Commando 1977-10-28
29299 Badenhorst Christo C Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1986-11-15
29300 Badenhorst Caspar Hendrik C H Commandant Administrative Services Corps 1959-08-10
29301 Badenhorst Hendrik Jacobus H J Private South African Medical Health Service 1981-09-29
29302 Badenhorst Johannes Cornelius J C Sergeant South African Commandos Regiment North Natal 1977-12-08
29303 Badenhorst Joachim Jacobus J J Gunner 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1984-03-20
29304 Badenhorst Johan Lukas J L Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) School of Technical Training 1969-08-27