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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 3,857 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,029 SAP — South African Police 3,732 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 3,857 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
41517 Louw Petrus Jacobus P J Corporal 102 Battalion 1988-02-22
48720 Louw A Rifleman 911 Battalion 1981-02-15
49813 Louw Jacobus Adriaan J A Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1981-09-18
48606 Lowden William W Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) AFB Ysterplaat 1978-08-20
31419 Loxton Michael David M D Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) Artillery School 1974-08-23
48624 Loxton Michael David M D Lance Bombardier South African Artillery School of Artillery 1974-08-23
31420 Lubbe Alwyn A Private South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 1 Maintenance Unit 1988-11-17
31421 Lubbe Lodewyk Marius Christoffel L M C Sapper 2 Field Engineer Regiment 1979-01-04
48596 Lubbe Michael Bruce M B Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion 1982-03-22
31422 Lucarne Craig Anthony C A Airman 2 Field Engineer Regiment 1987-01-13
31424 Luciano Jose J Private South West African Territory Force (Corps) 31 Battalion 1977-01-01
31425 Luciano Sabino S Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1977-01-26
31427 Ludick William Henry W H Private South African Catering Corps (Corps) Western Province Command Workshop 1982-09-26
49278 Ludick Siegfried Bennitto S B Gunner 10 Anti-Aircraft Regiment 1978-09-01
41814 Lues Stephanus Johannes S J Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1991-01-20
31428 Luis C Private Western Province Command Workshop Unknown
31429 Luiters William Raymond W R Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1985-08-09
31250 Luitingh Diedre D Lieutenant Quartermaster General 1980-11-01
31430 Lukas Dawid D Rifleman South West African Territory Force (Corps) 1 SWA Specialist Unit 1982-04-26
41815 Luke Mzama Nelson M N Rifleman 21 South African Infantry Battalion 1991-04-07
31436 Lukhelo Zwelithini Andrias Z A Rifleman 121 South African Infantry Battalion 1989-03-14
31437 Lukhozi Sabelo S Rifleman 21 South African Infantry Battalion 1992-12-12
31440 Luyt Michael Clarence M C Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1980-06-10
41817 Luyt Desmond John D J Staff Sergeant South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) 21 South African Infantry Battalion 1991-10-25
41555 Lyons William Mark W M Staff Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) Services School 1961-12-10
31615 MARINDA or MIRANDA J Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1980-02-21
31442 Maarman First Name Unknown F N U Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) SA Cape Corps 1979-11-12
49720 Maasberg Hendrik Jacobus H J Gunner 14 Field Regiment 1978-01-14
31443 Maass Jacobus Johannes J J Rifleman 912 Battalion 1980-03-05
31446 Mabasa T S Rifleman 7 South African Infantry Battalion Unknown
41867 Mabasa Tereka Samuel T S Staff Sergeant 5 Special Forces Regiment 1993-03-12
31453 Mabinda W S Rifleman 7 South African Infantry Battalion Unknown
31456 Maborala Daniel D Rifleman 117 South African Infantry Battalion 1992-04-01
41868 Maboya Madie Alpheus M A Rifleman 117 South African Infantry Battalion 1993-08-08
48715 Mabuku T M Rifleman 701 Battalion 1981-07-05
31457 Mabunda Daniel M W Rifleman 117 South African Infantry Battalion Unknown
41869 Mabuza Aaron Sidivane A S Rifleman 111 South African Infantry Battalion 1993-01-05
31459 MacDONALD Andrew Hutchinson Jacobus A H J Sergeant South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) 72 Motorised Brigade 1980-11-25
31460 MacGregor Malcolm Angus M A Sergeant South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) 84 Technical Stores Depot 1959-08-21
31463 MacIntosh Roderick James Leonard R J L Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1981-09-20
31464 MacK Kevin Eric K E Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion 1970-09-13
31465 MacKenzie Clive Dean C D Private South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 1 Maintenance Unit 1989-06-12
41539 MacKenzie Herbert Eric H E Sergeant Services School 1960-10-08
31469 MacPherson Andrew James A J Private Natal Command 1 Maintenance Unit 1973-03-30
43398 Mackay Anthony Douglas Frederick A D F Private South African Air Force (Corps) Air Force Gymnasium 1978-08-13
31471 Madden Andrew John A J Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1980-06-10
41870 Madela Bengu Jerico B J Lance Corporal 121 South African Infantry Battalion 1993-09-20
31477 Maduna P Corporal 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1993-01-01
41836 Maesela Mathetse Johannes M J Rifleman Group 45 H.q. 1991-04-09
31483 Magagula Felokwakhe Andreas F A Rifleman 121 South African Infantry Battalion 1988-11-22