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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
41645 Rathbone Basil Dean B D TS Training Centre 1964-01-04
32642 Raubenheimer Willem Frederick W F Trooper 1 Special Service Battalion 1981-09-04
49857 Raubenheimer John Adam J A Lieutenant South African Air Force Pilot 1950-10-03
32643 Rautenbach Andries Jacobus A J Rifleman 8 South African Infantry Battalion 1976-01-10
32645 Rautenbach Gary James G J Rifleman 6 South African Infantry Battalion 1979-01-29
32648 Rautenbach Riaan Jakob R J Gunner 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1985-08-05
33527 Rautenbach Abraham Carel A C Lance Corporal South West African Territory Force (Corps) 1 SWA Specialist Unit 1979-09-29
49815 Rawlings Lionel William L W Air Apprentice 68 Air School 1954-09-19
41774 Rayson Mark Anthony A F Rifleman 6 South African Infantry Battalion 1977-09-17
32653 Redelinghuys Andre Johannes A J Rifleman 8 South African Infantry Battalion 1980-05-05
32654 Redelinghuys Johann J Lance Corporal South African Medical Health Service 1987-11-17
32656 Rees Colin Stephen C S Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) Engineer School 1979-07-30
41739 Reid Edward Bradley E B Warrant Officer Class II South African Catering Corps (Corps) Army Battle School 1992-05-28
32661 Remmington Howard D'arcy H D Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1978-08-30
32662 Renison Robert R Sapper South African Training Corps (Corps) Army Battle School 1988-09-30
32663 Renken Andries Dawid A D Corporal 2 Recconaissance Regiment Army Battle School 1986-11-13
32664 Retief Christo C Gunner 4 Field Regiment 1975-11-14
32665 Retief Dawid Johannes D J Private South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 6 Maintenance Unit 1986-03-06
32666 Retief Dirk Wilhelmus Marthinus D W M Sergeant 19 Squadron 1979-09-06
32667 Retief Johannes Albertus J A Major 19 Squadron 1985-02-12
32668 Rex John J Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 2 SA Cape Corps 1988-10-13
32669 Reynders Sarel Johannes S J Corporal 3 Squadron 1983-12-29
32670 Reyneke Johannes Gerhardus J G Lance Corporal 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1982-01-19
32671 Reynolds Neels Jacobus N J Rifleman 41 Battalion 1980-08-06
32672 Reynolds Peter Benz P B Private 5 Reconnaissance Regiment 1987-02-05
32673 Reynolds Willem Jacobus W J Corporal 2 South African Infantry Battalion 1974-01-12
32674 Rheeder Daniel Gordon D G Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) AFB Ysterplaat 1983-02-26
41153 Rheeder Johan Christiaan J C Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) School of Infantry 1984-04-17
32675 Ribeiro Carlos Alberto Correia Pinto C A C P Lance Corporal 1 Reconnaissance Regiment 1976-08-19
32677 Ribeiro Jose Correia Pinto "carnaval" "robbie" J C P Sergeant 1 Reconnaissance Regiment 1976-08-25
32678 Ribeiro Jose Correia Pinto "carnaval" "robbie" R Sergeant 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1988-01-01
32679 Richards Jeremiah J Lance Corporal Sector 20 Sector 20 1981-12-15
41740 Richards Johnathan Stuart J S Staff Sergeant South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Army HQ 1992-04-09
32681 Richardson Colin C Royal Natal Carbineers Royal Natal Carbineers 1960-06-20
32680 Richardson-Smith Bradley B Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1 Special Service Battalion 1993-05-12
32683 Richford James Miller J M Major Gurkha Rifles Gurkha Rifles 1988-12-04
32686 Ridgard Alec A Kannonier South African Artillery (Corps) 10 Artillery Brigade 1985-09-16
32688 Rieder Barry Craig B C Private South West African Territory Force (Corps) 1 SWA Specialist Unit 1978-04-21
32689 Riekert Adriaan Gerhardus A G Rifleman South African Commandos Brakpan Kommando 1987-06-19
32690 Riekert Basie B Rifleman Brakpan Kommando Unknown
32691 Riem N Rifleman 31 Battalion 1983-10-27
41107 Rigaard Jan Ignatius J I Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) School of Infantry 1983-10-04
32692 Rigoni Basie J Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion Unknown
41602 Riley Vivian Lewellyn V L Air Mechanic South African Air Force AFB Waterkloof 1963-10-07
49752 Ringone Jose J Rifleman 32 Battalion 1980-11-30
32694 Ritter Otthart Paul Friedrich O P F Second Lieutenant 112 Air Commando Squadron 1975-03-21
32695 Rittles Piet P Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) SA Cape Corps 1965-12-17
32697 Rix Rian R Corporal South African Commandos 11 Kimberley Commando 1979-04-13
49840 Rix George Arthur G A Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1979-09-26
32699 Robbetze A C D Lance Corporal South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1993-01-01