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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 3,856 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 3,856 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
32516 Pieterse Henry John H J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 84 Technical Stores Depot 1981-06-07
32517 Pieterse Petrus Jacobus P J Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion 84 Technical Stores Depot 1981-03-28
32518 Pieterse Sean David S D Lieutenant 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1988-03-21
32519 Pieterse Vince Carl V C Corporal 68 Air School 1990-04-29
32511 Pieters Gerald Jeffrey G J Private South African Air Force (Corps) School of Armour 1983-01-08
32512 Pieters Warren John W J Trooper 1 Special School of Armour 1990-11-15
32502 Pienaar Emden Andries E A Rifleman 2 Parachute Battalion 1983-03-17
32503 Pienaar Hendrik H Captain South West African Territory Force (Corps) Sector 70 Headquarters 1988-04-13
32504 Pienaar Hendrik Minaar H M Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Sector 70 Headquarters 1974-02-27
32505 Pienaar Louis L Lance Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) AFB Pietersburg 1981-05-10
32506 Pienaar Louis Matthys Jakobus L M J Warrant Officer Class I South African Engineer Corps (Corps) Att to School of Artillery 1966-05-08
32507 Pienaar Michiel George M G Sergeant Pretoria Regiment Pretoria Regiment 1987-11-29
32508 Pienaar Pieter Francois P F Warrant Officer Class I South African Corps of Signals Att to School of Artillery 1968-09-12
32509 Pienaar Johan Petrus Johannes J P J Signalman 2 Signal Regiment 1973-10-26
32510 Pienaar Willem Jan W J Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) School of Armour 1986-07-17
41621 Pienaar Johannes Jesaja J J Airman South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Air Depot 1964-06-18
48977 Pienaar Pieter Francois P F Warrant Officer Class 2 1968-09-11
32500 Piek Sarel Phillippus S P Corporal 2 Field Engineer Regiment 1981-02-20
49721 Piedt Desmond Marthinus D M Fireman AFB Ysterplaat Fire Department 1978-03-23
43371 Phora Semakane Benjamin S B Private 21 South African Infantry Battalion 1978-07-30
32491 Phillipson T T Captain Facp Por 1993-01-01
32487 Phillander James Barnard J B Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps (Corps) SA Cape Corps 1978-10-15
30320 Philipus Noreneus N Rifleman 101 Battalion 1983-05-29
32481 Phakati Lovemore L Rifleman Soutpansberg Military Area H.M.S.A.S. Protea 1983-01-20
32480 Pfeffer Hans Wolfgang H W Rifleman South African Engineer Corps (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Protea 1980-07-29
32478 Pettit Eaun Andrew Chapman E A C Lance Corporal 1 Parachute Battalion H Company 1981-04-02
32475 Petrus James Flack F Lance Corporal 101 Battalion 1988-05-04
32476 Petrus James Flack J Rifleman 101 Battalion 1988-05-04
32477 Petrus James Flack V Rifleman 101 Battalion 1987-10-31
49791 Petja Lesiba Elias L E Rifleman 117 South African Infantry Battalion 1993-11-01
32471 Peterson Brian Gerald B G Corporal 701 Battalion 1982-05-20
32472 Peterson Collin Vivian C V Corporal 3 South African Infantry Battalion 1992-01-26
32473 Peterson Marius M Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1982-04-15
48976 Peterson Brian Gerald B G Corporal 1982-05-20
32469 Petersen Dawid D Corporal 54 Battalion 1988-01-23
48770 Petersen L P Lance Corporal 3 South African Infantry Battalion 1993-08-01
32466 Perreira Leonard L Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1979-12-17
43378 Perold Francois Johannes F J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 47 Survey Squadron 1987-08-02
32463 Pelser Abraham Liebergh A L Corporal 7 South African Infantry Battalion 1977-03-08
41725 Pellikaan Martinus Cornelis M C Corporal South African Personnel Services Corps (Corps) Witwatersrand 1992-03-03
32462 Pekeur Desmond John D J Petty Officer South African Navy (Corps) Sas Wing 1986-04-10
32459 Pedro Joaquim J Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1987-11-16
32460 Pedro Rui R Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1977-09-11
32461 Pedro Victor Rodriques V R Corporal 1 Reconnaissance Regiment 1986-03-13
32455 Pearson Leon Frederick L F Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1984-01-04
32456 Pearson Marthinus Petrus M P Lance Corporal 3 South African Infantry Battalion 1976-12-10
32457 Pearson Markus Wynand M W Second Lieutenant 7 South African Infantry Battalion 1985-06-06
32458 Pearson Steven Dennis Oscar S D O Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion 1978-04-03
32452 Peach Ricardo R Second Lieutenant 1 Special 1 Special Service Battalion 1982-08-22
32451 Pavlakis Nikolaos N Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) School of Infantry 1979-03-28