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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
32451 Pavlakis Nikolaos N Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) School of Infantry 1979-03-28
32447 Paulus Andreas A Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1980-06-10
32448 Paulus Antonio A Rifleman 101 Battalion 1984-04-29
32449 Paulus Antonio J Rifleman 101 Battalion 1984-10-29
32450 Paulus Swana S Rifleman 701 Battalion 1982-05-18
41864 Paulsen Christopher Abraham C A Warrant Officer Class I Cape Corps 121 South African Infantry Battalion 1991-08-24
32442 Paulo B Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1985-02-13
32443 Paulo Christiaan Hendrik C Corporal 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1984-09-17
32444 Paulo Domingos D Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1981-08-28
32445 Paulo First Name Unknown F N U Staff Sergeant 1 Reconnaissance Regiment 1976-08-23
32446 Paulo First Name Unknown P Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1977-01-01
32441 Pauley Christiaan Hendrik C H Rifleman 8 South African Infantry Battalion 1976-09-09
32440 Paul Glen Andrew G A Rifleman 8 South African Infantry Battalion 1980-05-15
32436 Patterson Floris Albert F A Colonel 8 South African Infantry Battalion 1976-07-04
32437 Patterson Rodger Eric R E Trooper 1 Special 1 Special Service Battalion 1989-11-02
49859 Patterson Anthony Theodore A T Rifleman Cape Corps 1981-10-04
32435 Pattenden Nicholaas Ernst N E Corporal 8 South African Infantry Battalion 1986-11-11
32434 Patrick Timothy Simmons T S Second Lieutenant 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1980-05-21
32433 Pati I O P Gunner South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1993-01-01
32432 Paterson Donald William D W Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1978-01-09
32431 Passen H Second Lieutenant 1 Maintenance Unit 1993-01-01
32430 Parvess Stephen Trevor S T Private South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 1 Maintenance Unit 1977-01-21
32428 Parsons Leonard Edward L E Gunner Eastern Province Command Western Air Command 1965-03-23
32425 Parker Kevin Ernest K E Staff Sergeant Group 10 H.q. 1984-03-30
32426 Parker Phillip Peter P P Private South African Air Force (Corps) Western Air Command 1981-04-25
32424 Park James King J K Lance Corporal 5 Reconnaissance Regiment 6 Reconnaissance Commando 1981-01-30
32421 Palvi Anthony Keith A K Natal Carbineers 1980-11-14
32419 Palmer Freek Johannes F J Corporal Cape Regiment 1990-09-27
32420 Palmer Richard Charles R C Rifleman Natal Carbineers 1976-10-10
41572 Palk Gotlieb Rudolph G R Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) Air Force Gymnasium 1963-06-04
32411 Otto Johann J Warrant Officer Class I South African Infantry Corps (Corps) "K" Troop 1992-05-10
32412 Otto Michael Daniel M D Corporal 912 Battalion 1982-07-20
32413 Otto Willem W 1985-03-29
41706 Otto Albert Johannes A J Air Apprentice South African Air Force (Corps) H.q. 1958-02-27
32410 Ostrom Robert Wiliam Benjamin R W B Private South African Air Force (Corps) "K" Troop 1982-06-01
32408 Osborne Nigel David N D Lieutenant 19 Squadron 1979-09-06
32407 Ortmann Rolf Eduard R E Gunner 10 Anti Aircraft Regiment 1979-07-02
40739 Orr John J Commandant 2 Squadron 1990-03-28
32406 Oram Charles John C J Corporal 5 Reconnaissance Regiment 1987-01-31
32400 Opperman Andre Leon A L Second Lieutenant 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1978-09-06
32401 Opperman Frederik Jacobus F J Warrant Officer Class I 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1992-10-24
32403 Opperman Hercules Petrus H P Private South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) 61 Base Workshop 1977-04-29
32404 Opperman Joseph Adriaan J A Rifleman 3 South African Infantry Battalion 1977-01-21
32405 Opperman William Haalsward W H Rifleman 8 South African Infantry Battalion 1986-11-24
32397 Oosthuysen Cornelis Ferreira C F Candidate Officer South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1 Special Service Battalion 1973-02-27
32398 Oosthuysen David Daniel D D Corporal 2 South African Infantry Battalion 1981-09-26
32396 Oosthuyse Hendrik Albertus H A Sergeant 10 Anti Aircraft Regiment 1983-12-18
32384 Oosthuizen Albertus Johannes A J Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1980-04-29
32385 Oosthuizen Boeta B Airman 42 Squadron 1989-03-01
32386 Oosthuizen Daniel Pieter D P Gunner 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1983-11-06