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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
30722 Hitchens First Name Unknown F N U Sapper South African Corps of Engineers South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1978-01-01
30720 Hipangua Lenox L Rifleman 202 Battalion 1985-12-19
48950 Hipangua Craftsman 1985-12-19
30719 Hinds Douglas Gerard D G Lieutenant Regiment Christiaan Beyers 1976-04-22
30718 Hind Adriaan Hodgson A H Second Lieutenant 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1987-10-03
30717 Hills Jerry J J J Gunner HQ Unit 1980-01-26
30716 Hildebrandt Raymond Frederick R F Private Special Forces HQ Unit 1984-01-06
30715 Hikab Frederick F Rifleman Sector 30 Sector 30 1981-09-25
30714 Higrunda Ben B Rifleman 37 Battalion 1980-06-01
41756 Hignett Dereck Calvin D C Rifleman South African Commandos Cape Flats Commando 1991-08-13
30708 Heyns Andries Johan Adam A J A Lieutenant 28 Squadron 1961-02-10
30709 Heyns Hendrik Andre (alie) H A Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1984-01-04
41494 Heyns Petrus Johannes P J Corporal 8 South African Infantry Battalion 1977-09-01
30706 Heunis Ernest Phillipus E P Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Infantry School Oudtshoorn 1980-11-09
30707 Heunis Jacobus Johannes Squier J J S Warrant Officer Class I South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) 91 Ammunition Depot 1962-09-17
30703 Herridge Edward Joseph E J Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 3 South African Infantry Battalion 1979-11-02
30698 Herbst Charles G (chicken) C G Corporal South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Umkomaas Commando 1958-04-08
30700 Herbst Petrus Jeremias P J Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) AFB Ysterplaat 1960-08-13
30701 Herbst Petrus Jacobus P J Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) Walvis Bay Command 1988-09-01
30702 Herbst Richard Anthony R A Rifleman 3 South African Infantry Battalion 1981-09-29
43369 Herbst Johannes Petrus J P Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1 Mil Hospital 1966-07-29
49816 Herbert Neil John N J Staff Sergeant South African Defence Force SADF Entertainment Section 1978-09-19
30693 Henrique Simon S Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1977-04-06
49760 Henrico Arnoldus A Lance Corporal Quartermaster General H.Q. 1981-01-10
30690 Henning Izak Johannes I J Commandant South African Air Force (Corps) HQ, Pretoria 1983-05-23
30691 Henning Lourens Adrian Francois L A F Commandant 21 Squadron 1971-05-26
30687 Henn Arthur James A J Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) SA Cape Corps 1984-07-24
30688 Henn Matthys Christiaan (martin) M C Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1977-09-02
30686 Henke Ranier Ernst R E Corporal 121 South African Infantry Battalion 1989-09-05
30685 Hendriksen Kirk K Corporal 5 South African Infantry Battalion 1987-08-29
30684 Hendricks Clinton C Bombardier 10 Anti Aircraft Regiment 1988-02-25
48775 Hendricks S Able Bodied Seaman South African Navy SAS President Pretorius 1981-05-04
30679 Henderson Charles Henry C H Lance Corporal South African Commandos Cradock Commando 1976-08-07
30681 Henderson Peter James P J Leading Seaman South African Navy (Corps) 2 Field Park Squadron 1981-04-20
30678 Hempstead Graham Werner G W Rifleman 8 South African Infantry Battalion 1977-04-09
49675 Helmand Louis Johannes L J Warrant Officer Class II South African Army (Corps) 1952-09-13
30676 Helm Hermanus Christoffel H C Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 2 Special Service Battalion 1985-02-06
30675 Hellmuth Carl Van Wyk C V W Corporal 8 South African Infantry Battalion 1977-07-22
48594 Hellmuth Lükhoff L Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) Bloemspruit Flt 1994-04-30
30673 Helberg Jacobus Johannes J J Signalman South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 8 Signals 1963-03-24
30674 Helberg Nicolaas Jacobus Gerhardus N J G Sapper Special Forces HQ Unit 1984-07-15
48948 Helberg Jacobus Johannes J J Seaman 1963-03-24
30672 Heine Gerhard Paul G P Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion 1990-02-09
30671 Hein Mark William M W Rifleman 8 South African Infantry Battalion 1991-08-16
30669 Hefer Ian Anthony I A Second Lieutenant 5 Squadron 1968-12-06
41714 Heenop David Henry Liversage D H L Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) School of Technical Training 1959-09-10
30665 Heathcote Conrad C Gunner 10 Anti Aircraft Regiment 1985-05-07
30663 Haywood Ben Jacobus B J Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Dog Centre 1977-03-19
41131 Hayton Anthony A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) School of Infantry 1980-10-10
30662 Haynes Keith Balfour Anthony K B A Lance Corporal South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) 32 Field Workshop 1988-07-31