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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
41644 Beukes Petrus P Private South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) TS Training Centre 1965-06-02
49268 Beukes H H Rifleman 41 Battalion 1979-08-28
29415 Bester Barend Gabriel B G Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1979-08-22
29416 Bester Hercules Petrus H P Corporal 5 South African Infantry Battalion 1982-05-07
29417 Bester Johannes Jacobus J J Second Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) School of Armour 1971-02-01
29418 Bester Leon L Rifleman 6 South African Infantry Battalion 1980-11-03
29419 Bester Willem Philippus W P Airman South African Air Force (Corps) Air Force Gymnasium 1994-02-08
29414 Bessinger Leon William L W Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard 1975-08-20
29413 Berry Peter David P D Staff Sergeant South West African Territory Force (Corps) Directorate of Special Tasks 1982-08-18
43411 Berry Deon D Warrant Officer Class II South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Infantry School Oudtshoorn 1992-08-16
29410 Bernberg Louis "bull" L Flight Sergeant 35 Squadron 1965-03-22
29408 Bernardo Neville N Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1978-02-08
29409 Bernardo A D B Sergeant South West African Territory Force (Corps) 31 Battalion 1977-01-02
48686 Bernade N Rifleman 32 Battalion 1978-02-08
29405 Bergh Jan Carl J C Staff Sergeant South African Commandos Soutpansburg Commando 1986-05-14
48924 Bergh Jan Carl J C Staff Sergeant 1986-05-10
40671 Berend Adrian Bruce A B Scout South African Intelligence Corps (Corps) SA Army Intelligence School Kimberley 1984-02-26
29404 Bentley Phillip Keith P K Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1983-07-04
29403 Benson Alwyn Johannes A J Warrant Officer Class II 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1975-11-23
29401 Benjamin Gilbert Timothy G T Able Seaman SAS President Kruger 1982-02-18
29400 Beneke Carel Johannes C J Private South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 1 Maintenance Unit 1988-03-13
29399 Benecke Melvin Ashley M A Lance Corporal 1 Parachute Battalion 1987-09-06
29396 Benade Pieter P Trooper South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) 84 Technical Stores Depot 1978-05-11
29394 Belli Madge M Nursing Sister South African Medical Services 1960-07-05
29390 Bell Coenraad Johannes Jacobus C J J Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1985-09-27
29392 Bell Etienne Louis E L Corporal 1 Parachute Battalion 1979-07-06
29383 Bekker Andre A Colonel South African Air Force (Corps) Civil 1988-06-08
29384 Bekker Charles Deon C D Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion 1979-01-12
29386 Bekker Harry Albert H A Rifleman South African Commandos Boksburg Commando, B Group at Woodpecker Base 1976-08-26
29387 Bekker Hendrik Jacobus H J Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) Eastern Transvaal Provost Unit 1989-09-02
29388 Bekker Morris Melville M M Sergeant Natal Command HQ Unit 1984-11-28
29389 Bekker Roderick William R W Lance Corporal Congella Regiment 1984-03-30
29382 Beghin Kenneth Frampton K F Rifleman 2 South African Infantry Battalion 1973-08-07
29380 Beetge Nico N Major 24 Squadron 1971-05-26
29381 Beetge Pieter Johannes P J Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1963-02-19
29378 Beeker Kenneth Victor K V Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps (Corps) SA Army Dog Centre 1980-06-02
29377 Beechey Neville Roland N R Corporal 1 Special Service Battalion South African Armoured Cars 1975-10-29
29374 Beech Clifford Wilson C W Major South African Air Force (Corps) Ysterplaat Flt 1961-05-03
29375 Beech Robert Trevor R T Sergeant 44 Parachute Regiment Pathfinder Company 1982-08-18
29376 Beech Warren Ralph W R Private 1 Military Town Management 1990-09-13
29372 Becker Allan Geoffrey A G Corporal Regiment Northern Transvaal 1974-11-29
29373 Becker G K Lieutenant SA Army Unknown
29371 Beck Guy Christian G C Corporal 7 South African Infantry Battalion 1983-05-26
49861 Beck Johannes Stephanus J S Staff Sergeant South African Personnel Services Corps Personnel Services School 1993-10-04
29204 Beard Peter Alan P A Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) H.q. 1983-01-28
29200 Baum Johannes Ferdinand J F Rifleman South African Commandos Rustenburg Commando 1977-10-29
29199 Batten David D Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 97 Ammunition Depot 1983-01-01
29198 Bate Alan Taylor A T Rifleman 2 Parachute Battalion 1975-11-26
29194 Basson Gabriel Johannes Jacobus G J J Captain 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1979-05-03
29195 Basson Jacobus Johannes J J Lance Corporal Regiment Oranjerivier 1977-08-30