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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 3,874 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,041 SAP — South African Police 3,732 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 159 AUS — Australian forces 167 UK — British forces 4,095 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 3,874 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
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
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
32513 Pieterse Dirk Cornelius D C Private South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) 31 Field Workshop 1990-10-26
32514 Pieterse David Jacobus D J Captain South African Air Force (Corps) 3 Satellite Radar Station 1981-05-12
32515 Pieterse Hendrik Erlank H E Trooper South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) 84 Technical Stores Depot 1969-05-22
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
49897 Pieterse Christiaan Wouter Coenraad C W C Private Air Force Base Swartkop 1981-10-14
32520 Pietersen Cilliam Colin C C Rifleman Cape Regiment 1991-10-29
32521 Pietersen Christiaan Wilhelm C W Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1982-08-09
32523 Pietersen Lukas Paul L P Rifleman 3 South African Infantry Battalion 1993-08-01
32524 Pietersen Willem Johannes W J Rifleman South African Commandos Boksburg Commando 1977-05-05
49863 Pillay Gerald Seaman South African Marine Corps 1986-10-05
32526 Pimstein Alan Mark A M Rifleman 7 South African Infantry Battalion 1975-12-07
32528 Pio Johan Diedrick Gerhardus J D G Lieutenant Commander South African Navy (Corps) 7 South African Infantry Battalion 1980-04-17
48712 Plaaitjies M Rifleman 911 Battalion 1981-05-31
32533 Plekker Geoffrey Robert G R Private Grp 36 HQ 1978-06-28
32534 Pohl Emsley E Private Grp 36 HQ 1992-04-21
32535 Pohl Wayne Alexander W A Private 44 Parachute Brigade Grp 36 HQ 1990-12-10
32536 Pond Mark Anthony M A Corporal South West African Territory Force (Corps) Grp 36 HQ 1985-05-11
32537 Ponder Stanley Saillard S S Lieutenant South African Military Health Service 2 Field Engineer Regiment 1984-03-14
41793 Pontes Thiago T Rifleman South West African Territory Force (Corps) 31 Battalion 1992-05-13
41805 Ponto Kingo K Rifleman South West African Territory Force 31 Battalion 1992-10-10
32540 Poole Liam Myles L M Commandant South African Air Force (Corps) 1978-02-19
32541 Poorter Brian John B J Second Lieutenant 5 Squadron 1968-01-16
49669 Port Daryl D Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1981-09-12
32542 Porter Louis Francois L F Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 46 Survey Squadron (Army) 1978-07-31
32543 Porter Michael George M G Private 46 Survey Squadron 1981-01-19
49904 Porter Pieter Johan Venter P J V Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Army H.Q. 1979-10-13
32544 Posthumus Gerhardus Rudolf G R Staff Sergeant Administrative Services Corps (Corps) 81 Technical Supply Depot 1975-12-16
32545 Potgieter Deon D Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1988-12-06
32546 Potgieter Deon Abraham D A Rifleman 6 South African Infantry Battalion 1980-11-10
32547 Potgieter Erasmus Christoffel E C Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 6 South African Infantry Battalion 1975-10-21
32548 Potgieter Izak Cornelius I C Field Cornet 42 Squadron 1964-12-07
32549 Potgieter Johan Diederik J D Brigadier Free State Command Officer Commanding 2 Mil Area, SWA 1976-01-04
32550 Potgieter Johan Hendrik J H Rifleman South West African Territory Force (Corps) Etosha Area Force Unit 1982-04-15
32552 Potgieter Johan Louis J L Corporal 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1981-11-04
32553 Potgieter Kevin Everitt K E Staff Sergeant 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1973-05-16
32554 Potgieter Michiel Casparus Eksteen M C E Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 2nd Armoured Car Regiment 1975-08-13
32555 Potgieter Ronald R Sergeant Regiment De la Rey 1981-12-17
41126 Potgieter Cornelis Johannes C J Corporal South African Infantry Corps (Corps) School of Infantry 1981-04-16