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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
33748 Visagie Izak Sybrand I S Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1 Special Service Battalion 1964-05-16
33750 Visagie Pieter Andreas P A Rifleman 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1987-09-16
49001 Visagie Izak Sybrand I S Trooper 1964-05-16
33753 Visser Francois F Private South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) TS Training Center 1984-08-11
33754 Visser Floris Johannes F J Airman South African Air Force (Corps) AFB Ysterplaat 1986-12-01
33755 Visser Gareth G Private South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 16 Maintenance Unit 1987-11-12
33756 Visser Gideon Jacobus G J Corporal South African Artillery (Corps) 16 Maintenance Unit 1963-11-12
33757 Visser Jacobus Abraham J A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) School of Infantry 1976-12-31
33758 Visser Jasper Gerhardus Johannes J G J Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1 Special Service Battalion 1971-02-01
33759 Visser Nicholas Jacobus N J Major 5 Reconnaissance Regiment 1 Reconnaissance Commando 1975-10-29
39737 Visser Jacobus Edward J E Second Lieutenant 202 Battalion 1983-05-23
33761 Vivier Hendrik H Bombadier 4 Artillery Regiment 4 Artillery Regiment 1984-06-04
33763 Viviers Josef Petrus Hermanus J P H Rifleman 3 South African Infantry Battalion 1973-07-26
33764 Vocolo Joao J Corporal 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1987-06-18
33765 Voges Gert Jacobus G J Staff Sergeant 29 Field 29 Field Workshops 1977-03-29
33766 Volkersz Steven S 1st Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1980-10-10
33767 Vollgraaff Gerhard G Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 2 Special Service Battalion 1975-11-23
33768 Volschenk Leon L Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1988-07-08
33769 Von Brandis Jan Hendrik (kurt) J H Corporal 2 South African Infantry Battalion 1976-10-10
33771 Von Schmettau Udo Knud U K Sapper 2 Field Engineer Regiment 1975-12-10
33772 Von Solms Eugene Johann Milton E J M Private 2 Field Engineer Regiment 1977-01-28
33773 Vorster Barend Jacobus B J Captain 8 Squadron 1987-07-20
33774 Vorster Barend Johannes Andries B J A Rifleman 2 South African Infantry Battalion 1974-11-12
33775 Vorster Casparus Johannes Jacobus Gerhardus C J J G Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Air Depot 1989-07-23
33776 Vorster Diederick Johannes D J Rifleman Services School 10 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 1975-06-19
33777 Vorster George Diederick G D Lance Corporal North West Command Provost Unit 1984-02-27
33778 Vorster Jacobus Johannes J J Signaller Provost Unit 1979-03-10
33779 Vorster Marthinus Christoffel M C Air Corporal 35 Squadron 1963-08-08
49002 Vorster Marthinus M Corporal 1963-08-08
49750 Vrey Gerald Anthony G A Corporal 1 Construction Regiment 1980-11-20
33781 Wagenaar Johan J South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) 12 Squadron 1990-10-14
49898 Wagenaar Johann J Private Technical Service Corps 1990-10-14
33782 Wagener Gerhardt G Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 12 Squadron (Army) 1979-10-20
33783 Wahl Pieter Paul P P Lieutenant 28 Squadron 1979-01-09
49770 Wahlstrand Pieter Cornelius Phillipus P C P Flight Sergeant AFS Snake Valley 1981-04-01
33786 Walker Gary William John (jinx) G W J Lance Corporal 1 Reconnaissance Commando 1977-10-28
33789 Wallis Charles William Peter C W P Staff Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) Engineers School 1982-01-11
33792 Walsh Patrick Loius P L Lance Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) Air Force Gymnasium 1981-01-25
41701 Walsh Ivan Claude I C Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) H.q. 1958-02-08
33793 Walters Stefanus Sebastian S S Colonel South African Air Force (Corps) Military Intelligence, Pretoria 1983-05-28
41904 Walters Gerhard Patrick G P Rifleman 6 South African Infantry Battalion 1993-10-09
33794 Wamanda G Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1982-08-09
33795 Wannenburg Frederick Gerhardus F G Sergeant 1 Reconnaissance Commando 1975-12-07
33796 Ward David John D J Staff Sergeant 101 Battalion 1984-03-11
33797 Ward Raymond R Rifleman South African Catering Corps (Corps) 35 Battalion 1977-06-21
33798 Warma Petrus P Rifleman South West African Territory Force (Corps) 201 Battalion 1988-04-18
33800 Warren James Charles J C Lance Corporal 2 Squadron 1972-02-10
33801 Warrener Peter William P W Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1980-06-10
49811 Warrington Roger Mathew R M Private TS Training Centre 1977-09-17
33802 Wasas Leslie George L G Rifleman 2 Transvaal Scottish "C" Coy. 1984-06-20