"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them." _{[Robert Laurence Binyon]}

Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day or Veterans Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries following the end of World War I to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty. Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the official end of World War I on that date in 1918; hostilities formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice ("at the 11th hour" refers to the passing of the 11th hour, or 11:00 a.m.) The red remembrance poppy has become a familiar emblem of Remembrance Day due to the poem "In Flanders Fields". These poppies bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I, their brilliant red colour an appropriate symbol for the blood spilled in the war. In South Africa, Poppy Day is not a public holiday. It takes place on the Saturday nearest to Remembrance Day, though in Cape Town a Remembrance Service is still held on 11 November each year. Commemoration ceremonies are usually held on the following Sunday, at which the "Last Post" is played by a bugler followed by the observation of a two-minute silence. The two largest commemoration ceremonies to mark the event in South Africa are held in Pretoria, at the Voortrekker Monument at the Cenotaph (where it has been held for 84 consecutive years), and at the War Memorial at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

This is an unofficial version of the SADF Roll Of Honour, listing all those members of the SADF that died in the line of duty from the start of the SADF in 1961 to its termination in 1994. I tried to be as comprehensive as possible by using three different sources, all of which claims to be complete. It took a lot of cross referencing across sources to come up with this list, but still I cannot claim it to be the most comprehensive possible.

I do not mean to take away from any of the other publications of the Roll Of Honour, but merely attempt to provide alternative means to list, locate and find the names of loved ones that made the ultimate sacrifice.

I have deliberately not included a means to post Photos, Dedications, Stories or Histories of our fallen heroes, as I believe John Dovey is doing an outstanding job of doing just that on his site at www.justdone.co.za/roh - I can only urge visitors to War In Angola to also visit his Roll Of Honour and post their dedications, photos, and stories there.

If you find any omissions or errors in the list, or have any suggestions to make, please do not hesitate to inform me by using the Feedback form below the lists.

Use the tree diagram to open the Roll Of Honour as an outline: