51 South African military personnel stubs

Major General Roy Cecil Andersen is a South African businessman and Reserve officer in the South African Army.

Lieutenant-General Jacobus Nicolas Bierman (1910–1977) was a South African military commander. He played one Rugby Test Match for the Springbok team in 1931

Brian John Lister Boyle, DFC was a South African flying ace of World War II, credited with 5 'kills'.

Lieutenant General Andries Jacob Brink, was a South African military commander. An Afrikaner veteran of the Anglo-Boer War, he joined the Union Defence Forces (UDF) as a staff officer in 1912 and served in the First World War. He was Chief of the General Staff from 1920 to 1933, initially in command only of Defence HQ but, from 1922, of the whole UDF. He was also Secretary for Defence, head of the civil service Department of Defence, from 1922 to 1937. From 1937 to 1946 he was Commandant-in-Chief of the Burger Commandos, a home defence organisation.

Major General Sir Frederick Carrington,, was a British soldier and friend of Cecil Rhodes. He acquired fame by crushing the 1896 Matabele rebellion.

Rear Admiral Derek Christian is a South African Navy officer, currently serving as Deputy Chief of Joint Operations Division as from 1 April 2016. He is the former Director of Naval Logistics.

Commodore James Dalgliesh (1891-1964) served as the Chief of the Seaward Defence Force, which later became the South African Navy.

Brigadier Hector Cyril Daniel was a South African military commander. He served in the Royal Air Force in World War I, becoming an ace with nine aerial victories, and joined the South African Air Force in 1923.

Commodore Frederick Dean (1900–1983) was a South African military commander.

Lieutenant General Christiaan Ludolph de Wet du Toit, was a South African military commander.

Vice Admiral Ronald Alvin Edwards (1923–2014) was a South African military commander.

Major-General Sybrand Abraham Engelbrecht was a South African military commander. He joined the South African Army in June 1936, and was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in January 1937. He attended an Ordnance Officers Course at the Royal Military College of Science from January 1939 to July 1939. He served in World War II in the Middle East.

David Haysom was a South African flying ace of World War II, credited with 6 'kills'.

Gerald John Le Mesurier was a South African flying ace of World War II, credited with 3 'kills'.

Brigadier General Chris Gildenhuys is a South African Army officer.

Douglas William Golding is a South African flying ace of World War II, credited with 3 'kills'.

Henry Patrick Lardner-Burke was a South African flying ace of World War II, credited with 7.5 'kills'.

Mosiwa Samuel Hlongwane is a South African Navy officer, serving as the current Chief of the Navy.

Maj Gen Deon Holtzhausen was a General Officer in the South African Army and General Officer Commanding the South African Army Artillery Formation. and later the Chief of Army Force Structure on the staff on the Chief of the Army.

Zibhebhu kaMaphitha Zulu (1841–1904) was a Zulu chief. After the defeat of the Zulu Kingdom by the British, he attempted to create his own independent kingdom. From 1883 to 1884, he fought the Zulu king Cetshwayo, inflicting a series of defeats on him.

Lieutenant-General James Kriel was a South African military commander. He joined the South African Air Force in 1959.

Laurence 'Laurie' Wilmot was a South African flying ace of World War II, credited with 4 'kills'.

Major General Gerald Malinga is a South African Air Force officer, currently serving as Deputy Chief of the Air Force. Born 18 May 1957 in Johannesburg, he attended school in Soweto and became a student activist while still in high school. In 1975 became a member of the Azanian People's Liberation Army.

Lieutenant-General Henry James "Kalfie" Martin was a South African military commander.

Lieutenant General Lawrence Mbatha is the current Chief of the South African Army. He was appointed to this position in April 2020, before being appointed Chief of the Army he was the General Officer Commanding of the South african National Defence Force training command and before that he was the 19th Commandant of the South African Military Academy.

General Georg Meiring was a South African military commander. He served as Chief of the Army (1990–93) and Chief of the South African National Defence Force (1993–98).

General Stephen Alexander Melville, was a South African Air Force officer. He commanded air force formations in East Africa, North Africa, Madagascar, and Italy during the Second World War, and rose to Air Chief of Staff (1954–56) and Commandant General of the South African Defence Force (1958–60).

Lieutenant General Derrick Mgwebi is a South African military commander, serving as Director of the Joint Operations Division.

Bubele Kitie Mhlana is a South African naval officer.

Rear Admiral George Mphafi is a South African Navy officer, serving as Chief Director Operations Development at the Joint Operations Division.

Lieutenant-General Nicolaas Nieuwoudt MBChB (1929–1989) was a South African military commander. A medical doctor, he joined the South African Air Force's medical branch in 1960, after five years private practise. He commanded the South African Medical Service, as Surgeon-General, from 1977 to 1988. The SAMS was upgraded to rank equally with the Army, Air Force, and Navy in 1979.

Major General Willis A. Nkosi was a South African Army officer. He served as General Officer Commanding (GOC) South African Army Engineer Formation. and finally as the Chief Director Army Force Structures from 1 March 2018 until his resignation in March 2020.

Major General Luvuyo Nobanda is a South African Army officer. He is the current Chief Director: Force Preparation and past General Officer Commanding (GOC) South African Army Engineer Formation.

Lieutenant General Reginald Otto was a South African military commander, who held the post of Chief of the South African Army.

Robin Pare was a South African flying ace of World War II, credited with 5 'kills'.

Sagaren Pillay is a retired South African Navy officer, who served as Chief Director: Maritime Strategy.

Lieutenant General Gilbert Lebeko Ramano is a South African military commander.

Marthinus Nikolaas Ras was a South African farmer, soldier, and gun-maker who is considered the father of South African Artillery.

Rear Admiral Philip Schöultz is a retired Rear Admiral in the South African Navy, who served as Flag Officer Fleet.

Nicolaas Jacobus Smit was a Boer general and politician. During the First Boer War, he led Boer force to victory during the Battle of Majuba Hill. He was elected Vice State President of the South African Republic after the elections of 1888 and he served until his death.

Lawrence Reginald Smith, SM, MMM, SAStC, is a General Officer in the South African Army. General Smith completed the South African Army Command and Staff Duties Course at the South African Army College, Pretoria over the period January 1994 until November 1995. Smith graduated from the US Army Command and General Staff College in Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1997 and the People's Liberation Army of China, National Defense College, Beijing, in 2008.

Lieutenant General Pierre Derksen Steyn is a retired South African Air Force officer who served as Chief of the Defence Staff and Secretary for Defence.

Hanno Teuteberg is a retired Rear Admiral in the South African Navy, formerly serving as the Deputy Chief of the Navy.

Lieutenant-General Sir Jacob Louis van Deventer KCB CMG DTD was a South African military commander.

Lieutenant General Jan van Loggerenberg is a former South African military commander, who held the post of Chief of the South African Air Force.

Lieutenant-General Jacobus Verster (1919–1981) was a South African military commander. He joined the South African Air Force in 1936, and served in World War II. He was Chief of the Air Force from 1967 to 1975.

Vice-Admiral Johan Charl Walters (1919–1993) was a former Chief of the South African Navy.

Rear Admiral Jaap Weideman was a South African Navy officer.

Brigadier Harold Willmott was a South African military commander.

Lindile Yam is the current SANDF Chief of staff and former Chief of the South African Army.

Zola Dabula is a South African military officer, serving as the Surgeon General of the South African Military Health Service.