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*[http://www.national.archives.gov.za/services_to_the_public.htm#research National Archives of South Africa: Research]
**All birth, marriage and death certificates as well as immigration, naturalization and name change records are kept at the [http://www.dha.gov.za Department of Home Affairs]. From other links in this section, there does not appear to be an easy way to obtain copies of records from Department of Home Affairs.
:'''Update''' October 2022. A [http://samilitaryhistory.org/mussocco.html website page] of The South African Military History Society gives the contact email for the National Archives of South Africa as <nowiki>Archives@dac.gov.za</nowiki>
*Information about [https://web.archive.org/web/20191229030028/http://www.archivalplatform.org:80/registry/entry/documentation_centre_department_of_defence_force_archives Documentation Centre (Department of Defence Force Archives)] which holds military records, including personnel records. archivalplatform.org, now archived. '''Note''', contact details have changed as follows:
:'''Update''': July 2018. Email address has changed to '''<nowiki>archive@dod.mil.za</nowiki>''' and other contact details have also changed.<ref> Chris_Baker. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/262976-south-african-service-papers-ww1/?do=findComment&comment=2666411 South African Service papers WW1] ''Great War Forum'' 27 July 2018. Earlier posts mention a researcher. Retrieved 28 July 2018.</ref>
:'''Further update''' October 2022. A researcher reported that his email had bounced, [although this is still the address recorded on the website page from the South African Military History Society, see immediately above], and another researcher reported that he may have used the email <nowiki>archives@dac.gov.za</nowiki> (the SA National Archives address). <ref>RussT [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/249837-service-records-of-south-african-troops/?do=findComment&comment=3152289 Service Records of South African Troops] ''Great War Forum'' 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.</ref>
*[http://www.southafricawargraves.org South Africa War Graves Project] The goal of the South Africa War Graves Project is to archive photographs of every single South African & Rhodesian war grave located in countries worldwide, from the 2nd Anglo-Boer War onwards, including WW1 and WW2. Currently a work in progress. Includes a database to Search.
*[http://www.1820settlers.com/index.html 1820 Settlers to South Africa]' The website includes transcriptions of Baptisms, Marriages and Cape Civil Death indices from records held on [[IGI|FamilySearch]] and links to a website “Records and Resources”*[http://samilitaryhistory.org The South African Military History Society: Die Suid-Afrikaanse Krygshistoriese Vereniging]. Includes links to online ''Journals'' and other links such as "South African Bookdealers who specialise in Military Subjects", and "South African Museums and Societies".
*[https://www.johngrenham.com/records/irishabroad_full.php?country=South%20Africa Bibliography: The Irish in South Africa] ''Irish Ancestors''. This site allows "five free page-views".
