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Union 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 3,870 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,040 SAP — South African Police 3,732 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 159 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,066 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
UDF 1912-07-01 – 1957-10-31 24,809 records

The Union Defence Force was established on 1 July 1912 under the South Africa Defence Act, 1912, after the Union of South Africa (1910). It brought together the colonial and Boer military forces of the Cape, Natal, Transvaal and Orange Free State. The UDF served in the First World War (including German South-West Africa, East Africa, and the Western Front) and the Second World War. It was replaced by the South African Defence Force on 1 November 1957.

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Date of Death
6439 Edmeades Ernest Richard Penvil E R P Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) South African Air Force 1945-06-07
6441 Edmond James Chalmers J C Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-04-12
6444 Edmonds Peter Craddick P C Corporal Natal Mounted Rifles 1942-06-07
6445 Edmonds Reginald Lewis R L Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-11
6446 Edmonstone Francis Nairne F N Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1944-08-14
6447 Edmonstone Robert Owen R O Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
6448 Edmunds Henry H Private 8th South African Infantry 1917-07-19
6449 Edmunds John Percival J P Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
6452 Edries Ismail I Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1946-04-14
6455 Edwardes Noel Frederick N F Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1942-08-21
6457 Edwards Alexander Drennan A D Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1941-08-31
6459 Edwards Arthur Oswald A O Private South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. 1917-07-21
6460 Edwards Arthur Travers A T Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-10-31
6461 Edwards Ardale Valentine Ernest A V E Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-20
6463 Edwards Bertie Clifford B C Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-09-13
6464 Edwards Chatepi C Lance Corporal Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-12-09
6465 Edwards Charles Henry C H Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-16
6466 Edwards Cecil King C K Corporal South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1917-04-23
6467 Edwards Francis Cecil F C Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-10-13
6468 Edwards Frederick Curtain F C Honorary Lieutenant 4th South African Infantry 1918-09-12
6473 Edwards George Gray G G Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-14
6474 Edwards Gordon Hilton G H Captain 112 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1945-07-26
6476 Edwards Harold H Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
6477 Edwards Harry H Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-15
6478 Edwards Henry Braham H B Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
6479 Edwards Herbert Frederick H F Private 8th South African Infantry 1916-06-17
6480 Edwards Harold Hughes H H Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-08
6482 Edwards John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-04-22
6483 Edwards John J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-10
6485 Edwards John Henry J H Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1942-01-07
6486 Edwards Louis L Private Cape Corps 1941-10-16
6487 Edwards Llewellyn Elijah L E Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1943-09-03
6488 Edwards Lawrence Lyon L L Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 21 Tunnelling Coy. 1944-05-21
6490 Edwards Norman N Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
6491 Edwards Percy Thomas P T Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-11
6492 Edwards Roger R Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 31 Flt 1941-12-22
6493 Edwards Ronald Ellis R E Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Gloucester 1941-05-22
6494 Edwards Richard George R G Air Mechanic 12 Squadron 1941-01-08
6495 Edwards Reginald Woodrow R W Corporal Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1942-11-15
6496 Edwards William W Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-11-30
6499 Edwards William Thomas W T Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1940-10-13
6500 Edwards William Thomas W T Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-08
6502 Edyvean Ernest John E J Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-28
6503 Edyvean Joseph Edward J E Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-28
6504 Egan Arthur A Private 1st South African Infantry Rhodesian Company 1918-03-26
6506 Egan Leo L Captain Q Service Corps (Corps) 1941-11-02
6507 Egan Patrick Desmond P D Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1942-07-18
6509 Egerton Thomas James T J Gunner South African Field Artillery 5th Bty. 1918-09-20
6510 Egginton Harry H Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-10-25
6511 Egnal Alec Human A H Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-07-17