Union Defence Force

UDF 1912-07-01 – 1957-10-31 22,701 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
7327	Forbes	Phillip	P				1917-07-31
7329	Forbes	Robert Charles	R C	Captain		27 Road Constr. Coy.	1944-11-17
7330	Forbes	Roland David	R D	Private	Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces	1st	1942-01-03
7331	Forbes	Rex Duncan Alexander	R D A	Warrant Officer Class I		29 Sqdn.	1944-12-30
7332	Forbes	William Ivan	W I	Private			1917-05-03
7333	Forbes	William Samuel	W S	Trooper	South African Horse	4th	1916-05-22
7334	Forcioli	Joffre	J	Signaller			1943-02-21
7335	Ford	Albert Edward	A E	Corporal		Native Carrier Transport	1917-11-06
7337	Ford	Athol John Doe	A J D	Private		3rd Reconnaissance Bn.	1941-12-03
7338	Ford	Ernest	E	Lance Corporal			1942-12-13
7339	Ford	Eric Anthony Stransham	E A S	Private	South African Mounted Brigade	1st	1916-10-15
7340	Ford	Frank Edward	F E	Air Corporal			1945-07-08
7341	Ford	George Alexander	G A	Private		1st Regt.	1918-10-18
7342	Ford	Gilbert George	G G	Private			1918-10-31
7343	Ford	George William	G W	Sergeant			1941-08-04
7344	Ford	Henry Harding	H H	Private			1945-05-04
7346	Ford	Joseph	J	Private		2nd Regt.	1916-07-12
7347	Ford	John W	J W	Air Mechanic		1 Sqdn.	1941-10-15
7348	Ford	Michael Stransham	M S	Lieutenant		74 Operational Training Unit RAF	1943-05-04
7349	Ford	Norman Soames	N S	Lieutenant		2 Sqdn.	1942-05-27
7350	Ford	Robert Henry Herman	R H H	Flight Sergeant			1945-07-08
7351	Ford	Richard Mayne	R M	Private	South African Horse	9th	1917-02-24
7352	Ford	Samuel John	S J	Private		4th Regt.	1918-10-08
7353	Ford	Thomas Arthur	T A	Sergeant		5th Bn.	1917-02-21
7355	Forder	Henry Cecil	H C	Sapper		3 Field Coy.	1942-10-24
7356	Forder	Michael Arderne	M A	Captain		2 Field Regt.	1942-07-04
7357	Forder	William George Symons	W G S	Second Lieutenant		4th Regt.	1917-09-22
30341	Fordham	Eric Lionel	E L	Air Sergeant		5 Sqdn.	1955-06-18
7358	Forgan	James Middleton	J M	Private		4th Regt.	1918-03-24
7362	Formund	Maurice (mossy)	M	Private		5th Regt.	1918-12-13
7363	Forrest	John	J	Air Sergeant			1945-01-25
7364	Forrest	John William	J W	Lieutenant		15 Sqdn.	1943-12-12
7367	Forrest	Victor Julian	V J	Private		2nd Regt.	1917-04-12
7368	Forrest	William John Phillip	W J P	Private		2nd Regt.	1916-09-10
7371	Forrester	Charles Henry	C H	Air Mechanic			1941-10-28
7372	Forrester	Geoffrey Benjamin	G B	Second Lieutenant	South African Intelligence Corps		1941-05-10
7374	Forrester	John Matheson	J M	Lieutenant		2nd Regt.	1916-10-12
7375	Forrester	Ronald Eric Justin	R E J	Private	Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces	3rd Bn.	1941-11-22
7376	Forrester	Stanley Robert Ellis	S R E	Lieutenant		14 Sqdn.	1941-05-25
7377	Forsbrook	Charles Henry Upton	C H U	Private		2nd Regt.	1916-12-22
7379	Forsyth	James	J	Private		2nd Regt.	1917-09-20
7380	Forsyth	John E	J E	Sergeant		24 Sqdn.	1942-07-31
7381	Forsyth	Lionel Chambers	L C	Lieutenant		31 Sqdn.	1944-06-03
7382	Forsyth	William Henry	W H	Private		2nd Regt.	1918-01-02
7384	Forsyth-Ingram	John Leonard	J L	Private		2nd Regt.	1918-04-11
7385	Fortain	William Mathew	W M	Private			1942-06-14
7386	Fortein	Johannes	J	Private			1943-10-26
7387	Forth	Willie Vaughan	W V	Second Lieutenant		2nd Regt.	1917-04-12
7388	Fortmann	Heinrich Christof Johannes	H C J	Air Mechanic		23 Sqdn.	1945-04-04
7389	Fortuin		A	Private			1942-02-17