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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
6747 Esau Abram A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-12-30
6748 Esau Carel C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-17
6749 Esau Dial D Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-01
6750 Esau Ephraim E Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-06-03
6751 Esau Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-05-13
6752 Esau John J Private Cape Corps 1943-08-03
6753 Esau Osiah O Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-07-22
40781 Esau Carel Phillipus C P Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) Keep Protection 1918-10-20
30266 Escort Johnnie J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1923-02-05
6755 Espach Arend Jacobus A J Corporal Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-23
6756 Espach Abraham Jacobus A J Sergeant Mounted Commandos Potchefstroom Commando 1915-08-22
6757 Espey Thomas T Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1918-01-07
6758 Essery Arthur Conrad A C Sergeant 24 Squadron 1942-07-23
6759 Essery Louis Vivian L V Lieutenant 34 Squadron 1944-07-26
6760 Esson Charles C Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment 1918-07-10
6761 Esson J G Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1941-05-05
6762 Esson Robert R Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 2nd South African Field Amb. 1916-05-18
6763 Esson William Alexander Scott W A S Sergeant First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-05-07
6764 Esterhuizen Andrew A Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-16
6765 Esterhuizen Andries Petrus Jacobus A P J Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 11th Armoured Car Coy. 1942-05-31
6766 Esterhuizen Cornelius A C A Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1941-05-19
6767 Esterhuizen Frank Albert F A Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-20
6768 Esterhuizen Johannes J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-10
6769 Esterhuizen Josias J Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-12
6770 Esterhuizen Jozua J Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) 1940-04-02
6771 Esterhuizen Jan Christoffel J C Burgher Mounted Commandos Philipolis Commando 1914-11-12
6772 Esterhuizen John Christian J C Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-10
6773 Esterhuizen Jasper Erasmus Jacobus J E J Private South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1942-11-28
6774 Esterhuizen Jacobus Pieter J P Private Cape Corps 1942-06-20
6775 Esterhuizen Rudolph Marthinus R M Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-10-29
6776 Esterhuizen W S Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1941-01-31
30269 Esterhuizen Servaas Huiser S H Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1926-06-23
30270 Esterman Morris M Mechanic South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1922-12-01
6778 Estermann Aeron A Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
6779 Estill Douglas D Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-16
6780 Etea Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section 1917-02-21
6781 Etellin Louis Victor L V Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Anti-Tank Regiment 1942-07-16
6784 Etheredge Reginald Victor Sprules R V S Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1944-07-20
6785 Etheredge Wilfred George Sprules W G S Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1916-07-09
6786 Etsebeth Andries Abraham A A Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-04-15
6787 Etsebeth Jacobus J Sergeant Mounted Commandos Kalahari Horse 1915-04-15
43391 Etsebeth Charl Christoffel C C Private South African Permanent Force South African European Auxiliary Services 1954-08-10
6788 Eunson Charles C Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-05
6789 Euselen William W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-11
6790 Euvrard G B Private Rand Light Infantry 1941-04-03
6791 Eva Cecil John C J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-07-07
6792 Eva Milton George M G Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-10-18
6793 Evans Alexander A Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Field Bty. 1941-08-04
6794 Evans Arthur William A W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1943-03-29
6795 Evans Colin Campbell C C Captain South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1944-06-16