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Union Defence Force

South African and related defence-force eras recorded on the roll. Police, Rhodesian, Boer, and most foreign forces are left blank on a person record.

COLONIAL — Colonial forces (pre-Union) 0 UDF — Union Defence Force 22,701 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,384 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 922 SAP — South African Police 1
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
7579 Frans Jacobus J Private 1942-05-31
7580 Frans Jan J Mule Driver 1917-10-19
7581 Frans Johannes J Donkey Driver 1917-04-07
7582 Frans Stephanus S Private 1941-12-09
40086 Frans France G E Labourer 7 Sqdn. 1915-09-14
7584 Fransman Jafta W J W Private 1944-05-10
7585 Franzsen Norman N Private South African Mounted Rifles Depot Staff 1914-12-16
7586 Franzsen Duke Louis D L Corporal 12th Regt. 1916-06-25
7588 Franzsen Harald Haarfager H H Private 2nd Regt. 1918-10-16
7589 Frara Maurice M Sapper 12 Field Sqn. 1945-04-16
7591 Fraser Clement James C J Private 3rd Regt. 1916-08-01
7593 Fraser David D Private 3rd Regt. 1917-04-09
7594 Fraser Donald D Private 3rd Regt. 1916-08-01
7595 Fraser Donald D Lance Corporal 4th Regt. 1917-02-26
7596 Fraser Donald Mitchell D M Trooper Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st 1943-06-27
7599 Fraser Eric Spence E S Sub-Lieutenant H.m.m.t.b. 29 1942-10-06
7600 Fraser Henry H Lieutenant 1944-10-10
7601 Fraser John J Private 1st Regt. 1916-07-19
7602 Fraser John J Sergeant 4th Regt. 1917-04-12
7603 Fraser John Allister J A Lance Corporal 4th Regt. 1918-03-22
7604 Fraser James Earle French J E F Private 2nd Regt. 1917-12-22
7606 Fraser James Robert J R Sergeant M.t. 1918-07-04
7607 Fraser Kenneth Andrew K A Pupil Pilot 21 Air School 1941-12-16
7609 Fraser Nicholas N Donkey Loader 1917-03-17
7611 Fraser Roderick James R J Private 2nd Regt. 1918-03-21
7612 Fraser Robert Malcolm R M Private 2nd Regt. 1918-10-17
7613 Fraser Roderick Malcolm R M Second Lieutenant 41 Air School 1942-11-20
7615 Fraser William W Private 1st Regt. 1917-04-13
7616 Fraser William W Private 3rd Regt. 1918-10-09
30392 Fraser John Lamb J L Signaller HMSAS Natal 1949-01-17
7619 Fratter Richard R Private 3rd Regt. 1917-12-30
7620 Fray Charles Henry C H Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st 1942-07-27
7621 Fray James J Private 1942-01-19
7622 Fray Nicolas N Private 1945-02-02
7624 Frazer Robert R Corporal Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Support Company 1941-07-01
7629 Fredericks Abraham A Private 30th Coy. 1918-07-04
7630 Fredericks Adam A Private 1944-06-23
7632 Fredericks A J Corporal 1945-06-12
7633 Fredericks H J Corporal 1945-05-15
7634 Fredericks J Private 1945-09-22
7635 Fredericks Jacobus J Private 1943-05-20
7639 Fredericks William W Driver 1917-07-16
7641 Freedman Benny B Private 2nd Regt. 1917-12-08
7643 Freedman Philip P Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces 1942-06-20
7644 Freeks Jacob J Private 1945-03-04
7645 Freel Walter W Air Sergeant 15 Sqdn. 1945-01-10
7646 Freeman Addie Ronald A R Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1945-07-02
7647 Freeman Arthur Tiller A T Private 3rd Regt. 1917-04-09
7648 Freeman E Private 1941-04-22
7650 Freeman Isaac Reuben I R Private 1st Regt. 1916-09-15