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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
7628 FREDERICK or FREDERICKS John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1915-05-08
6860 Fabian Thomas William T W Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-10-18
6861 Fabing Peter P Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-02-05
6863 Facer Aubrey William Sullivan A W S Lieutenant 5 Squadron 1944-05-05
6864 Facoline F Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1945-09-11
6865 Fagan Kenneth Lowell K L Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1944-12-14
6866 Fagodien Gamet G Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1945-01-07
6867 Fahrenfort L N Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1947-01-11
6868 Faiers George Erith G E Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 1944-01-21
6870 Fair William Robert W R Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st African Field Amb. 1917-09-24
6871 Fairbairn Francis Standerwick F S Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. 1918-05-10
6872 Fairbairn Lindley Gordon Greville L G G Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-14
6873 Fairbairn William Louis W L Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-23
6874 Fairlamb Wilfred W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
6875 Fairley Alexander Edwin A E Sub-Lieutenant South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Southern Floe 1941-02-11
6876 Fairweather Alexander A Major Regiment President Steyn 1942-07-03
6877 Fairweather Charles James C J Sergeant 8th South African Infantry 1917-07-19
6878 Fairweather Herbert William H W Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-12
6880 Fairweather JAMES McINTYRE J M Lieutenant Colonel South African Motor Cyclist Corps (Corps) 1917-02-18
6881 Fairweather Keith K Lieutenant 178 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-08-15
6885 Fakir Imaran I Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-12-15
6886 Faku John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-07-09
6887 Falalana Philip P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 3rd Bn. 1917-04-06
6889 Falcke Roy Dennis R D Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-22
6891 Falconer David Fern D F Warrant Officer Class II South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment 1942-06-11
6892 Falconer William Moir W M Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 82 Workshops and Park Coy. 1945-08-14
6893 Falele Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-04-13
6894 Falk Werner W Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-11-02
6896 Fallet Edward George E G Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 7 Army Sig. Coy. 1944-11-29
6897 Faltein Niklas (nicholas) N Private Cape Corps 1942-10-24
6898 Faltein Nicholas N Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-15
6899 Faltenjiva Wilson W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-04-09
6900 Fani Henry H Donkey Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-05-27
6902 Fanna Jacob J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-08
6903 Fanner Daniel Raynes D R Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-12
6904 Fanning Arthur Leonard A L Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-07-19
6906 Faragher J V Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-01-17
6907 Farake Zwaartbooi Z Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-09-07
6908 Farasani W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-04-05
6909 Faria Charles Walter C W Private Cape Cycle Corps (Corps) 1921-01-11
6911 Farish John Alexander J A Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-15
6912 Farman Charles Samuel C S Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
6914 Farmar Ralph Jasper Newell R J N Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-12-12
6915 Farmer George Alexander G A Trooper South African Horse 1st 1916-05-09
6916 Farmer Jacobus J Private Cape Corps 1943-02-15
6917 Farmer Paul Douglas P D Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
6918 Farnham Raymond James Francois R J F Staff Sergeant Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1943-01-07
6919 Faro Abraham A Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1943-08-16
6921 Faros Pietrus P Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-08
6922 Farquhar David Arthur D A Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 76 Operational Training Unit RAF 1945-01-15