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
7651	Freeman	Maurice	M	Conductor		Animal Transport	1916-12-30
7653	Freeman	Neville Austin	N A	Lieutenant		137 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.	1943-02-19
7654	Freeman	Patrick Thomas	P T	Private		4th Regt.	1916-07-11
7656	Freeman	Vincent Erskine	V E	Private	Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces	1st Bn.	1944-04-08
7658	Freemantle	John Donovan	J D	Gunner		1 Field Regt.	1942-06-20
7660	Freer	Clifton Henry	C H	Private	Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces		1944-06-28
7662	French	Edward John	E J	Private		6th Regt.	1916-08-10
7663	French	John	J	Lance Sergeant		4th Regt.	1916-07-16
7664	French		J V F	Lieutenant		21 Air School	1943-04-21
7666	Freshwater	Francis Charles Phillip Henry	F C P H	Private	Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces	1st Bn.	1942-06-07
7667	Freund	Elizabeth Marie	E M	Nursing Sister	South African Military Nursing Service		1918-05-04
7668	Frew	David Graham	D G	Flight Sergeant			1943-10-17
7669	Freyer	Carl Heinrich Peter	C H P	Lieutenant		62 Air School	1941-04-19
7670	Friar		F	Private			1946-08-05
7672	Frickie	Michel	M	Labourer		Remounts	1916-10-30
7673	Friclac	John	J	Private			1942-02-13
7674	Friday	Dudley Hammond St. Fina	D H S F	Bombardier		1 A.A. Regt.	1941-12-03
7675	Fridjhon	Maurice	M	Private		M.t.	1917-06-12
7676	Friedenthal	Michael Daniel	M D	Private		3rd Regt.	1916-08-02
7677	Friedlaender	Albert Herbert	A H	Corporal	South African Horse	4th	1916-10-25
7678	Friedland	Max	M	Lieutenant		24 Sqdn.	1944-05-07
7679	Friedlander	Cecil Arnold	C A	Able Seaman		H.M.S.A.S. Southern Floe	1941-02-11
7680	Friedman	Aubrey	A	Air Sergeant		21 Sqdn.	1941-11-20
7681	Friedman	Gabriel	G	Air Corporal			1945-08-13
7682	Friedman	George Wilfred	G W	Sergeant	Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces		1944-10-04
7683	Friedman	Nicholas Jean	N J	Private		M.t.	1920-07-05
30441	Friedmann	Isidor	I	Staff Sergeant		Air Force	1949-06-23
7684	Frielinghaus	Arthur John	A J	Lieutenant		1 A.A. Regt.	1942-06-15
7685	Friend	Charles Arthur	C A	Private		3rd Regt.	1916-08-30
7687	Friend	John Douglas	J D	Lieutenant		RAF Aqir	1944-01-29
7689	Friend	William Chapman	W C	Lieutenant	Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces	Myburg's Commando	1914-11-12
7692	Frieslaar	John	J	Private		30th Coy.	1918-06-29
40087	Frieslaar	Frederick	F	Labourer		7 Sqdn.	1915-06-02
7693	Fripp	Edward William Bernard	E W B	Second Lieutenant		21 Sqdn.	1941-09-27
30442	Frisby	Albert Garrett	A G	Lieutenant		2 Sqdn.	1951-06-22
7695	Fritchley	John Royal	J R	Sergeant		2nd Regt.	1918-03-21
7696	Fritz	Charlie	C	Native Corporal	South African Mounted Rifles	2nd Permanent Bty.	1920-06-10
7697	Fritz		J	Private			1947-06-25
7699	Fritz	Pieter De Jager	P D J	Lieutenant		2 Sqdn.	1941-05-07
7700	Fritz	Tommy	T	Private			1944-07-25
7701	Fritz	Thomas Watson	T W	Corporal			1942-09-09
7702	Fritz	William	W	Driver			1917-05-14
7703	Frolich	Fritz Hendrik	F H	Flight Sergeant		223 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.	1941-11-08
7704	Frolich	George	G	Captain		24 Sqdn.	1944-03-06
7705	Fromage	Pierre	P	Private	Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces		1945-04-16
7706	Froneman	Christoffel Senekal	C S	Corporal			1942-04-04
7708	Froneman	Nicholas Peter	N P	Private		4th Regt.	1916-07-16
30444	Froneman	Lawrence	L	Private	Transvaal Scottish	2 South African Infantry Battalion	1922-03-10
7709	Frooi	David	D	Donkey Driver			1917-03-28
7710	Frost	Arthur Valantine	A V	Driver		M.t.	1918-12-11