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
7783	Furstenburg	Jan Pieter	J P	Captain		24 Sqdn.	1942-08-30
7786	Futhane	Joseph	J	Private			1945-04-14
7787	Futter	Aubrey Christopher	A C	Lieutenant		4 Sqdn.	1943-04-30
7789	Futter	Benjamin Philip	B P	Private			1944-06-26
7790	Fuzani	Kleinbooi	K	Private			1945-03-04
7791	Fyfe	James Sneddon	J S	Private		3rd Regt.	1916-07-13
7792	Fynn	Bernard Cotrell Holmes	B C H	Driver		M.t.	1918-12-20
7794	Fynn	Dudley Beresford Hoole	D B H	Private		3rd Regt.	1916-07-16
7795	Fynn	Hedley Sutcliffe	H S	Lance Corporal		3rd Regt.	1917-09-20
7797	Fynn	Louis Neville	L N	Private		1st Regt.	1918-11-02
7800	Fyrth	William Harold	W H	Corporal		Transport and Remounts	1916-02-04
8135	GIDE or GIDI	Willie	W	Ox Driver			1917-06-03
8490	GOUWS or JOHAS	AARON or JAN	A	Labourer		South African Service Corps	1917-02-03
8903	GUNENI or KUNENE	Charlie	C	Private		5th Bn.	1917-02-21
8935	GWEBANI or GWETANI	Sara	S	Labourer			1916-07-07
7802	Gab	William	W	Private			1943-09-04
7803	Gabaza	William	W	Private		Medical Section	1917-02-21
7806	Gabutloeloe	Lucas	L	Private		5th Bn.	1917-02-21
7807	Gaches	Vernon Peed	V P	Private		3rd Regt.	1917-09-21
7808	Gadini	Jim	J	Labourer		Railway Section	1917-04-10
7809	Gafanowitz	Philip	P	Private	Rand Light Infantry	1st	1942-07-26
7810	Gaffney	Arthur Stanley	A S	Private			1945-08-10
7811	Gage	Harold Edward	H E	Private		4th Regt.	1918-10-08
7812	Gage	William John	W J	Private		4th Regt.	1917-04-09
7813	Gaika	William Fred	W F	Sergeant			1942-12-06
7817	Gaisford	Charles Cecil	C C	Private		1st Regt.	1918-04-10
7818	Gaisford	NORMAN McNAB	N M	Lance Corporal		4th Regt.	1916-07-16
7819	Galabone	James	J	Labourer		British East African Exp. Force	1916-09-25
7820	Galane	Joseph	J	Private			1943-01-13
7821	Galant	Adam	A	Private			1941-12-09
40089	Galant	Henry	H	Driver		4th Battalion	1915-01-09
7822	Galaxana	Nuko	N	Private			1917-06-05
7824	Gale	William Allan	W A	Lieutenant		245 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.	1944-08-17
7825	Galegatwe	Joseph D	J D	Private			1942-06-21
7827	Gallagher		T E	Private			1940-12-17
7829	Gallant	Arend	A	Private			1945-10-07
7830	Gallant	Carl	C	Private			1944-05-10
7831	Gallant	John	J	Lance Corporal			1943-12-27
7832	Gallant	Peter Charles	P C	Lance Corporal			1942-10-14
7835	Gallie	Allan	A	Lance Corporal		7th Regt.	1916-03-11
7836	Gallimore	Lionel French	L F	Major	Royal Natal Carbineers	1st Bn.	1945-02-28
7837	Gallon	Victor Augustus	V A	Sergeant		41 Sqdn.	1943-06-25
7840	Galloway	John Bell	J B	Private		1st Regt.	1916-04-04
7841	Galloway	Roland	R	Private		2nd Regt.	1918-03-24
7842	Galloway	Stephen Ronald	S R	Air Sergeant		12 Sqdn.	1941-12-19
7843	Galpin	Rowland Henry	R H	Private	Mounted Commandos	Graaff-Reinet Commando	1914-11-26
7844	Game	Walter	W	Pupil Pilot		6 Air School	1943-01-19
7845	Gammon	Harry	H	Corporal	South African Mounted Rifles	5th Regt.	1918-10-14
7848	Ganda	Samuel	S	Private			1944-03-30
7849	Gandy	John C	J C	Sergeant			1942-11-16