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
7976	Geisler		J	Leading Seaman		H.M.S. Cornwall	1947-11-16
7977	Gelaut	September	S	Mule Driver			1917-02-06
7978	Geldard	Cornelius Cecil	C C	Lieutenant		601 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.	1944-03-30
7979	Geldenhuis	Frederick Johannes	F J	Corporal	Camp Commandants Staff	Roberts Heights	1917-08-03
7980	Geldenhuys	Barend Petrus	B P	Rifleman	South African Mounted Rifles	Medical Section	1918-10-31
7981	Geldenhuys	Barend P N	B P N	Lance Corporal			1943-12-16
7982	Geldenhuys	Elias Jacobus	E J	Captain	Mounted Commandos	Geyser's Commando	1914-11-08
7983	Geldenhuys	Gert Botha	G B	Private	Regiment Botha	2nd	1941-12-09
7984	Geldenhuys	Gysbert Jacobus	G J	Warrant Officer Class II		15 Sqdn.	1945-01-30
7985	Geldenhuys	Harry	H	Private		1st Regt.	1918-04-10
7986	Geldenhuys	Hendrik Jacobus	H J	Rifleman	South African Mounted Rifles	1st Regt.	1918-10-25
7987	Geldenhuys	Jacobus Anthonie	J A	Driver		M.t.	1917-05-16
7988	Geldenhuys	Jacobus Nicolaas	J N	Private	Regiment President Steyn		1942-09-30
7989	Geldenhuys	Josias Nicolaas	J N	Warrant Officer		34 Sqdn.	1945-03-25
7990	Geldenhuys	Jacobus N B	J N B	Sapper		10 Field Coy.	1942-08-01
7991	Geldenhuys	Michael Daniel	M D	Private	South African Pioneers		1918-12-09
7992	Geldenhuys	Nicolaas	N	Private		45 Adv. Base Workshop	1945-07-06
7993	Geldenhuys	Peter Arnold	P A	Private		4th Regt.	1918-04-30
7994	Geldenhuys	Pieter A	P A	Sapper			1942-01-13
7995	Geldenhuys	Petrus Johannes	P J	Private	1st Reserve Brigade		1945-06-05
7996	Geldenhuys		P V C	Private			1944-04-15
7997	Geldenhuys	Theunis Gerhardus	T G	Private	Special Service Battalion		1940-12-24
8000	Gelderbloom	Christian	C	Private			1944-07-21
8001	Gellatly	George Stuart	G S	Private	South African Horse	9th	1916-09-07
8002	Gem	William	W	Captain			1916-02-29
8003	Gemmell	David	D	Captain		4th Regt.	1917-09-21
8004	Gemmell	Grace Craig	G C	Sergeant			1947-04-07
8006	Genade		C	Private			1947-08-21
8008	Genis	Gerard	G	Lieutenant		24 Sqdn.	1941-12-10
8009	Genkoe	Moses	M	Ox Leader			1917-04-11
8012	Gentry	Arthur	A	Private			1942-10-23
8014	Geoghagan	William Murphy	W M	Private			1917-12-30
8034	Geoghegan	Arthur Dudgeon	A	Private		2nd Regt.	1916-07-09
8016	George	Albert Arthur	A A	Sergeant			1945-04-23
8019	George	David	D	Private			1943-02-20
8020	George	Dirk	D	Private			1944-02-02
8021	George	Elias	E	Private		1st Regt.	1916-10-18
8022	George	Henry	H	Labourer			1918-11-10
8023	George	John William	J W	Second Lieutenant			1945-02-15
8024	George	Kenneth Edward Francis	K E F	Lieutenant		9 Sqdn.	1944-12-04
8025	George	Leslie Lawrence	L L	Lieutenant			1944-09-08
8026	George	Pompe	P	Labourer		Railway Section	1917-04-12
8027	George	Stanley	S	Private	Natal Mounted Rifles		1942-10-23
8028	George	William Pearce	W P	Private		1st Regt.	1918-07-19
8029	George			Labourer		Transport and Remounts	1915-06-10
8033	Georgeson	Alexander	A	Private	Royal Natal Carbineers	1st	1942-10-25
8035	Geraghty	Cyril Phillip	C P	Private		2nd Regt.	1916-07-15
8036	Geraghty	Herbert Charles	H C	Able Seaman		H.M.S. Gloucester	1941-05-22
8037	Gerald	Herbert	H	Driver		M.t.	1917-11-27
8038	Gerardy	Ronald	R	Gunner		1 Anti-Tank Regt.	1942-10-14