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
8039	Gerber	George William	G W	Trooper	Prince Alfred's Guard		1945-11-16
8040	Gerber	Isiaih Reuben	I R	Sapper		3 Field Coy.	1942-10-24
8041	Gerber	Jacobus Johannes	J J	Staff Sergeant			1943-09-20
8042	Gerber	Mathys Johannes	M J	Private			1940-08-11
41649	Gerber	Hendrik Johannes	H J	Leading Air Mechanic		1 Air Depot	1955-02-27
8046	Gericke	Jacobus Stephanus	J S	Lieutenant		Armed Forces HQ	1947-04-17
8047	Geringer	Gert Frederick	G F	Air Mechanic			1946-09-22
8048	German	William Eric Shirres	W E S	Sapper		21 Field Coy.	1945-05-01
8050	Gerrand	Brian McDerment	B M	Air Sergeant		12 Sqdn.	1941-08-21
8052	Gerrard	Richard	R	Private		3rd Regt.	1918-07-04
8053	Gerrins	Henry	H	Equine Driver			1917-10-02
8054	Gerryts	Matthys Michael	M M	Flight Sergeant			1944-12-18
8055	Gerson	Michael	M	Flight Sergeant		76 Operational Training Unit RAF	1945-03-29
8057	Gertse	Booi	B	Private			1944-10-30
8060	Gervais	Achullies Theodore	A T	Private	Prince Alfred's Guard		1940-12-06
8061	Gervel	Antonie	A	Private		82 Workshops and Park Coy.	1942-06-26
8062	Gesundheit	Bertram Victor	B V	Lieutenant		31 Sqdn.	1944-07-26
8063	Geswind	Edward	E	Private			1942-03-19
8064	Geswindt	Nicholas	N	Private			1942-05-19
8065	Gets	Francis	F	Warrant Officer Class I			1945-09-07
8066	Gettliffe	Stephen Leslie	S L	Lance Corporal	Transvaal Scottish	1st Bn.	1941-01-27
8067	Geustyn	Pieter Johannes	P J	Gunner			1941-10-26
8068	Geyer	Albert William	A W	Air Sergeant		72 Operational Training Unit RAF	1942-07-04
8073	Geyser	Bernardus Lambertus	B L	Driver		M.t.	1920-02-22
8074	Geyser	Johannes Jacobus Stephanus	J J S	Second Lieutenant		26 Air School	1942-08-02
8075	Geyser	Petro Giovanni	P G	Sergeant		7 Field Regt.	1942-07-03
8076	Geyser	Stefanus Lodewicus	S L	Warrant Officer Class II		50 Sqdn.	1940-08-04
8077	Geza	Charlie	C	Private		26th Bn.	1918-01-01
8078	Geza	Robert	R	Driver			1917-06-28
8079	Gezana	Jackson	J	Private			1945-05-03
8080	Gezane	Jan	J	Private			1942-04-10
8081	Gezane	Johannes	J	Private			1942-01-04
8082	Gezane	Piet	P	Private			1945-03-03
8083	Gezane-Jabalada	Samuel	S	Private			1942-12-23
8084	Ghei	Gert	G	Driver			1917-04-14
8085	Ghey	Hearsey Edwin	H E	Private		7th Regt.	1917-08-04
8089	Gibb	Adolphus Bryant	A B	Private		2nd Regt.	1917-04-12
8090	Gibb	Archibald Louis	A L	Private		2nd Regt.	1918-04-11
8091	Gibb	George	G	Private		1st Regt.	1917-09-20
8092	Gibb	Victor John Benjamin	V J B	Private		2nd Regt.	1917-04-12
8093	Gibbens	James William	J W	Sergeant	First City/Cape Town Highlanders		1944-07-17
8095	Gibbon	Kenneth Sinclair	K S	Private		3rd Regt.	1916-07-25
8096	Gibbon	Thomas Blair	T B	Private		6th Regt.	1916-08-01
8098	Gibbons	John Robert	J R	Flight Sergeant		21 Sqdn.	1943-01-14
8100	Gibbons	William Edward	W E	Private		4th Regt.	1918-06-03
8101	Gibbs	Alfred Jabez	A J	Sergeant		1st Regt.	1918-10-25
8102	Gibbs	Albert St. Francis	A S F	Private		4th Regt.	1916-12-08
8104	Gibbs	Edward Ruben	E R	Sergeant			1944-08-27
8105	Gibbs	Herbert Charles	H C	Private		1st Regt.	1918-10-18
8107	Gibson	Alexander	A	Conductor		Transport and Remounts	1919-04-22