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Union Defence Force

South African and related defence-force eras recorded on the roll. Police, Boer, and most foreign forces are left blank on a person record unless a catalogued Force is set (e.g. RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces).

COLONIAL — Colonial forces (pre-Union) 0 UDF — Union Defence Force 22,701 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,385 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 1,257 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 922 SAP — South African Police 1
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
8108 Gibson Craig C Corporal 1943-09-03
8109 Gibson Clement Roy C R Second Lieutenant 1944-03-14
8110 Gibson DONALD McGREGOR D M Private Pretoria Highlanders 1st Bn. 1940-08-16
8111 Gibson Ernest Stewart E S Sergeant 1918-12-09
8112 Gibson Edwin William E W Private 4th Regt. 1917-04-12
8114 Gibson GEORGE McNEIL G M Private 4th Regt. 1916-10-12
8115 Gibson George Samuel G S Private 4th Regt. 1918-10-09
8116 Gibson Henry A. (jackie) H A Lieutenant 25 Sqdn. 1944-01-15
8118 Gibson John J Private 4th Regt. 1918-07-06
8119 Gibson John J Private 1st Regt. 1918-10-23
8120 Gibson James Alfred J A Driver M.t. 1918-12-04
8121 Gibson John McGregor J M Able Seaman H.M.S. Adria 1944-02-10
8124 Gibson Peter S P S Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-05-10
8125 Gibson Robert R Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1944-06-07
8127 Gibson William W Private 4th Regt. 1916-10-21
8129 Gibson William Douglas Errol Pennefather W D E P Staff Sergeant 1945-12-29
30421 Gibson Lennox Stanley L S Corporal 2 Field Engineer Regiment 1948-11-03
8132 Giddey Claude Leslie C L Lance Corporal 4th Regt. 1916-10-31
8134 Giddy Walter W Lance Corporal 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
8138 Gidiah Ramiak R Private 3 M.T. Coy. 1941-05-20
8139 Gidja George G Pack Leader 1916-11-28
8140 Gidja Jim J Lance Corporal 1941-11-23
23035 Gidja William W Private 9th Coy. 1918-03-21
8141 Gidlana Joseph J Private 1919-01-12
8142 Gie Clifford R C R Air Apprentice 1940-08-11
8143 Gie Frederick William F W Private 1942-11-14
8144 Gielink Charles Henry C H Second Lieutenant 127 Sqdn. 1942-03-20
8145 Gielink Martin Herman M H Corporal 1945-06-10
8146 Giese Vernon Herbert V H Gunner 1 Field Regt. 1942-07-13
8147 Giessing Johannes L J L Lance Corporal Youth Training Brigade 1943-09-09
8148 Gifford Dudley Frederic D F Lieutenant 1944-11-09
8149 Gifford James Percival J P Private 1st Regt. 1918-03-21
8150 Gifford Leslie James L J Trooper South African Horse 8th 1916-09-07
8152 Gijima John J Private Medical Section 1917-02-21
8153 Gilau Cecil Carl Benjamin C C B Corporal South African Mounted Brigade 1st 1916-08-04
8155 Gilbert Andrew John A J Private 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-04-03
8156 Gilbert Edward William E W Private 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
8157 Gilbert George Amarth G A Corporal 1947-12-21
8158 Gilbert Gerald Osborne G O Private 2nd Regt. 1918-04-21
8159 Gilbert Hendrick H Private 1943-03-25
8160 Gilbert Harry Edward H E Private 1915-05-03
8161 Gilbert John Duncan J D Private 7th Regt. 1916-02-12
8162 Gilbert Philipus Martinus P M Signaller 3rd S.A. Bde. Sigs. 1942-01-30
8163 Gilbert Robert R Private 4th Regt. 1917-10-21
8164 Gilbert William Graham W G Sapper 12 Field Sqn. 1944-08-03
8165 Gilbert W P Private 1946-01-01
8166 Gilbride Charles Stewart C S Lieutenant H.M.S.A.S. Goede Hoop 1946-12-29
8167 Gilchrist John Adrian J A Trooper 2nd Armoured Car Coy. 1941-06-04
30423 Gilchrist Donald John D J Air Mechanic 5 Aatw 1953-09-12
8169 Giles Gowan Arbuthnot G A Captain 41 Sqdn. 1941-06-03