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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 3,384 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 1,251 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
8296 Goedhals Frederick Carel F C Sergeant 1943-07-09
8297 Goeieman A Private 1946-03-04
8298 Goeiman P Private 1941-12-09
8299 Goetsch Sydney Arthur S A Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 1944-09-27
8300 Goetz Henry Bosenberg H B Lieutenant Mounted Commandos De La Rey's Commando 1914-12-16
8304 Going Edward Bertram E B Private 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
8305 Gokela Sam S Donkey Driver 1917-02-15
8306 Golby Thomas Arthur T A Private 1st Regt. 1918-03-25
8307 Gold Dave D Private South African Horse 2nd 1918-01-15
8309 Gold Percy Clark P C Lance Corporal 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
8310 Gold William Ernest W E Lieutenant 10th Regt. 1917-04-06
8311 Goldberg Harry H Signaller 1942-05-10
8312 Goldberg Samuel S Sergeant Major M.t. 1918-12-02
8314 Goldby Walter Victor W V Lieutenant Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
8315 Golden Martin George M G Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-06-22
8316 Goldfoot Stephen S Lieutenant 12 Sqdn. 1941-12-12
8317 Goldie Alexander Wilson A W Lance Corporal 4th Regt. 1917-04-16
8319 Golding William George W G Corporal 1941-09-17
8321 Goldmann Gilbert G Warrant Officer Class I 30 Sqdn. 1944-12-26
8323 Goldschmidt Cyril Alfred C A Air Corporal 43 Sqdn. 1942-01-23
8325 Goldsmith Frederick Ronald F R Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1944-06-17
8328 Goldstein Lazar L Gunner 7/23 Medium Regt. 1944-10-30
8329 Goldstone Henry Benjamine H B Lieutenant 1941-05-31
8330 Goldstone Richard Francis R F Air Corporal 21 Sqdn. 1944-12-10
8331 Goldswain Ernest Christopher E C Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-10-09
8332 Goldsworthy Leycester Louis L L Lieutenant 12 Sqdn. 1943-04-05
8335 Goliath A Private 1947-02-08
8336 Goliath Jacob J Leader 1917-03-22
8337 Goliath Jacobus J Corporal 1944-09-19
8338 Goliath Jimmie J Private 1944-12-31
8339 Goliath Martinus M Native Driver South African Mounted Rifles 4th Permanent Bty. 1918-11-14
8341 Goliath S Private 1947-05-12
8342 Goliath Stoffel S Donkey Loader 1917-04-30
8345 Golombick Israel I Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1941-12-12
8346 Goltz Ernest Herman E H Private 5th Regt. 1920-09-14
8347 Gomba Berry B Driver 1918-08-12
8348 Gomtwana Mkohla M Driver 1916-12-11
8351 Gonsalves Manoel Aloysius M A Captain 1943-04-03
8352 Good Abel A Private 1944-12-19
8353 Good Arnold Herbert A H Private 7th Infantry (Kimberley Regiment) 1915-04-26
8354 Good Edward Alan E A Private 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
8355 Good John J Sergeant 2nd Regt. 1921-08-14
8356 Good Ralph R Lieutenant 15 Sqdn. 1945-04-18
8357 Good William Thomas W T Corporal 4th Regt. 1918-04-17
8358 Goodacre George Alfred G A Private 1st Regt. 1916-01-01
8359 Goodacre William Hewlett W H Private 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
8360 Goodale Thomas Britten T B Private 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
8361 Goodall Arthur Morton A M Lieutenant 6th Regt. 1916-03-21
8363 Goodall Harry Whitfield H W Private 1st Regt. 1916-12-08
8364 Goodchild Ernest George E G Private 10th Regt. 1916-05-29