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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
8365 Goodchild Samuel George S G Private 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
8366 Gooden Andrew A Private 1943-08-11
8367 Gooden Colin Spry C S Pupil Pilot 23 Air School 1941-11-20
8368 Goodes Robert Eccles R E Corporal 1917-04-22
8369 Goodeve Jack Stanbrook J S Sergeant 1 Field Regt. 1942-07-13
8371 Gooding Henry Cecil H C Private 2nd Regt. 1916-10-20
8373 Gooding John Harry J H Private 4th Regt. 1916-07-16
8377 Goodman Max M Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-24
8378 Goodman Petrus P Leader 1916-12-15
8379 Goodman PHANYA or PHUNYA P Donkey Leader East African Expeditionary Force 1916-12-06
8380 Goodman R Private 1946-04-06
8381 Goodman Willie W Private 9th Regt. 1917-04-26
40045 Goodman John J Driver South African Labour Corps Transport and Remounts 1915-10-31
8382 Goodreau George Henry G H Bugler South African Rifles 2nd 1915-11-10
8383 Goodrick Harold H Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. 1919-11-05
8384 Goodrum Alfred William A W Private 3rd Regt. 1917-09-21
8387 Goodwill William Carlyle W C Private 7th Regt. 1916-02-12
8388 Goodwin Bransby William B W Lieutenant 3rd Regt. 1918-04-30
8390 Goodwin Herbert H Sergeant 3rd Regt. 1917-09-28
8391 Goodwin John Edward Michael J E M Second Lieutenant 12 Sqdn. 1941-08-21
8392 Goodwin P Private 1944-01-02
8394 Goodwin Thomas Augustine T A Private South African Irish 1st 1941-11-23
8397 Gooieman W Private 1941-11-20
8398 Goolden John Richard J R Captain 1945-02-07
8399 Goose Frank Alexander F A Private 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
8400 Goose William George W G Air Mechanic 5 Sqdn. 1944-12-26
8401 Goosen Daniel Jacobus D J Sergeant 1942-11-23
8402 Goosen Francis Cecil F C Private South African Div. Signal Coy. 1918-10-16
8403 Goosen Jacobus Alwyn J A Air Mechanic 53 A.A. Regiment 1942-09-24
8404 Goosen J F Trooper 6th Armoured Car Regt. 1941-11-22
8405 Goosen Johannes Petrus Theodores J P T Private Camp Commandants Staff Roberts Heights 1918-11-03
8406 Goosen Nicolas Johannes N J Conductor Animal Transport 1918-10-18
8407 Gopane David D Private 1942-01-28
8408 Goqa Nduna N Private 1942-06-13
8409 Goqo Elphas E Private 1945-08-19
8410 Goqo Mingleton M Private 1944-07-15
8411 Gordon Alexander A Private 4th Regt. 1918-07-19
8413 Gordon C A Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 1942-01-02
8415 Gordon Charles Cornack C C Second Lieutenant 24 Sqdn. 1941-06-14
8416 Gordon Douglas Drummond D D Lieutenant 34 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 1944-08-21
8418 Gordon Edward Ian Drummond E I D Lieutenant Colonel South African Staff Corps 1942-07-04
8419 Gordon Frank D F D Private 1942-12-18
8420 Gordon Frank Leslie F L Sapper 1st Special Engineer Section 1918-05-29
8421 Gordon Frank Wiseman F W Lance Corporal 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
8423 Gordon Hugh Francis H F Corporal 4th Regt. 1916-07-10
8425 Gordon Ian Alexander I A Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-02-22
8426 Gordon Ian Hamish Mohr I H M Second Lieutenant 13 Sqdn. 1940-04-19
8428 Gordon John F J F Private South African Irish 1st Bn. 1941-12-09
8429 Gordon Lionel S L S Air Mechanic 1944-05-25
8430 Gordon Morris M Private 1942-06-29