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Union Defence Force

South African and related defence-force eras recorded on the roll. SAP, SAPS, and SWAPOL are tagged as Forces. Merchant navy and civilian war-dead are left blank. Foreign and Boer units are tagged when the regiment name is unambiguous (e.g. Australian Field Artillery → AUS).

BOER — Boer forces 5,172 COLONIAL — Colonial forces (pre-Union) 405 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,809 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,870 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,040 SAP — South African Police 3,732 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 159 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,066 CAN — Canadian forces 58 NZ — New Zealand forces 43 IND — Indian forces 36 IDF — Israeli Defence Forces 81 US — United States forces 7 GER — German forces 4
UDF 1912-07-01 – 1957-10-31 24,809 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
7648 Freeman E Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-04-22
7650 Freeman Isaac Reuben I R Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-09-15
7651 Freeman Maurice M Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport 1916-12-30
7653 Freeman Neville Austin N A Lieutenant 137 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1943-02-19
7654 Freeman Patrick Thomas P T Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-11
7655 Freeman Sydney Algernon Sey S A S Second Lieutenant 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-14
7656 Freeman Vincent Erskine V E Private Rand Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1944-04-08
30436 Freeman James Leander J L Private Transvaal Scottish Armoured Corps 1922-03-10
7658 Freemantle John Donovan J D Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Field Regiment 1942-06-20
7660 Freer Clifton Henry C H Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-06-28
7662 French Edward John E J Private 6th South African Infantry Machine Gun Section 1916-08-10
7663 French John J Lance Sergeant 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-16
7664 French J V F Lieutenant 21 Air School 1943-04-21
30438 French Robert Bale R B Sergeant Natal Field Artillery 2nd Citizen Bty. 1928-05-04
7666 Freshwater Francis Charles Phillip Henry F C P H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
7667 Freund Elizabeth Marie E M Nursing Sister South African Military Nursing Service 1918-05-04
7668 Frew David Graham D G Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-10-17
7669 Freyer Carl Heinrich Peter C H P Lieutenant 62 Air School 1941-04-19
7670 Friar F Private Cape Corps 1946-08-05
7672 Frickie Michel M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Remounts 1916-10-30
7673 Friclac John J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-02-13
7674 Friday Dudley Hammond St. Fina D H S F Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Regiment 1941-12-03
7675 Fridjhon Maurice M Private South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1917-06-12
7676 Friedenthal Michael Daniel M D Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-08-02
7677 Friedlaender Albert Herbert A H Corporal South African Horse 4th 1916-10-25
7678 Friedland Max M Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1944-05-07
7679 Friedlander Cecil Arnold C A Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Southern Floe 1941-02-11
7680 Friedman Aubrey A Air Sergeant 21 Squadron 1941-11-20
7681 Friedman Gabriel G Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-08-13
7682 Friedman George Wilfred G W Sergeant Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-10-04
7683 Friedman Nicholas Jean N J Private South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1920-07-05
30441 Friedmann Isidor I Staff Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1949-06-23
7684 Frielinghaus Arthur John A J Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Regiment 1942-06-15
7685 Friend Charles Arthur C A Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-08-30
7687 Friend John Douglas J D Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) RAF Aqir 1944-01-29
7689 Friend William Chapman W C Lieutenant Mounted Commandos Myburg's Commando 1914-11-12
7692 Frieslaar John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 30th Coy. 1918-06-29
40087 Frieslaar Frederick F Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1915-06-02
7693 Fripp Edward William Bernard E W B Second Lieutenant 21 Squadron 1941-09-27
30442 Frisby Albert Garrett A G Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1951-06-22
7694 Friskin Charles Godfrey C G Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-14
7695 Fritchley John Royal J R Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-21
7696 Fritz Charlie C Native Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Permanent Bty. 1920-06-10
7697 Fritz J Private Cape Corps 1947-06-25
7698 Fritz Peter P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1920-04-08
7699 Fritz Pieter De Jager P D J Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1941-05-07
7700 Fritz Tommy T Private Cape Corps 1944-07-25
7701 Fritz Thomas Watson T W Corporal Cape Corps 1942-09-09
7702 Fritz William W Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-05-14
7703 Frolich Fritz Hendrik F H Flight Sergeant 223 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1941-11-08