Union Defence Force

UDF 1912-07-01 – 1957-10-31 22,717 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
8558	Grammer	Edwin Augustus	E A	Sergeant		6th Regt.	1917-07-07
8559	Grandison	William Aitken	W A	Private			1944-03-07
8561	Granger	Ernest Utley	E U	Private		2nd Regt.	1916-07-09
8562	Granger		J C	Air Mechanic		1 Air Depot	1943-03-01
8564	Grant	Arthur Douglas	A D	Private		4th Regt.	1917-01-18
8565	Grant	Albert Victor	A V	Sergeant	Permanent Force H Q Staff		1916-10-08
8566	Grant	Bolton	B	Private	Royal Natal Carbineers		1945-05-07
8567	Grant	Birt Adriaan	B A	Private		11th Regt.	1916-02-25
8569	Grant	Ernest	E	Air Mechanic		12 Sqdn.	1944-04-07
8570	Grant	Eric Kenneth	E K	Captain	South African Mounted Rifles	1st Regt.	1918-07-07
8571	Grant	George William	G W	Private			1943-10-29
8572	Grant	Henry Sealby	H S	Private		1st Regt.	1917-02-27
8573	Grant	James	J	Private		4th Regt.	1917-09-20
8575	Grant	John	J	Private		4th Regt.	1916-07-16
8576	Grant	Joseph Christopher	J C	Private		3rd Regt.	1918-04-03
8577	Grant	Joseph Henry	J H	Private	Cape Town Highlanders		1942-10-24
8578	Grant	Joseph Jamieson	J J	Private		4th Regt.	1917-09-21
8581	Grant	Ronald	R	Air Sergeant		13 Sqdn.	1941-04-10
8582	Grant	Robert Godfrey	R G	Private		8th Regt.	1916-03-22
30516	Grant	William Ernest	W E	Band Sergeant	Durban Light Infantry	32 (Buffalo) Battalion	1922-10-08
8586	Granton	Cyril Frank Alexander	C F A	Private	South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles)		1944-07-17
8587	Grapentin	Arthur	A	Private	South African Mounted Brigade	1st	1916-11-15
8588	Gratton	Donald Robert	D R	Sergeant		2 Div. Troops Stores	1942-08-01
8589	Gratton	Ronald	R	Sergeant	Royal Natal Carbineers		1943-04-16
8590	Gravell	John James	J J	Private		2nd Regt.	1916-07-15
8591	Gravenor	Ben	B	Corporal		40 Railway Constr. Coy.	1945-04-25
8597	Gray	Cecil	C	Staff Sergeant		Pay Branch	1919-06-09
8598	Gray	Charles Bancroft	C B	Private		4th Regt.	1917-03-02
8600	Gray	Erle	E	Captain			1945-04-24
8601	Gray	Edward Ernest Cecil	E E C	Gunner		1 A.A. Regt.	1941-11-23
8602	Gray	Francis Charles	F C	Major		2 Mob. Bacteriological Lab.	1941-12-08
8603	Gray	Francis Hatfield	F H	Private		3rd Regt.	1916-07-21
8604	Gray	FARQUHAR McALLISTER	F M	Air Mechanic		2 R.A.F. Sqdn.	1942-02-19
8605	Gray	George	G	Sergeant	General and Base Depots	General Depot (Durban).	1919-11-16
8606	Gray	Grainger Orchardson	G O	Bombardier		4 Field Regt.	1942-01-30
8607	Gray	Herbert Arnold	H A	Private	Royal Durban Light Infantry	1st Bn.	1942-01-01
8609	Gray	Herbert Ieuan	H I	Private		2nd Regt.	1918-10-29
8610	Gray	James De Villiers Browse	J D V B	Lieutenant	Pretoria Regiment		1944-06-30
8612	Gray	John Stewart	J S	Sapper		12 Field Sqn.	1944-08-03
8614	Gray	Leslie	L	Private	Royal Natal Carbineers		1944-10-20
8615	Gray	Lionel Louis	L L	Private	South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles)		1944-07-06
8616	Gray		L L W	Pupil Pilot		3 Air School	1941-03-10
8617	Gray	Patrick Meyer	P M	Flight Sergeant		60 Sqdn.	1942-12-07
8618	Gray	Robert Campbell	R C	Private		4th Regt.	1916-07-17
8619	Gray	Raymond Barrett	R B	Corporal		2nd Regt.	1916-10-12
8620	Gray	Robert Jasper Stewart	R J S	Bombardier		2 Field Regt.	1942-02-14
8621	Gray	Thomas Ernest	T E	Second Lieutenant		43 Air School	1942-04-25
8622	Gray	Thomas Granger	T G	Sergeant			1920-07-19
8623	Gray	William Johnston	W J	Captain		2nd Regt.	1916-07-15
30519	Gray	Robert Edward	R E	Captain		2 Sqdn.	1949-08-18