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
8764	Griessel	Abraham Johannes Jacobus	A J J	Private		1st Regt.	1918-04-20
8765	Griessel	Jacobus Johannes	J J	Gunner		12 Lt. A.A. Regt.	1945-07-11
8766	Griessel	Pieter Jozua	P J	Private			1947-01-18
8767	Griessel	Stephanus Petrus	S P	Lieutenant		7 Sqdn.	1944-09-02
8768	Griff	George	G	Lance Corporal			1946-02-23
8769	Griffin	Charles Henry	C H	Air Mechanic			1943-10-12
8770	Griffin	Charles James	C J	Private		9th Regt.	1916-07-27
8771	Griffin	Francis Joseph	F J	Private		2nd Regt.	1917-09-20
8772	Griffin	Florizel Oxley	F O	Lieutenant		15 Sqdn.	1943-10-02
8773	Griffin	Gerald	G	Private		2nd Regt.	1918-04-12
8774	Griffin	Harry	H	Private			1943-08-15
8775	Griffin	Henry Ernest	H E	Sapper		8 Field Sqdn.	1944-06-04
8777	Griffin	Richard Watson	R W	Driver		M.t.	1918-12-03
8778	Griffin	Theophilus Herman	T H	Private		2nd Regt.	1916-08-04
8779	Griffin	Walter Francis	W F	Private		3rd Regt.	1917-04-09
8780	Griffith	John Noel Hook	J N H	Lieutenant	Imperial Light Horse	1st	1941-12-31
8781	Griffiths	Alexander Griff	A G	Staff Sergeant			1945-10-04
8783	Griffiths	Brian Llewellyn	B L	Lieutenant		1 Sqdn.	1940-06-19
8784	Griffiths	Benowen Morley	B M	Corporal		11 Garrison Provost Coy.	1942-06-20
8785	Griffiths	Charles John Claudius	C J C	Lieutenant		1st Regt.	1918-04-10
8786	Griffiths	Donald David	D D	Private		1st Regt.	1918-10-30
8787	Griffiths	Leslie John	L J	Corporal		2nd Regt.	1916-12-08
8788	Griffiths	Patrick Griff	P G	Private	1st Reserve Brigade		1940-12-04
8789	Griffiths	Peter Henry	P H	Captain	Regiment Botha	2nd	1944-03-08
8790	Griffiths	Percival John	P J	Lance Corporal		4th Regt.	1917-10-18
8791	Griffiths	Randall	R	Corporal			1942-07-03
8792	Griffiths	Swaine J.	S J	Gunner		4 Bty.	1942-06-20
8793	Griffiths	Trevor	T	Corporal		28 Sqdn.	1945-04-19
8794	Griffiths	William	W	Private			1941-09-22
8797	Grigg	William	W	Private		4th Regt.	1916-07-16
8798	Griggs	Patrick Joseph	P J	Lance Corporal			1945-05-18
8799	Griggs	William Henry	W H	Private		1st Regt.	1917-09-20
8800	Grigor	Alexander Joseph	A J	Private		6th Regt.	1921-03-05
8801	Grimbeek	Henry John	H J	Gunner	South African Mounted Rifles	1st Permanent Bty.	1918-11-07
8803	Grimsley	Francis Richard	F R	Private		4th Regt.	1917-04-12
30539	Grinyer	Henry Joseph	H J			2 Signals Regiment	1922-03-12
8805	Gritten	Richard Errol	R E	Lieutenant		27 Sqdn.	1945-04-17
8806	Grix	John Derrick Lennox	J D L	Private	Transvaal Scottish	2nd Bn.	1942-01-16
8807	Grobbelaar	Christian Johannes	C J	Gunner			1941-05-28
8808	Grobbelaar	Johannes Jacobus	J J	Private		1st Regt.	1918-03-24
8809	Grobelaar		S M	Private			1941-09-15
8811	Grobler	Christoffel Boneparte	C B	Private	First City/Cape Town Highlanders		1943-10-07
8812	Grobler	Christopher Gerbrandt	C G	Gunner		1 Field Regt.	1944-07-09
8813	Grobler	Daniel Jacobus	D J	Driver		M.t.	1918-11-10
8814	Grobler		E	Ordinary Seaman		H.M.S.A.S. Smalvlei	1945-03-18
8815	Grobler	Hendrik C	H C	Sergeant			1941-09-22
8816	Grobler		I H	Private	South African Police	1st Bn.	1942-01-15
8817	Grobler	Izak H	I H	Sapper		4 Field Coy.	1942-01-03
8818	Grobler	Johannes Francois	J F	Private	Regiment Botha	2nd	1941-12-09
8819	Grobler		J G	Lance Bombardier		7 Field Regt.	1942-07-03