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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 22,717 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,385 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 1,257 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 922 SAP — South African Police 1
UDF 1912-07-01 – 1957-10-31 22,717 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
8820 Grobler Johannes Lodewyk Kruger J L K Lieutenant 12 Sqdn. 1944-07-16
8821 Grobler John Nicholas J N Private 1st Regt. 1918-10-18
8822 Grobler Jacobus Paulus J P Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1944-08-16
8823 Grobler Nicolaas Johannes N J Air Mechanic 41 Sqdn. 1941-10-04
8824 Grobler Pieter J P J Schweizer-Reneke 1914-11-27
8825 Grobler Phillippus Petrus Jacobus P P J Private 2nd Regt. 1918-09-12
8826 Grobler Solomon S Burgher Mounted Commandos Ermelo Commando 1914-11-30
8827 Grobler Willem Johannes W J Sapper 41 Heavy Bridging Constr. Coy. 1945-07-19
8828 Groener Christian C Private 1944-09-21
8829 Groener N Private 1945-10-26
8830 Groenewald Albert A Captain 1st South African Field Ambulance 1916-11-11
8831 Groenewald Andries A 1917-02-25
8833 Groenewald Henry H Private 1943-11-12
8834 Groenewald Henry James H J Sapper 12 Field Sqn. 1944-09-11
8835 Groenewald Jacobus H H J H H Gunner 1943-09-03
8836 Groenewald Lukas Johannes L J Private 1st Regt. 1917-04-09
8837 Groenewald M Private 1944-07-08
8838 Groenewald Mattheus Lukas M L Sapper 1943-12-15
8839 Groenewald Pieter H P H Gunner 1 A.A. Bty. 1941-12-02
8841 Groenewald William Adrian W A Private 4th Regt. 1916-07-18
8842 Groenewald John J Labourer 1917-04-04
8843 Groenewald Petrus Lafras P L Private 5th Armoured Car Regt. 1941-03-20
8846 Grogan Basil Graham B G Able Seaman H.M.S. Gloucester 1941-05-23
8847 Grogan John Edward J E Sub-Lieutenant H.M.S. Titania 1942-11-08
8849 Gronau George Isaac G I Corporal 1941-12-09
8850 Grond Toss T Private 157 Wks Coy. 1945-08-31
8852 Groom Spensley Boyd S B Private South African Horse 8th 1916-10-19
8853 Grose Edgar John E J Sapper South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1918-04-26
8854 Grosman Abe Joseph A J Corporal 1947-12-03
8855 Grosse-Rasgado Wermer Richard Alex W R A Lieutenant 12 Sqdn. 1944-08-31
8856 Grossert John Gillis J G Lance Corporal 9th Regt. 1917-04-01
8857 Grotesque Fred F Private 1947-09-18
8858 Groth W A Gunner 3 Field Regt. 1941-11-22
8859 Group Martin M Driver South African Field Artillery 1917-06-30
8861 Grove Ebrahim E Private 1945-07-28
8862 Grove Hendrik Cornelius H C Trooper 2nd Armoured Car Regt. 1941-08-23
8866 Grovers Daniel John D J Private 1941-12-09
8867 Groves Arthur A Private 4th Regt. 1918-10-09
8868 Groves Aileen Norah Willson A N W Nursing Assistant South African Military Nursing Service 1944-09-30
8869 Groves Cecil Stanley C S Private 1st Regt. 1918-03-23
8870 Groves Frank Carleton Selley F C S Sergeant 4th Regt. 1916-04-05
8872 Groves S Private 1943-04-13
43363 Grubb Edward E Lance Corporal Administrative Services Corps 4 Vehicle Reserve Park 1950-07-25
30563 Grunder Martin Olckers M O Second Lieutenant 2 Sqdn. 1951-09-01
8875 Grundling Andries Everhardus Daniel A E D Air Corporal 1945-07-19
8876 Grundlingh Ernest Johannes Jacobus E J J Sapper 1944-11-02
8879 Gruskin Bernard B Lance Bombardier 5 Field Regt. 1942-05-30
8880 Guaquaza William W Labourer 1917-02-22
8883 Gudd Charlie C Labourer South African Medical Corps 1918-10-16
8884 Guess James Edward J E Sergeant 4th Regt. 1918-04-13