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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
8179 Gill George Leslie Wade G L W Second Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1941-06-03
8180 Gill Leslie L Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 7th Reconnaissance Bn. 1943-01-15
8181 Gill Paddy P Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1944-06-07
8182 Gill Rodney R Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-07-26
8183 Gill Richard R Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1945-05-21
8185 Gillanders Adam A Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section 1916-03-31
8186 Gillanders Robert Arthur R A Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-10
8187 Gillard Erick E Private South African Irish 1st 1941-11-23
8188 Gillard James Woodrowe J W Private 7th South African Infantry 1918-10-05
8189 Gillespie Allan A Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1915-11-24
8190 Gillespie Frederick Joseph F J Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Field Amb. 1918-11-12
8191 Gillespie John J Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-07-12
8193 Gillespie William Brian W B Corporal South African Irish 1st 1941-11-23
8195 Gillett William W Private South African Irish 1st Bn. 1941-12-09
8196 Gillham Strickland S Corporal South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 1941-02-04
8197 Gillham Thomas George T G Staff Sergeant South African Pay Corps (Corps) 1920-07-06
8198 Gillies Angus A Private South African Pioneers 1918-09-07
8199 Gillies George G Gunner South African Field Artillery 5th Bty. 1916-11-15
8200 Gillion William J W J Private Cape Corps 1944-10-15
8201 Gillis Stephanus S Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-05-24
8204 Gillman Edgar Ronald E R Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1941-12-12
8205 Gillmer Cornelius Frank C F Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-27
8206 Gillmer Peter Leslie P L Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-06-01
8207 Gillon Ralph Collie Smith R C S Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-07-18
8208 Gilmour Ernest Henry E H Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
8209 Gilpin Aubrey Alexander A A Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1942-05-27
8210 Gilpin Cyril James C J Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 43 Lt. A.A. Regiment 1945-01-10
8211 Gilroy Alexander A Sergeant 8th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-07-06
8215 Gilweni Jim Tom J T Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
8216 Ginn Percy Charles P C Lieutenant Colonel 44 Squadron 1944-08-07
8218 Ginsberg Fred F Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-10-24
8219 Ginsberg Max M Lance Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-07-21
8220 Gioio Joseph John J J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-10-27
8223 Giraudeau Albert George A G Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-01-01
8224 Giraudeau Alexander Hugh A H Lieutenant 26 Squadron 1943-12-18
8225 Gird Noel Lorraine Alexander N L A Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1942-04-07
42204 Gird Douglas Reginald D R Warrant Officer Class II Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces 1950-07-21
8226 Girdlestone Colin Tibbs C T Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1917-06-18
8228 Girdlestone James Nelson J N Lieutenant South African Reserve Mechanical Transport 1941-08-11
8229 Giri Innes Camillo I C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Native Carrier Transport 1920-11-02
8232 Gishford Jeffery William J W Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1944-07-04
8233 Gittins Victor Leonard V L Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Assegai 1943-01-27
8235 Gladwin Andrew James Robert A J R Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
8236 Gladwin J Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1941-11-22
8237 Gladwin Theophilus Allan T A Lieutenant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-11-24
8238 Glasgow Daniel Arthur D A Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-09-18
8239 Glasock Horace Henry H H Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport 1916-10-20
8240 Glass Cecil Gilbert C G Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-10-17
8241 Glass Lionel St. Clair L St C Private 2nd South African Infantry "F" Coy. 1917-09-20
33147 Glass Charles T C Trooper Special Service Battalion 7 South African Infantry Battalion 1954-11-18