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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
8361 Goodall Arthur Morton A M Lieutenant 6th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-03-21
8363 Goodall Harry Whitfield H W Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-12-08
8364 Goodchild Ernest George E G Private 10th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-05-29
8365 Goodchild Samuel George S G Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-09
8366 Gooden Andrew A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-08-11
8367 Gooden Colin Spry C S Pupil Pilot 23 Air School 1941-11-20
8368 Goodes Robert Eccles R E Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-22
8369 Goodeve Jack Stanbrook J S Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Field Regiment 1942-07-13
8371 Gooding Henry Cecil H C Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-20
8373 Gooding John Harry J H Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-07-16
8374 Goodman Antony A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-01-22
8377 Goodman Max M Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-24
8378 Goodman Petrus P Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-15
8379 Goodman PHANYA or PHUNYA P Donkey Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) East African Expeditionary Force 1916-12-06
8380 Goodman R Private Cape Corps 1946-04-06
8381 Goodman Willie W Private 9th South African Infantry Machine Gun Section 1917-04-26
40045 Goodman John J Driver South African Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1915-10-31
8382 Goodreau George Henry G H Bugler South African Rifles 2nd 1915-11-10
8383 Goodrick Harold H Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment 1919-11-05
8384 Goodrum Alfred William A W Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-21
8387 Goodwill William Carlyle W C Private 7th South African Infantry 1916-02-12
8388 Goodwin Bransby William B W Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry 1918-04-30
8390 Goodwin Herbert H Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-28
8391 Goodwin John Edward Michael J E M Second Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1941-08-21
8392 Goodwin P Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-01-02
8394 Goodwin Thomas Augustine T A Private South African Irish 1st 1941-11-23
8396 Goodwin Wilfrid Cyril W C Lance Corporal South African Motor Cyclist Corps (Corps) 1917-01-10
8397 Gooieman W Private Cape Corps 1941-11-20
8398 Goolden John Richard J R Captain South African Artillery (Corps) 1945-02-07
8399 Goose Frank Alexander F A Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
8400 Goose William George W G Air Mechanic 5 Squadron 1944-12-26
8401 Goosen Daniel Jacobus D J Sergeant Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1942-11-23
8402 Goosen Francis Cecil F C Private South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. 1918-10-16
8403 Goosen Jacobus Alwyn J A Air Mechanic 53 A.A. Regiment 1942-09-24
8404 Goosen J F Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 6th Armoured Car Regiment 1941-11-22
8405 Goosen Johannes Petrus Theodores J P T Private Camp Commandants Staff Roberts Heights 1918-11-03
8406 Goosen Nicolas Johannes N J Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport 1918-10-18
8407 Gopane David D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-01-28
8408 Goqa Nduna N Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-06-13
8409 Goqo Elphas E Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-08-19
8410 Goqo Mingleton M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-07-15
8411 Gordon Alexander A Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-07-19
8413 Gordon C A Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 1942-01-02
8415 Gordon Charles Cornack C C Second Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1941-06-14
8416 Gordon Douglas Drummond D D Lieutenant 34 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-08-21
8418 Gordon Edward Ian Drummond E I D Lieutenant Colonel South African Staff Corps (Corps) 1942-07-04
8419 Gordon Frank D F D Private Cape Corps 1942-12-18
8420 Gordon Frank Leslie F L Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1st Special Engineer Section 1918-05-29
8421 Gordon Frank Wiseman F W Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1918-03-24
8423 Gordon Hugh Francis H F Corporal 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-10