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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
8425 Gordon Ian Alexander I A Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-02-22
8426 Gordon Ian Hamish Mohr I H M Second Lieutenant 13 Squadron 1940-04-19
8427 Gordon John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-07-02
8428 Gordon John F J F Private South African Irish 1st Bn. 1941-12-09
8429 Gordon Lionel S L S Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-05-25
8430 Gordon Morris M Private Cape Corps 1942-06-29
8431 Gordon Nathan Lesar N L Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1941-01-08
8432 Gordon Reginald Henry R H Sergeant 6th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-12-13
8433 Gordon ROBERT McLOUGHLIN R M Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Regiment 1942-05-10
8434 Gordon R N Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1947-07-02
8435 Gordon V Staff Sergeant Cape Corps 1946-10-18
8436 Gordon William W Sergeant 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. attd. Machine Gun Corps 1916-07-05
8437 Gordon William Henry W H Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-08-04
30499 Gordon Mandel M Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1938-12-04
40792 Gordon John J Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1921-04-10
8439 Gordon Patchett Reginald William R W Lieutenant Military Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-03-07
8440 Gordon-Cumming John Duff J D Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
30501 Gordon-Gray Gordon G Lieutenant South African Field Artillery Armoured Corps 1922-03-11
8442 Gore Norman Spencer N S Flight Sergeant 24 Squadron 1943-01-12
8444 Gorekoang Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-01-20
8445 Goring Albert Thomas A T Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-10-19
8446 Gorman George Charles G C Private South African Horse 1st 1918-02-02
8449 Gorst John Walton J W Sergeant Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-10-23
8451 Gosch John Henry "hans" J H Private 7th South African Infantry 1916-02-12
8452 Goschen Owen M O M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-12-02
8454 Goslett Allen Lewis A L Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 4 Field Regiment 1944-07-21
8455 Goslett William Christian W C Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1917-06-03
8456 Goss Johannes Jacobus J J Private South African Horse 2nd 1916-04-11
40186 Gotlip Kohako K Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Intelligence Corps 1914-08-04
8459 Gotz Leopold Henry L H Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1944-05-13
8460 Goudie Arnold James A J Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
8461 Gough Bertie Vincent B V Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-16
8462 Gough Hylton Edward H E Private 8th South African Infantry Machine Gun Section 1916-06-19
8463 Gough Herbert Rodgers H R Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-10
8464 Gough Moses Christian M C Gunner Cape Corps 1944-12-28
8465 Gould Astley John A J Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 1942-06-16
8466 Gould Charles Terry C T Lieutenant 3 Squadron 1940-10-27
8468 Gould Donald Llewellyn D L Captain 15 Squadron 1945-04-26
8469 Gould Harry H Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
8471 Goulden Thomas Robert T R Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-06-12
8473 Goulding Terence Tom T T Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1943-07-23
8475 Gouly De Chaville Lionel Vaughan L V Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-18
8476 Gouws A Private Cape Corps 1942-02-02
8477 Gouws David Johannis D J Burgher Mounted Commandos Kenhardt Commando 1915-03-12
8478 Gouws Ernest Frederick E F Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-07-19
8479 Gouws H M Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1946-08-26
8480 Gouws I J Sergeant Field Force Battalion 1942-07-04
8481 Gouws Jan Albasini J A Lieutenant Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-07-26
8482 Gouws Johannes Stephanus J S Lieutenant 40 Squadron 1944-03-29
8483 Gouws Johannes Stefanus Hendrik J S H Burgher Mounted Commandos Ermelo Commando 1915-02-25