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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 3,857 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,029 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
17897 Awu Jonas J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-09-22
810 Ayles Leslie Royston L R Warrant Officer Class II 6 Armoured Car Regiment 1942-11-18
811 Aylett Frank William F W Warrant Officer Class II 26 Squadron 1944-10-03
813 Ayliff George John G J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
817 Ayres Cyril Lambert C L Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
818 Ayres William Edward W E Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1940-10-27
819 Ayton John Hal Brown J H B Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1941-07-19
833 BABANA or BABUNA MELROSE or MULROSE M Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-29
1803 BIMBIA or MOHAMBE BYE and BYE B B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1915-06-11
2032 BOKAKO or BOKAKU Zabulon Z Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-09
820 Baard Douglas Colin D C Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 3 Field Coy. 1942-01-09
821 Baard Henry H Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1943-08-16
823 Baars James Ivan J I Trooper Special Service Battalion 1944-06-10
824 Baartman April A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-10-17
825 Baartman Daniel D Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-10-13
826 Baartman Henry H Private Cape Corps 1944-05-09
827 Baartman Jacobus Johannes J J Private Cape Corps 1945-01-19
828 Baartman W Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
1246 Baartman Danster D Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Service Corps Transport 1916-09-07
829 Baas Michael M Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-08
830 Baatjes George G Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-10
831 Baatjes Marthinus M Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-22
832 Babana Moses M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-06-09
834 Babayana Jan J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-21
835 Babb Edward Cecil E C Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-12
836 Babb Edward Reginald E R Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-10-22
837 Babb Harry Ernest H E Private South African Railway Services 1918-10-30
839 Bacchus George Edward G E Sergeant Cape Corps 1944-12-29
840 Bache George Douglas G D Lance Corporal First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-09-23
841 Bachelin Paul P Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-12-06
842 Bachmann Siegfried S Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd 1941-07-30
843 Back Bernard Boyd Benjamin B B B Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-18
29295 Backeberg Henry Werner H W Captain Transvaal Scottish 1922-03-10
845 Backman Bruno B Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
846 Backstrom John Patrick J P Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Depot 1916-11-17
847 Bacon George Edward G E Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Anti-Tank Regiment 1942-06-28
849 Badashe N South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1914-08-04
850 Badcock Peter John P J Lieutenant 23 Squadron 1942-10-02
851 Badderly Frank Cecil John F C J Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1916-04-05
852 Bade George G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
853 Badenhorst Andries Lodewikus Pretorius A L P Corporal South African Army Postal Corps (Corps) 1 Div. Postal Unit 1942-05-10
854 Badenhorst Andries Peterus Smith A P S Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-10
855 Badenhorst Bernardus Gerhardus B G Burgher Rebellion 1914 Militia 1914-11-08
856 Badenhorst Cornelia Johanna C J Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services (Corps) 1942-06-29
857 Badenhorst H A L Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1943-08-11
858 Badenhorst Hendrik Casper H C Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1941-08-28
859 Badenhorst Hans Jurie H J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-08
860 Badenhorst Jacobus Frederick J F Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Regiment 1941-11-23
861 Badenhorst Jacobus Nicolaas J N Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1947-12-27
862 Badenhorst Lodewyk L Lieutenant 30 Squadron 1945-03-14