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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) 60 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,794 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,692 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 985 SAP — South African Police 3,730 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 158 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,055 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 24,794 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
8793 Griffiths Trevor T Corporal 28 Squadron 1945-04-19
8794 Griffiths William W Private 1941-09-22
8797 Grigg William W Private 4th Regt. 1916-07-16
8798 Griggs Patrick Joseph P J Lance Corporal 1945-05-18
8799 Griggs William Henry W H Private 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
8800 Grigor Alexander Joseph A J Private 6th Regt. 1921-03-05
8801 Grimbeek Henry John H J Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 1st Permanent Bty. 1918-11-07
8803 Grimsley Francis Richard F R Private 4th Regt. 1917-04-12
30539 Grinyer Henry Joseph H J 2 Signals Regiment 1922-03-12
8805 Gritten Richard Errol R E Lieutenant 27 Squadron 1945-04-17
8806 Grix John Derrick Lennox J D L Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1942-01-16
8807 Grobbelaar Christian Johannes C J Gunner 1941-05-28
8808 Grobbelaar Johannes Jacobus J J Private 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
8809 Grobelaar S M Private 1941-09-15
8810 Grobler Andreas P A P Private 4th Infantry (1st Eastern Rifles) "C" Coy. 1914-10-17
8811 Grobler Christoffel Boneparte C B Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1943-10-07
8812 Grobler Christopher Gerbrandt C G Gunner 1 Field Regt. 1944-07-09
8813 Grobler Daniel Jacobus D J Driver M.t. 1918-11-10
8814 Grobler E Ordinary Seaman H.M.S.A.S. Smalvlei 1945-03-18
8815 Grobler Hendrik C H C Sergeant 1941-09-22
8817 Grobler Izak H I H Sapper 4 Field Coy. 1942-01-03
8818 Grobler Johannes Francois J F Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-12-09
8819 Grobler J G Lance Bombardier 7 Field Regt. 1942-07-03
8820 Grobler Johannes Lodewyk Kruger J L K Lieutenant 12 Squadron 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 Squadron 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
8832 Groenewald Benjamin B Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-08
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
8840 Groenewald Petrus L P L Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-21
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
8844 Groep Matthew M Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-05-26
8845 Groepe Gert Dirk G D Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-19
8846 Grogan Basil Graham B G Able Seaman H.M.S. Gloucester 1941-05-23