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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
8958 Hackett Walter Sidney W S Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-11-09
8959 Hacking Campion Henry C H Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-10-12
8960 Hackland Graham Alexander G A Lieutenant 66 Air School 1942-03-14
8963 Haddon Dacre Lovett D L Lieutenant Pretoria Regiment 1944-07-06
8964 Haddon George G Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-10-26
8965 Haddow William W Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-10-18
8966 Haddow Archibald A Private South African Veteran Reserve 1915-05-31
8967 Haddow William W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-12-06
8968 Hadebe J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1945-08-05
8970 Hadland Philip William P W Lieutenant South African Instructional Corps (Corps) 1944-02-16
30587 Hadlow William W Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry Army 1925-01-18
8971 Haft Archie Aaron Hirsch A A H Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) 106 S. A. General Hospital 1943-05-09
8972 Hagan Hugh Geoffrey H G Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-31
8973 Hagell Alfred A Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-16
8976 Haggett Charles John Broughton C J B Lieutenant 450 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-03-04
8977 Haggie David Jamieson Stewart D J S Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-06-29
8978 Haggis George Peters G P Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1916-07-28
8979 Hagglund Charles Victor C V Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-09
8980 Hagglund Theodore T Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1917-10-22
8982 Hahn Ernst Albert Linsingen E A L Captain 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-16
8983 Hahn Fredrick F Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-10
8984 Hahn Hugo H Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-09-18
8985 Haidua Michael Hipukako M H Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-07-18
8987 Haig Peter P Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-15
8988 Haigh William George W G Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-12-08
8989 Hails William W Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-01-19
8990 Hailstone Albert Tom A T Sapper South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1918-09-12
8991 Hailstone Harry H Private South African Motor Cyclist Corps (Corps) 1918-10-31
8992 Haines Arthur A Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1941-08-24
8993 Haines Eric George E G Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Neptune 1941-12-19
8995 Haines Roy Stone R S Lieutenant 21 Squadron 1941-11-17
8996 Hains Redvers Seymour R S Lieutenant Natal Carbineers 1st Mounted Rifles 1914-11-04
8997 Hair John Fraser J F Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-08-01
8998 Haire Joseph Henry J H Lieutenant 7 Squadron 1942-09-06
8999 Haisman U Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
9000 Hakalashwe Geelbooi G South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-24
9001 Haken William Charles W C Battery Sergeant Major South African Field Artillery 1920-01-11
9002 Hala Isaac I Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-03-31
9004 Hale George Edward G E Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-07-16
30595 Hale Ernest E Corporal 8th South African Infantry Army 1924-10-20
9006 Halgryn Jacobus Johannes J J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1946-03-28
9007 Haliburton Edwin Galletly E G Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-24
9008 Halkerston Alexander A Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1941-11-01
9009 Halket Robert R Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 4th Armoured Car Regiment 1943-05-01
9010 Hall Arthur A Private Transvaal Scottish 1942-01-24
9011 Hall Albert Edward A E Corporal Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-11-13
9012 Hall Andries Edward A E Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1945-01-01
9013 Hall Alfred Ingram A I Private South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. 1917-05-05
9014 Hall Charles Edward C E Captain Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-07-23
9015 Hall Eden Lashley E L Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1916-07-18