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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
925 Bain-Marais C T Lieutenant 17 Squadron 1944-09-01
921 Baines Cecil Bruce Stafford C B S Lieutenant 27 Air School 1943-01-01
923 Baines John J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1919-02-20
926 Bains Piet P Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-05-02
927 Baird Andrew Francis A F Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-09
928 Baird Frederick S F S Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1943-04-21
929 Baird James Caesar J C Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-15
930 Baird John Steven J S Private Cape Corps 1941-11-17
931 Baird Robert James Walthen R J W Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-09
932 Baird Thomas Gold T G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1944-10-25
933 Bairnsfather Cloete Peter Henry P H Captain Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1942-12-19
934 Baisley Ivan I Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 1943-12-23
935 Baisley Sydney Norman S N Private 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-17
936 Baker Andries Nikolas A N Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1944-06-17
939 Baker Clifford C Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-31
941 Baker Edward E Corporal South African Horse 7th 1916-11-09
942 Baker Edith Agnes E A Staff Nurse South African Military Nursing Service 1st S.A. Gen. Hosp. 1918-11-06
943 Baker Eric Victor E V Trooper South African Horse 7th 1916-08-16
944 Baker Edward William Dennis E W D Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Barham 1941-11-25
945 Baker Frederick Thomas F T Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-11-08
946 Baker George Frederick G F Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
947 Baker George Oswald G O Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
948 Baker Harry H Corporal South African Horse 3rd 1916-11-23
949 Baker Harry H Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1918-11-05
950 Baker Henry John H J Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 7 Field Regiment 1941-08-04
951 Baker Hyman Raphael H R Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-16
952 Baker Jack Hudson J H Air Pupil South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-03-14
953 Baker John MacKenzie J M Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 38 Railway Construction Coy. 1944-07-29
955 Baker Ralph Augustus R A Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-10-30
956 Baker Reginald George R G Second Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1942-07-27
960 Baker Thomas Edwin T E Private 11th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-12-19
961 Baker William W Private 8th South African Infantry 1917-05-08
962 Baker William Henry W H Private 10th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-12-13
965 Baker William James W J Regimental Sergeant Major South African Field Artillery 1919-10-06
966 Bakers Barend B Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-08
967 Bakfali Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1917-05-08
968 Bakkes Dirk Cornelius D C Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-12-18
969 Bakokwe Picanini P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 34th Bn. 1917-12-23
970 Bal James J Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-06-25
971 Balapile George G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 2nd Bn. 1917-04-13
972 Balaskas Jumat J Sergeant Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-09-02
973 Balchin James J Sergeant Major South African Horse 7th 1917-03-11
974 Balcomb Alfred Vernon A V Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1940-07-24
975 Balcomb Leslie William L W Flight Sergeant 21 Squadron 1941-11-20
978 Baleni Langeni L Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
979 Balfort Goliath Sam G S Private Cape Corps 1st 1921-01-06
980 Balfour D V Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1945-12-24
982 Ball Albert George A G Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-07-06
984 Ball Frederick F Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1918-03-15
985 Ball Frank James F J Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1942-04-25