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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 24,793 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 24,793 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
9868 Higgs Norman John N J Corporal Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1941-09-25
9871 Higgs Sidney Bone S B Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-30
30713 Higham Albert Vernon A V Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Regt. 1922-03-10
9872 Hilburg John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-11-27
9873 Hilder Thomas F T F Lieutenant General Service Corps 1943-10-08
9874 Hildick Robert Taverner R T Captain South African Air Force 48 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-02-22
9877 Hilditch Charles William C W Company Serjeant Major South African Native Labour Corps 1918-11-12
9878 Hiles Mattheus F M M F M Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1942-05-10
9879 Hill Arthur A Company Sergeant Major South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
9880 Hill Arthur Cyril A C Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1943-06-09
9881 Hill Alan George A G Lieutenant South African Air Force 183 Squadron 1945-02-22
9882 Hill ALEXANDER McN A M Private General Service Corps 1941-12-14
9884 Hill Charles Worthington C W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
9885 Hill Edward Justus E J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
9886 Hill Eric Wynn E W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-19
9887 Hill Henry H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-24
9888 Hill Henry Leonard H L Sapper South African Engineer Corps 22 Field Park Coy. 1944-11-13
9889 Hill Isaac I Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-05-10
9890 Hill John Anthony Miles J A M Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1943-12-24
9894 Hill Philip Cecil Braid P C B Sapper South African Engineer Corps 11 Field Coy. 1944-07-18
9895 Hill Peter Edward P E Lieutenant South African Air Force 249 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1945-03-16
9896 Hill Rowland R Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1940-07-01
9897 Hill Roland R Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
9898 Hill Rowland Ernest R E Corporal South African Armoured Corps 1st Armoured Car Coy. 1941-12-31
9900 Hill Roy Mortimer R M Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-09
9901 Hill Thomas T Private Technical Service Corps 1942-11-28
9902 Hill Thomas T Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-09-20
9903 Hill William Allen W A Private Natal Light Horse "C" Squadron 1915-04-27
9904 Hill William Edward W E Private South African Road Corps 1919-02-20
9905 Hill William Giles W G Private Q Service Corps 1941-12-09
9906 Hill Walter James W J Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-17
9908 Hiller Harry H Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 1918-04-22
9909 Hillestad Raymond Thorolf R T Private Q Service Corps 1945-11-12
41463 Hillestad Thorolf John Bolling T J B Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. 1914-05-09
9910 Hilliar Harry G H G Sergeant South African Corps of Signals 1943-01-31
9911 Hilliar I R Private Field Force Brigade 1/2 1942-07-15
9912 Hilliar William Alfred W A Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-10-03
9914 Hilligan Rex Montgomery R M Lieutenant South African Air Force 5 Squadron 1943-03-27
9915 Hillman Herbert H Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. 1919-06-02
9918 Hills Johannes Hendrik J H Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-23
9919 Hills Norman Charles N C Private South African Corps of Signals Divisional Signal Coy. 1916-03-27
9920 Hills Sandy S Corporal Cape Corps 1947-05-16
9921 Hills William Brading W B Captain Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1944-04-30
9923 Hilson John Clarke J C Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
9924 Hilton Stephen John S J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-10
9925 Hilton-Barber Harry Geoffrey H G Major South African Air Force 4 Squadron 1945-02-25
9926 Hilton-Barber Hilton Graham H G Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1942-10-27
9928 Hinckley Russell Charles R C Sapper South African Engineer Corps 17 Field Park Coy. 1944-06-27
9929 Hind Clarence Richard C R Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
9931 Hind Robert Fortescue R F Private South African Irish "D" Coy. 1915-05-14