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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
986 Ball Frederick James F J Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 2nd Bn. 1943-12-24
987 Ball Fred Joseph Hildebrand F J H Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-02-22
989 Ball Gilbert William Herbert G W H Corporal 5th South African Infantry 1916-04-13
990 Ball John Adams J A Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-01-23
991 Ball Lilian L Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services (Corps) 1941-07-15
992 Ball Sidney Stephen S S Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-07-19
993 Ballam William W Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-04-07
995 Ballantyne William Douglas W D Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 2 Mobile General Workshops 1945-05-22
996 Ballard Henry Graham H G Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1437 Flt RAF 1943-04-21
999 Ballie Piet P Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-21
1001 Baloni John J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-07
1002 Baloyi Masenge Abram A M N Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-01-28
1003 Baloyi Jackson J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1946-08-15
1004 Balsdon Alfred Govier A G Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1919-12-06
1006 Bam Gerhardus Mauritz G M Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1942-05-29
1007 Bam Johannes Hendrickus J H Sub Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1915-01-18
1008 Bam John Stephen J S Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1916-05-21
1009 Bambela Mqolo M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-08-18
1011 Bamber Thomas Arthur T A Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1944-07-13
1013 Bambury Herbert Alfred H A Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
1014 Bami M South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1914-08-04
1015 Bampey Joseph J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-02
1017 Bampton John Henry Quinlan J H Q Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1943-07-01
1018 Banana Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-04-14
1021 Bancroft Edwin Frederick E F Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-18
1022 Bancroft Thomas T Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-21
1023 Banda Ishmael I Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-02-24
1024 Banda Wilson W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-02-21
1025 Bandhleni Leutjie L Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-10-26
1026 Bandla Philemon P Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-07-31
1027 Bands Arthur A Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-11
1028 Bands William James W J Private Natal Light Horse "E" Squadron 1914-11-18
1030 Bangalla Jantje J Donkey Loader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-05-10
1031 Bangani Mxonywa M Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
1032 Bangani Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-09-16
1033 Bango Petrus P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-02-17
1034 Banham Peter William Blenkin P W B Captain Natal Mounted Rifles 1944-07-26
14598 Banjiva Mbanjwa M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 15th Coy. 1917-10-31
1035 Banjwa Gagilanga G Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-07
1036 Banjwa M South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1914-08-04
1038 Banks David Lawrence D L Air Apprentice South African Air Force (Corps) 1939-10-07
1039 Banks Eric Blakeway E B Private South African Horse 7th 1916-08-06
1041 Banks George Alfred G A Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-10-06
1042 Banks Rafie R Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
1043 Banks Thomas Malcolm T M Pupil Pilot 75 Air School 1941-10-17
1044 Bannau Charles Henry C H Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) No. 2 Motor Car Sect 1915-05-23
1045 Bannau George Egbird G E Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1945-12-21
1046 Bannink William Robert W R Private Central Army Training Depot 1941-05-13
1047 Bannister Henry John H J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-11
1048 Banny Peter P Private Cape Corps 1944-05-06