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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
1102 Barkla James J Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-23
1103 Barkley James J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1941-09-18
1104 Barkley James J Corporal Physical Training Battalion 1942-10-23
1105 Barkley John J Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Copra 1944-06-06
1106 Barkley Johannes Jacobus J J Second Lieutenant 22 Squadron 1944-01-15
1107 Barklie John Herbert J H Sergeant Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1942-06-20
1108 Barling Alfred A Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 74th Natal Siege Bty. 1916-09-19
1109 Barlow Brian Brereton B B Corporal Rand Light Infantry 1st 1941-12-23
1111 Barlow Francis Joseph F J Private Returned Soldiers' Battalion 1919-08-11
1112 Barlow Ignatius Petrus I P Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-07-06
1113 Barlow Luther L Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 2nd Armoured Car Regiment 1941-11-24
1115 Barlow Roland Brereton R B Private 1st South African Infantry 1919-01-15
1116 Barnard Adam Edward A E Private 3rd South African Infantry 1918-05-04
1117 Barnard Adam Willem Johannes A W J Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1942-11-28
1119 Barnard George G Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-02-09
1120 Barnard Gilbert Richard G R Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st 1918-07-22
1121 Barnard Hertzog H Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
1122 Barnard Hendrik H Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-10-14
1123 Barnard Henry H Private Cape Corps 1921-04-14
1124 Barnard Henry H Captain 22 Air School 1943-11-05
1125 Barnard Henry Andrew H A Lance Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-12-31
1126 Barnard Hendrik Johannes H J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-10-07
1127 Barnard Johannes Gerhardus J G Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-05-05
1129 Barnard Jan William J W Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1945-03-10
1130 Barnard Laurence Claude L C Major Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 11th Aux. Horse Transport Coy. 1918-01-12
1131 Barnard Percival P Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Bde. 1940-07-12
1133 Barnard Susanna Johanna S J Private Women's Auxiliary Army Services (Corps) 1942-05-15
1134 Barnard Wilhelm Hendrik W H Private 1st Reserve Brigade 8th Bn. 1945-08-17
41666 Barnard Marthinus Retief M R Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1 Mil Hospital 1956-02-12
1136 Barnby Miles M Lieutenant Colonel 12 Squadron 1944-07-13
1137 Barnes Andrew A Private Cape Corps 1945-05-18
1138 Barnes Allan William A W Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-21
1139 Barnes Archie A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-11-15
1140 Barnes Aubrey Russell A R Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-07-04
1141 Barnes Charles Taunton C T Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-09
1142 Barnes Christopher Wedderburn Stephen C W S Private South African Service Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1916-01-07
1143 Barnes Edwin E Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-18
1144 Barnes E F H Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1947-07-27
1146 Barnes Frank Eustace F E Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1947-04-19
1147 Barnes Frank Henry F H Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-08-23
1148 Barnes James J Private 8th South African Infantry 1916-05-16
1149 Barnes James J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-08
1150 Barnes John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1919-08-02
1152 Barnes Jack Hayman J H Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
1153 Barnes John William J W Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1917-06-15
1154 Barnes Lancelot Ethelbert L E Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-21
1155 Barnes Leslie Jack L J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-04-27
1157 Barnes Noel Leary N L Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-01-23
1158 Barnes Owen Godfrey O G Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-07-07
1159 Barnes Oswald William Horace O W H Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1944-06-02