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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 3,693 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
11658 Julius T T H Private Cape Corps 1944-12-30
11661 Jullies Piet P Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-07-15
7231 July Flame F Leader South African Native Labour Corps Animal Transport 1917-01-06
11662 July Jim J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1916-12-23
11663 July John J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-11
11664 Julyan William Henry W H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-15
11665 Jumat Goliath G Private Cape Corps 1942-01-16
11666 Jumbo Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways 1915-09-24
11667 Jupe Frederick F Private South African Infantry Corps 10th Regt. 1916-03-08
11668 Jupin Joseph Louis Henry J L H Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps 1941-03-19
11669 Jurd Adriaan Anthony A A Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-09-03
11670 Jurens T Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-02-20
11672 Jurgensen Thomas Emil T E Sergeant Major South African Medical Corps 1918-05-28
11673 Juries David Johannes Jacobus D J J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-12
11674 Juries Miley M Private Cape Corps 1944-02-14
11675 Jurres Alexander A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1917-04-24
11676 Jury Arthur A Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-10
11677 Jury George G Private South African Road Corps 2nd 1918-11-28
11678 Just Rex Howard R H Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals 5 S.A. Sig. Coy. 1942-07-13
11680 Justus Ernest Keith Roderick E K R Sapper South African Engineer Corps 11 Field Coy. 1943-01-05
11681 Jute Richard Frederick R F Corporal Special Service Battalion 1944-06-10
11682 Jutzen Roy Allen R A Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders "C" Coy. 1945-04-07
11683 Jwaqu Goulwana G Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-01-09
11684 Jwayijwayi or JWAZI JWAZI O J J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps South African Service Corps 1917-01-16
11685 Jwili July J Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-01-11
12153 K'gosman Moses M Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-27
11720 KAKENE or KEKANI Sam S Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps East African Expeditionary Force 1917-07-04
40998 KAKWANE or KUKWANE Adam A Labourer South African Engineer Corps Transport and Remounts 1915-03-19
12538 KOLOPE or KOLOPO Piet P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps South African Service Corps 1917-05-19
12573 KORTOM or KORTON Isaac I Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-31
12576 KOSODISAS or MASODIOA Charlie C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours 1915-03-08
11686 Kaba Phillip P Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-02-10
11691 Kabelo Melesi M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1st Bn. 1917-03-13
11689 Kaber John J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
11692 Kabi January J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1916-11-18
11693 Kabi Simeon S Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
11694 Kabizikehewa Palminas P Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-08-30
11696 Kaboreng Stem S Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-07-02
40996 Kabsenenga Andries A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 3rd Regt. 1915-11-01
11700 Kacev Jose J Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-10-23
11706 Kagisho Jims J Driver South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1916-11-13
11708 Kahako Otto O Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-05-18
41491 Kahangsi Marcus M Native Military Labour Corps Potchefstroom 1918-10-18
11710 Kahn Abraham A Air Sergeant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1941-12-19
11711 Kahn Louis L Corporal South African Artillery 1946-01-07
11712 Kahts Andrew Paul A P Burgher Mounted Commandos Col. Badenhorst's Commando 1914-11-16
11713 Kaifus Jan J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-06-24
11714 Kailand Petrus P Private Cape Corps 1943-07-08
11715 Kaiman Andrew A Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-03
11716 Kajong John J Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-06-30