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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
62 Abrahams Nicholas Johannes Daniel N J D Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-10-27
63 Abrahams Stephen S Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-03-06
64 Abrahams Tommy T Private Cape Corps 1945-07-14
65 Abrahams Willie W Private Cape Corps 1942-07-12
66 Abrahams Willie W Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-27
67 Abrahams John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1916-11-08
68 Abrahamse Cyril William C W Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-25
69 Abrahamson Douglas Ridgeway D R Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-06-22
70 Abram Robert R Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 10th Coy. 1917-09-24
74 Abram John J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-27
71 Abramowitz Abraham Elijah A E Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1943-08-26
77 Abramowitz Joseph Burnet J B Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 12th Armoured Car Coy. 1941-07-02
72 Abrams David D Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-17
73 Abrams John J Driver South African Field Artillery Natives 1917-01-05
76 Abrams Michael M Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1918-04-16
38644 Abrams Johnnie J Labourer South African Labour Corps (Corps) Ox Transport 1915-05-20
78 Absalom Arthur A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-07
79 Absolom Josias J Private Cape Corps 1944-02-29
80 Absolom Peter P Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-06-29
81 Abutani Namoro N Labourer Military Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-03-08
82 Achmat Abobakar A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-12-09
83 Achterberg Jan Leendert J L Air Pupil 66 Air School 1942-05-14
86 Ackerman Andries Jacobus A J Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1 Coy. 1945-05-08
87 Ackerman Bernard B Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 4/6th Armoured Car Regiment 1942-11-04
88 Ackerman Johannes J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1945-07-07
89 Ackerman Jacobus Mostert J M Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1944-09-17
90 Ackerman Lloyd William L W Air Corporal 1 Squadron 1943-08-11
92 Ackerman Thomas Lodewyk T L Private Field Force Brigade 1/2 1942-08-08
93 Ackerman William Hendrick W H Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-10-16
91 Ackermann Stephanus Johannes S J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 3 Provost Coy. 1943-09-23
94 Ackermann Andries Johannes A J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-05-04
95 Acklom Evatt E Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment 1941-11-23
97 Acres Henry H Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
98 Acton Albert Victor Emmanuel De Leon A V E D L Trooper South African Horse 2nd 1916-06-06
99 Acutt Derrick McMinn D M Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-04-16
100 Adair Terence Miles T M Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
102 Adam James Clifford J C Air Mechanic 15 Squadron 1944-06-17
103 Adam Raymond Percy R P Private Youth Training Brigade 1945-11-19
29188 Adam George Alexander Findlay G A F Major Transvaal Scottish 1922-03-14
104 Adames William W Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-11-02
105 Adams Adam A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1915-06-06
106 Adams Arthur A Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1917-04-01
107 Adams Boet B Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
108 Adams Carel C Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-01-05
109 Adams Cassiem C Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-03-21
110 Adams Charles C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-12
111 Adams Cornelius C Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-03-02
112 Adams Cecil John C J Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-07-17
113 Adams Cecil Melville C M Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
114 Adams Cecil Methuen C M Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-17