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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
1227 Bartels Martinus Johannes M J Lieutenant 5 Squadron 1942-04-03
1228 Barter Augustine Bernard A B Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-05-04
1229 Barters Michael M Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-13
1230 Bartham Thomas G T G Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
1231 Bartholomew Denys Vincent D V Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1944-09-23
1233 Barthus A Private Cape Corps 1947-08-13
1234 Bartis Charles James C J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1917-03-21
1235 Bartle Sidney Eric S E Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-12-07
1236 Bartlett Gilbert G Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-08-01
1237 Bartlett George Richard G R Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1945-02-17
1238 Bartlett Harry H Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-09
1240 Bartlett Richard R Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1945-04-16
1241 Bartlett Vivian V Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 1942-01-02
1242 Bartlett Walter W Lance Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-07-23
1243 Bartley Herbert Wilfred H W Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-18
1244 Bartman Apolis A Private Cape Corps 1944-01-02
1245 Bartman Botha B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-07-18
1247 Bartman James J Corporal Cape Corps 1944-07-05
1248 Bartman Kito K Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-07-18
1249 Bartman Louis August L A Trooper South African Horse 7th 1916-08-01
1250 Bartnick Frank F Lance Corporal Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-10-27
1252 Barton Alfred Richard A R Second Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-18
1254 Barton Desmond D Second Lieutenant 50 Squadron 1940-08-04
1255 Barton William Henry W H Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-24
29368 Barton Maurice Sydney M S Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1938-10-05
1256 Baruki Simon S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-04-16
1257 Barwell Charles Arthur Lees C A L Warrant Officer Class I General Service Corps (Corps) 1945-02-03
1259 Baseley Walter Francis Biddell W F B Major South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) 6th South African Armoured Division 1944-05-27
1260 Basford Henry Frederick H F Sergeant Major 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
1261 Basford Ronald Hugh R H Lieutenant South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Gloucester 1941-01-11
41284 Bashula T W Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1918-11-13
1262 Basilie Isaac I Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
1263 Baskerville-Atkinson Henry Peter H P Lieutenant 23 Squadron 1943-06-19
1264 Bass Montague Roy Clifford M R C Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-12-28
1265 Bassano Christopher Brian C B Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
1266 Bassano Ralph Godfrey R G Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 7 Field Regiment 1942-01-23
1267 Bassett Robert Montague Henry R M H Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-14
1269 Bassingthwaighte Allan Albert A A Sergeant Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-18
1270 Bassingthwaighte Robert Ernest Vincent R E V Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-07-30
1271 Basson Andries A Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1st 1917-01-03
1272 Basson Christiaan Coenraad C C Lieutenant South African Horse 4th 1916-02-23
1273 Basson Ernest E Corporal 7th South African Infantry 1917-07-21
1274 Basson Hugo Amos Willem H A W Private South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1942-11-28
1275 Basson H C (hennie) H C Air Corporal Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1942-09-05
1276 Basson John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-04
1278 Basson Teuns Benjamin T B Private Cape Corps 4 Res. M.T. Coy. 1941-12-09
1279 Basson Thomas Richard T R Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-22
1280 Basson William W Private Cape Corps 101 Battalion 1943-10-24
1281 Basson William James W J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-11-17
40779 Basson Carel Wynand C W Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) Keep Protection 1918-10-06