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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
1347 Bayley Norman Ronald N R Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Regiment 1942-10-23
1349 Bayliffe Duncan D Corporal Rand Light Infantry 1st 1941-12-31
1348 Bayly Zachary Booth Z B Honorary Lieutenant 4th South African Infantry 1919-04-17
1351 Bayly Gordon Goodenough G G Captain 4 Squadron 1942-06-10
1353 Baysham Frederick F Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Native Carrier Transport 1917-07-24
1358 Bazley Ernest Victor E V Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) 1917-12-30
1359 Bazley George Charles G C Second Lieutenant 2 Air School 1942-02-05
1360 Beacham Albert Rex A R Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-09-18
1361 Beacham Henry H Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 72nd Siege Battery 1917-12-26
1362 Beacham Walter W Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-12-04
1365 Beadon James J Corporal 12th South African Infantry 1916-03-08
1366 Beal-Preston Trevor Leslie T L Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1942-06-09
1367 Beam Richard R Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) British East African Exp. Force 1917-01-11
1368 Bean Gordon Willard G W Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-25
1369 Bean Hinton Willard H W Private South African Horse 1st 1916-03-10
1370 Bean Orlando Leonard O L Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-16
1371 Bean Rex Coleman R C Sergeant First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-11-24
1372 Beaney John Thomas J T Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1919-04-24
1373 Beard Blencowe Boorman B B Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1916-02-08
1374 Beard George Russell G R Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-12
1376 Beard James J Private South African Road Corps (Corps) 1st 1918-12-18
1377 Beard Thomas James T J Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) Composite Railway Operating Coy. 1942-11-28
1378 Beard William John W J Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
1380 Beasley Norman N Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1944-02-29
1381 Beaton Alexander A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1916-12-16
1382 Beaton Charles C Private Cape Corps 1945-12-29
1383 Beaton COLIN McLEAN C M Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-10-20
1384 Beaton David D Private Cape Corps 1946-02-23
1385 Beaton John Frederick J F Captain Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-07-28
1387 Beaton Thomas Woodrow T W Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-10-22
1388 Beaton William W Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-03-17
1389 Beatson Robert Alexander R A Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1946-06-10
1390 Beatt Alexander Stuart A S Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1946-01-04
1391 Beattie Desmond Robert D R Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1945-04-29
1392 Beattie James J Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-18
1393 Beattie Samuel Sinclair S S Lieutenant 26 Squadron 1943-06-01
1394 Beattie William F W F Warrant Officer Class II Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1942-11-15
1395 Beattie William George W G Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-09-21
1399 Beaumont Edgar E Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-23
1400 Beaumont William Arthur W A Regimental Sergeant Major Military Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-01-14
1401 Bebeta Jan J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 28th Coy. 1917-05-15
1402 Becher Frank Frederick Sullivan Leycester F F S L Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment 1915-10-20
1403 Beck Arthur Harold Wright A H W Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-25
1404 Beck Ami Wallis A W Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-09
1405 Beck Cecil Albert C A Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1945-04-04
1406 Beck Charles Ernest C E Company Quartermaster Sergeant 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-08
1407 Beck Francis F Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
1408 Beck George G Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) Divisional Signal Coy. 1919-02-22
1410 Beck George Vincent G V Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 41 Heavy Bridging Constr. Coy. 1945-07-19
1411 Beck Henry Wallace Mulcaster H W M Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12