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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 3,874 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,040 SAP — South African Police 3,732 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 159 AUS — Australian forces 167 UK — British forces 4,095 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
14783 Malgas Klaas K South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-01
14784 Malgas P T Private Cape Corps 1942-04-25
14785 Malherbe Douw Lodewijk D L Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment 1918-11-03
14786 Mali Mac M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section 1917-02-21
14789 Malikwe William W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 39th Bn. 1918-06-17
14790 Malimotle Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 36th Bn. 1918-04-03
14791 Malin James Henry J H Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
14793 Malinga Simon S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-09-28
14794 Malinge Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 27th Coy. 1918-02-03
14795 Malise Jacob J Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-09-12
14796 Malisela Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 22nd Coy. 1917-04-16
14797 Malisela Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Coy. 1917-06-16
14798 Malisela Hosea H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Sanitary Section 1916-09-22
14799 Malisela Jack J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-06-30
14800 Malisela James J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-09-07
14801 Malisela Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 22nd Bn. 1917-07-23
14802 Malisela Ramaphoto R Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-16
41029 Malisela Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1915-12-11
14803 Malitema Tomkin T Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 2nd Bn. 1916-11-22
14804 Malito Joseph J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-08
14805 Malitsane Nyefolo Daniel N D Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-05-16
14807 Maliwa Kaiser K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-12-04
14808 Maliwa Mgwayi M Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-15
14812 Mallet Della D Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-23
14813 Mallet Hugh Francis Philip H F P Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-08
14814 Mallett Arthur Charles Maynard A C M Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-07-18
14815 Mallett Frederick Gordon F G Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-18
14816 Mallett George William James G W J Sergeant 7th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-06-15
14817 Mallett Harold Percy H P Captain South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-02-26
14818 Mallett Stanley S Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-10-17
14819 Malley John Horace St. Clair J H S C Company Quartermaster Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-18
14820 Malo Petreus P Donkey Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-05-25
14821 Maloa Botha B Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-03
14823 Malolamana George G Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-19
14824 Malomo Kgojoane K Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1916-10-19
14825 Malona Apple A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Railway Operating Company 1916-06-27
14826 Malone John Clarance J C Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1946-09-30
14827 Maloney James Benjamin J B Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1942-07-28
14828 Maloney Michael Thomas Lewis M T L Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard 1945-04-14
14829 Malongweni Nochanga N Driver South African Mounted Rifles 1st Permanent Bty. 1914-10-04
14830 Malotle Kleinjan K Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-31
14831 Malraison William Henry De Rockstro W H D R Corporal South African Horse 1st 1916-05-31
14832 Maltby Louis Langley L L Lieutenant Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-11-13
14833 Maltman Hugh Elmsley H E Sergeant 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-17
14834 Maltman William Fleming W F Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-12-15
14822 Maluka Zebelon Z Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1947-05-06
14835 Maluka Simon Ntsialala S N Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-02-18
41030 Maluka Jacob J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1915-03-17
14836 Maluke Jozini J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-07-08
14837 Maluko Solomon S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-03-25