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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
15570 Matsamai Robbie R Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 18th Bn. 1917-07-23
15571 Matsang Abel A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
15572 Matsangu Andries A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-11-06
15573 Matsawane John J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Service Corps Transport 1916-12-16
15574 Matseledi Johannes J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) East African Expeditionary Force 1917-11-15
15575 Matselela George G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1946-01-04
15576 Matsepe Simon S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-05-17
15577 Matshabe Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-11-02
15578 Matshaka Hendrik H Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-04-23
15579 Matshana Hezekiah H Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
15580 Matshaya Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-04-25
15581 Matshe Marcus M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
15583 Matshelisho Lacchens L Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 4th Coy. 1917-09-18
15584 Matshibani Felapi F Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-10-25
15582 Matshilane Andries A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
15585 Matshini Sky S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-12-02
40471 Matshini Jakem J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1st Battalion 1918-04-13
15586 Matshiyimbunzi Jim J South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-06-17
15587 Matshoba Jim J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-26
15588 Matsime James Bogosing J B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-09-20
15589 Matsime MacK S M S Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-11-02
15590 Matsimela James M J M Private Cape Corps 1943-11-28
15591 Matsio Daniel D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-03-20
15592 Matsisi Paulus P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 17th Coy. 1917-12-30
15593 Matsitso Lazarus L Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Remount Section 1917-07-27
15594 Matsolo Fred F Donkey Loader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-22
15595 Matson Matthew Charles M C Private 5th South African Infantry 1916-08-10
15596 Matsubane Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
15597 Matsubane Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
15598 Matsubane Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-05-27
15599 Matsubane Kleinbooi K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 3rd Bn. 1917-01-25
15600 Matsubane Samuel S Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-28
16842 Matsubane Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 13th Bn. 1917-08-07
15601 Matsulwane Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1941-11-23
15602 Matsuma Abram A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 43rd Bn. 1918-03-08
15603 Matsuwa James J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 32nd Coy. 1918-06-12
15604 Matswe Jack J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-09-25
15605 Mattee Peter P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1915-07-20
15606 Matthee Coenraad A C A Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1943-12-27
15607 Matthee Elias Jacobus E J Private Regiment President Steyn 1942-11-28
15608 Matthee Gerrit J G J Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1942-12-04
15609 Matthee Michael Halgart M H Private 11th South African Infantry 1921-08-10
15610 Matthee Samuel S Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-10
15505 Matthews M Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1946-01-30
15611 Matthews Andrew A Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1917-10-31
15612 Matthews Aletta S A S Private Women's Auxiliary Army Services (Corps) 1943-07-13
15613 Matthews Charles W C W Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1946-06-28
15615 Matthews John Godfrey J G Trooper South African Horse 3rd 1918-11-09
15616 Matthews George Arthur Dawson G A D Stoker 1st Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Treern 1945-01-12
15619 Matthews Howard Ward H W Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 3rd Brigade 1916-06-09