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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 3,859 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 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
1587 Bennett Francis Edwin F E Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-13
1588 Bennett Frederick Herbert F H Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-20
1589 Bennett George G Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1942-03-23
1591 Bennett Henry Sydney Norman H S N Sergeant 1st South African Infantry 1919-10-15
1592 Bennett John Frank J F Engine Room Artificer 4th Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Hecla 1942-11-12
1594 Bennett Kenneth Collier K C Sergeant Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1942-04-28
1596 Bennett Malcolm Oswald M O Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
1598 Bennett R J B Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1945-07-10
1599 Bennett Walter Arthur W A Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
1601 Bennett William Ernest W E Private South African Horse 4th 1916-06-26
1602 Bennett Wilfred William W W Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-10-12
1604 Bennette Theophilus Charles Joseph T C J Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-03-24
1608 Bensimon Leslie Brian L B Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1941-12-10
1609 Benson Douglas D Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 59 Q Coy 1944-11-22
1611 Benson Graham Trevor Athelstan G T A 2nd Corporal South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1917-09-27
1612 Benson Hugh H Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1944-07-12
1614 Benson Josiah J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-08-15
1615 Bentley Dennis Dukes D D Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-10-23
1616 Bentley Dudley Francis D F Private Die Middelandse Regiment 1942-10-23
1618 Bentley Gilbert Edward G E Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
1619 Bentley George John G J Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-15
41477 Bentley Thomas Edward William T E W Private Youth Training Brigade "A" Coy. 1942-09-15
1622 Benzie Eric Alexander E A Lieutenant 21 Squadron 1941-11-20
1624 Berge Bernt Sverre B S Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1943-03-06
1625 Bergh Cornelius Stephanus Jacobus C S J Shoeing Smith South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment 1919-08-19
1626 Bergh Hans H Private Cape Corps 1946-02-20
1627 Bergh Michiel M Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1944-04-17
1628 Bergh W F Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-11-03
1629 Berhendse Klaas K Private Cape Corps 1944-09-27
1630 Berkeley William Lowry W L Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-13
1631 Berkowitz Oscar O Air Sergeant 24 Squadron 1942-09-01
1634 Berlin George G Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-06
40954 Berlin Wilfred W Private Prince Alfred's Guard RHQ Charlie, Op Repulse 1942-09-29
1635 Berlyn Clive Gerald C G Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-02-22
1636 Berman Bernard B Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-09-21
1637 Berman Nicholas N Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Bonaventure 1944-11-22
1638 Berman Richard R Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. 1917-04-03
1639 Bern Hubert Thomas Sidney H T S Mechanician South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-10-19
1640 Bernan James Andrew J A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 5 Coy. 1918-11-07
1643 Bernstein Dorah D Staff Nurse South African Military Nursing Service 1918-11-06
1645 Bernstein Sydney William S W Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
1646 Berrange Leonard James Peter L J P Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1942-06-07
1648 Berridge William Craig W C Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1944-12-30
1649 Berriman Neville N Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-02
1651 Berry Carel Johannes C J Private Reserve Brigade 9th Bn. 1944-09-17
1653 Berry Eric Lionel E L Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Cumberland 1947-03-08
1654 Berry George G Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1918-04-12
1655 Berry George Alfred G A Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-01-01
1656 Berry Ian Joseph I J Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-07-17
1657 Berry John J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 4 Field Coy. 1942-07-23