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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) 60 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,793 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,693 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 985 SAP — South African Police 3,730 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 158 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,055 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 24,793 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
16330 Meintjes Laurie Roy L R Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 23 Air School 1941-11-20
16331 Meintjes Phillip P Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-04-26
16332 Meintjes Stephanus S Lieutenant South African Air Force 1940-07-23
16333 Meintjies Frank F Private Cape Corps 5th Bn. 1944-08-18
16334 Meintjies Jeremiah Frederick J F Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police 1947-04-11
31847 Meintjies Anthony Hall A H Air Mechanic South African Air Force CFS Dunnottar 1951-08-03
16335 Meiring Andries Herclass A H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
16336 Meiring Abel Hermanus Johannes A H J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 8 Field Squadron 1944-06-27
16337 Meiring A S Private Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
16338 Meiring Christian Gabriel C G Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-01-16
16339 Meiring Cornelious Johannes C J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. 1918-10-24
16340 Meiring Henry Eustace H E Staff Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 1918-11-20
16341 Meiring Ian Murray I M Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Squadron 1943-10-28
16342 Meiring Jeremie Etienne Auret J E A Rifleman Witwatersrand Rifles 2nd 1940-08-18
16343 Meiring John Paul J P Private Technical Service Corps 4 Bde. Workshops 1944-05-09
16344 Meiring John William J W Captain South African Air Force 4 Squadron 1944-02-08
16345 Meiring Peter Gidean P G Gunner South African Artillery 1941-05-26
16346 Meiring Sophia Johanna S J Nursing Sister South African Military Nursing Service 1942-08-06
16347 Meiring W A Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1945-01-07
16348 Meiring Willem F W F Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1942-12-02
16349 Meise Henry H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
16350 Meissenheimer Jacobus Johannes J J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1946-01-15
16351 Mekgoe Herman H Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
16352 Melali Sam S Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1918-10-07
16353 Melangoana Andrew A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-03-29
16354 Melato Abraham A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-02-24
16355 Melato Andries A Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-05-25
16357 Meldrum William Tindall W T Corporal South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-07-19
16358 Meleli Konana K South African Native Labour Corps 1917-06-10
16359 Melhuish H Captain South African Corps of Signals 1946-07-06
16360 Melke Daniel D Loader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-17
16361 Mellet Charles Pitrus C P Sergeant Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
16362 Mellin Patrick P Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-03
16363 Mellings Edgar James E J Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade 1942-08-16
16364 Mellor Alfred A Lieutenant Q Service Corps 1945-07-14
16367 Mellor William W Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-07-14
16368 Mellstrom Bertie B Private South African Medical Corps 1918-02-07
16369 Melteki William W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts 1917-06-30
16370 Melvill Edward Thomas E T Sergeant South African Corps of Signals 1941-12-12
16372 Melville Albert A Corporal Essential Services Protection Corps 1946-09-20
16373 Melville Alexander Saunders A S Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-06-30
16374 Melville David D Captain South African Medical Corps 1919-11-16
16376 Melville Victor John V J Gunner South African Artillery 2 A.A. Bde. 1941-10-31
16377 Melvin John Leslie J L Sapper South African Engineer Corps 11 Field Coy. 1943-01-17
16378 Memani Ernest S E S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-08-05
16380 Mendelsohn Felix F Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-12-05
16381 Mendelsohn Joseph Aron J A Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1941-12-26
16382 Mendelsohn John Moss J M Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1942-01-21
16383 Mendham Samuel J S J Corporal South African Engineer Corps 25 Road Constr. Coy. 1943-10-04
16384 Meneely James J Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1916-03-21