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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
16377 Melvin John Leslie J L Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 11 Field Coy. 1943-01-17
16378 Memani Ernest S E S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-08-05
16380 Mendelsohn Felix F Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-12-05
16381 Mendelsohn Joseph Aron J A Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 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 (Corps) 25 Road Constr. Coy. 1943-10-04
16384 Meneely James J Private 8th South African Infantry 1916-03-21
16386 Menmuir Ronald James R J Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-08-21
16387 Menn Abraham Bernard A B Warrant Officer Class II Q Service Corps (Corps) 1946-08-18
16388 Menne Briton Keith B K Sergeant Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1943-02-14
16389 Menne Saxon Theodore S T Major General Service Corps (Corps) 1942-05-31
16390 Mennie Cornelius C Private 7th South African Infantry 1916-03-12
16391 Mennigke C A Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1947-05-06
16392 Mente R Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1946-08-30
16394 Mentoor Sam S Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-07-03
16393 Mentor Abel A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 7 Coy. 1918-04-07
16395 Mentor Andries A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-11-07
16396 Mentor Charlie C Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-07-30
16397 Mentor William G W G Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-06-13
16398 Mentz Jan Carl J C Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-09-01
16399 Mentz Johannes Hendrick J H Private South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. 1917-07-13
16400 Menza John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
16401 Menzi Thomas T Horse Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-01
16403 Menzies William Patterson W P Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-12
16404 Merana Swelindawo S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 3rd Coy. 1917-08-28
16406 Mercer George G Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-11-29
16407 Mercer G L B Private Transvaal Scottish 1942-11-28
16408 Mercer Mervyn Louis Emerson M L E Lieutenant South African Intelligence Corps (Corps) 1917-08-07
16410 Merckel Richard R Private 5th South African Infantry 1917-01-03
31865 Meredich James J Private Cape Town Highlanders Regiment Bloemspruit 1923-08-06
16411 Meredith Dudley Owen D O Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 7th Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-06-20
16412 Meredith John Francis Gibson J F G Lieutenant 21 Squadron 1943-07-03
16413 Meredith Walter H W H Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1940-11-28
16414 Merrick Arnold Philip A P Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1944-03-14
16415 Merrick Albert Rutter A R Pupil Pilot 21 Air School 1942-01-24
16416 Merrington Brian B Lieutenant 4 Squadron 1943-03-21
16417 Merrington Edward Norman E N Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-04-12
16418 Merrington George Walter G W Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-15
16419 Merry Frederick Joseph F J Private South African Reserve Mechanical Transport 2nd 1941-02-22
16421 Merryweather John J Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Neptune 1941-12-19
16422 Merryweather James Alexander J A Private South African Horse 8th 1917-09-15
16423 Mertz Coenrad Johannes Willem C J W Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-08-31
16424 Mervan Piet P Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-13
16425 Mervis Gordon G Lieutenant 60 Squadron 1944-05-13
16426 Meselane Nasol N Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-10-20
16427 Mesengane Daniel D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-11-02
16428 Mesham Robert Seymour R S Lieutenant Military Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-04-19
16430 Mesheck M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1946-10-27
16431 Mesiwe John J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-15
16432 Mesiya Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-12-16