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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
16588 Middel Johannes Cornelius J C Air Sergeant 12 Squadron 1941-11-15
16589 Middlekoop Edward Thomas E T Sergeant Cape Corps 1941-01-24
16590 Middlemas James Gradon J G Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-19
16591 Middlemost Arthur Cecil A C Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st Bn. 1941-06-16
16592 Middlemost Arthur Cecil A C Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-09-20
16593 Middleton Albert A Private South African Pioneers 1918-09-25
16596 Middleton John Norman Victor J N V Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-04-12
16598 Middleton Wilbur Edgar W E Captain South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 11 Field Coy. 1944-09-11
16599 Middleton William H W H Corporal South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) 1945-07-01
16600 Midgley Arnold Benjamin A B Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1944-10-30
16601 Midgley Cyril Leslie Thomas C L T Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
16604 Midgley Robert Percival R P Sergeant South African Intelligence Corps (Corps) 1943-01-03
16605 Midgley Rowland Richard R R Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-06-07
16606 Midgley William Claude W C Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-11
16607 Miema Golf G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 27th Bn. 1918-05-11
16608 Mienie Dirck D Private South African Horse 5th 1916-12-03
16609 Miennie Carel Johannes C J Corporal South African Horse 3rd 1916-05-10
16610 Mijana Willie W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
16612 Mikkelson Francis F Corporal Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-07
16613 Mileham C H Corporal Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1946-03-28
16615 Miles Charles Reginald C R Corporal 6th South African Infantry 1916-06-18
16616 Miles Edward Thomas E T Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-09-20
16617 Miles Horace C H C Captain South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-11-23
16619 Miles John J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-10-20
16621 Miles James Henry J H Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-12
16622 Miles John Henry J H Private 5th South African Infantry 1917-01-17
16623 Miles Jack R M J R M Corporal Kaffrarian Rifles 1941-12-31
16624 Miles Lionel L Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-17
16625 Miles Marjorie Genevive Berichen M G B Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1941-06-14
16626 Miles Robert R Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1915-01-18
16627 Miles Thomas Ian T I Corporal Pretoria Regiment 1947-12-06
16628 Miles William Edward W E Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-08
16629 Miles Wilfred Guy W G Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-24
16630 Miley Lawrence John L J Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-18
16633 Millar Graham Matthew G M Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-09-20
16634 Millar Jacob J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-09
16635 Millar John H R J H R Private South African Irish 1st 1941-11-23
16636 Millar Maxwell Robert M R Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-10-06
16638 Millen T S Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-11-28
16639 Miller Alton John Blachford A J B Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1917-04-23
16640 Miller Allister MacK A M Lieutenant 80 Squadron 1944-03-01
16641 Miller Charles C Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 1st Bde. 1918-10-04
16642 Miller Cedric Austin C A Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-10
16643 Miller David D Private 6th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-04-24
16644 Miller Ernest Edward E E Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1940-08-02
16645 Miller EDWARD McM E M Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-07-02
16646 Miller Gershon (gerson) G Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1943-10-02
16647 Miller George G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-10-12
16648 Miller Glen G Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-01-20
16649 Miller George John G J Captain 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-16