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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
1849 Bissett Victor Gerald V G Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1942-06-29
1851 Bissolati Louis L Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1947-06-22
1852 Bistalle Gamma G Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-15
1853 Bithrey George Anthony G A Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1941-12-31
1855 Biyela Ba B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-03-01
1856 Blaauw John J Private Cape Corps 1943-11-20
1857 Blaauw Mark M Staff Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1946-10-02
1858 Blaauw Stols S Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-10-26
1859 Blaauw Sarel J S J Corporal South West African Infantry Battalion 1st 1943-04-04
1860 Black Bernard B Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 6 Field Reserve Bty. 1944-05-23
1863 Black F E Lieutenant 40 Squadron 1945-02-08
1864 Black James Houston J H Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-11
1865 Black James Nisbet J N Corporal 8th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1917-03-17
1866 Black Peter P Gunner South African Field Artillery 1921-08-06
1867 Black Percival William P W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-23
1868 Black Robert Gilmour R G Air Sergeant 21 Squadron 1941-11-20
1869 Black Robert James R J Corporal 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-08-01
1871 Black Vincent St. Clair V S C Air Sergeant 24 Squadron 1941-12-10
1873 Black William John W J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 71st Siege Bty. 1917-12-04
1874 Blackbeard Bernard Robert B R Private 11th South African Infantry 1916-06-29
1875 Blackbeard Gordon Spencer G S Captain General Service Corps (Corps) 1942-09-24
1876 Blackbeard John Cedric J C Pupil Pilot 4 Air School 1941-11-12
1877 Blackbeard William Robert W R Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 7th Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-05-10
1878 Blackburn Ronald R Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1943-11-12
1879 Blackburn Raymond Acheson R A Lieutenant 23 Squadron 1945-01-09
1880 Blackie John J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-03-27
1881 Blacklaws Alec Robert David A R D Lieutenant 19 Squadron 1945-04-21
1884 Blackmore Conrad Percival Pate C P P Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1945-01-15
1887 Blacow William Birkett W B Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
1888 Blagg John Henry J H Private South African Railway Services 1920-06-23
1889 Blaha Sim S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-01-20
1890 Blaikie Charles Pearson C P Private 6th South African Infantry 1916-02-12
1892 Blaine Benjamin Charles Ross B C R Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-10-12
1893 Blair Andrew Edward A E Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
1894 Blair Douglas Haig D H Lieutenant 55 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1941-10-29
1896 Blair Ian Ferguson I F Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 75 Operational Training Unit RAF 1943-08-17
1897 Blair Neil N Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-10
1898 Blake Arthur Nairne A N Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 11 Operational Training Unit 1943-12-22
1901 Blake Charles Joseph C J Gunner South African Field Artillery 3rd Bty. 1916-10-22
1904 Blake Neville Clement N C Second Lieutenant 21 Squadron 1941-11-05
1905 Blake Robert Edward De Kock R E D K Petty Officer South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Treern 1945-01-12
29457 Blake Arthur Winston A W Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) "A" Troop 1923-12-14
1909 Blakeway Lewis Gower L G Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
1910 Blakeway Walter Lennox W L Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
1912 Blampied Arthur John A J Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 4 Res. M.T. Coy. 1941-11-23
1913 Blanc Jean Pierre J P Lieutenant 37 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-07-13
1914 Blanchard William James W J Second Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
1915 Blanche J D Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1942-06-14
1916 Blanckenberg Charles J C J Lieutenant 27 Squadron 1944-04-12
1917 Blanckenberg Eduard E Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1944-06-27