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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 1,041 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
18511 Nel Jan Abraham J A Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Regiment 1941-11-23
18512 Nel Johannes Cornelius J C Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1944-07-04
18513 Nel Jeremiah Daniel J D Burgher Mounted Commandos Geyser's Commando 1914-11-08
18515 Nel Jan Hendrik J H Private Pretoria Regiment 2nd 1942-03-31
18516 Nel J H B Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1946-05-21
18517 Nel Johannes Jacobus Fredrik J J F Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-12-20
18518 Nel Jan Jacobus Paulus J J P Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-21
18519 Nel Jacobus Nicholas J N Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 2 Field Provost Coy. 1940-12-24
18520 Nel Jan Paulus J P Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 25 Road Constr. Coy. 1943-05-10
18521 Nel Johannes Fredrick J F Sergeant Major Mounted Commandos Ermelo Commando 1915-03-20
18522 Nel J W A Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 10th Bde. Sig. Coy. 1941-12-03
18523 Nel Louis Martin L M Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1940-08-10
18524 Nel Lambertus Petrus L P Lance Corporal Field Force Brigade 2nd Bn. 1940-11-16
18525 Nel Marthinse Cornelius Stephanus M C S Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-14
18526 Nel Michiel Daniel M D Staff Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1943-09-04
18527 Nel Nicholaas Francois N F Staff Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1943-07-27
18528 Nel Nicholas Johan N J Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-11
18529 Nel Pieter Andries P A Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-11-16
18530 Nel Pieter Willem P W Private South African Mounted Brigade 2nd 1917-02-17
18532 Nel Stephanus Andries S A Private 12th South African Infantry 1916-09-13
18533 Nel Stephanus Johannes Jacobus S J J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-23
18534 Nel Samuel Peter Martinus S P M Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-12-15
18535 Nel Willem Andries W A Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 7 Army Sig. Coy. 1944-11-29
18536 Nel William Andries W A Private 7th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-07-06
18537 Nel W A A Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1944-02-01
18538 Nel William Jacobus W J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
18539 Nel Willem Petrus W P Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 59 Q Coy 1944-07-17
32199 Nel Albert A Machine Gun Unit 1956-09-20
32219 Nel Okert Barend Jonathan O B J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 250 Air Defence Artillery Group 1951-02-10
32222 Nel Samuel Pieter Martinus S P M Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1932-07-28
41108 Nel Casper Willem Petrus C W P Airman South African Air Force (Corps) School of Infantry 1952-10-19
18541 Nell A C Private Cape Corps 1943-08-27
18542 Nell Anthony M A M Private Physical Training Battalion 1944-08-18
18543 Nell Cecil C Private Cape Cycle Corps (Corps) 1917-02-10
18544 Nell D A Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1945-11-10
18545 Nell Jacob J Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-08
18546 Nell Leonard L Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1945-04-24
18547 Nellmapius Paul Alexander P A Captain South African Artillery (Corps) 1/6 Field Regiment 1944-06-14
18548 Nelsen Frederick Marcus F M Lance Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st Bn. 1942-07-06
18549 Nelson Adrian A Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1944-02-03
18550 Nelson Arnold Alexander A A Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-17
18551 Nelson Arthur Felix A F Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-10-04
18552 Nelson Andrew Jacobus Albert A J A Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-22
18553 Nelson Arthur Stephen A S Major Q Service Corps (Corps) 1947-05-08
18555 Nelson Douglas Alistair D A Pupil Pilot 24 Air School 1941-11-30
18556 Nelson Frederick F Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-05-14
18558 Nelson James J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Field Artillery 1916-05-22
18559 Nelson James J Corporal South African Pioneers 1918-03-10
18561 Nelson John Holger J H Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. 1918-08-29
18562 Nelson John Scullen J S Company Sergeant Major Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1946-06-29