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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
18522 Nel J W A Signaller South African Corps of Signals 10th Bde. Sig. Coy. 1941-12-03
18523 Nel Louis Martin L M Sapper South African Engineer 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 1943-09-04
18527 Nel Nicholaas Francois N F Staff Sergeant Q Service Corps 1943-07-27
18528 Nel Nicholas Johan N J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-11
18529 Nel Pieter Andries P A Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 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 South African Infantry Corps 12th Regt. 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 7 Army Sig. Coy. 1944-11-29
18536 Nel William Andries W A Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1917-07-06
18537 Nel W A A Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1944-02-01
18538 Nel William Jacobus W J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
18539 Nel Willem Petrus W P Private Q Service Corps 59 Q Coy 1944-07-17
32199 Nel Albert A South African Army Machine Gun Unit 1956-09-20
32219 Nel Okert Barend Jonathan O B J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 250 Air Defence Artillery Group 1951-02-10
32222 Nel Samuel Pieter Martinus S P M Air Corporal South African Air Force 1932-07-28
41108 Nel Casper Willem Petrus C W P Airman South African Air Force 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 1917-02-10
18544 Nell D A Corporal South African Corps of Signals 1945-11-10
18545 Nell Jacob J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 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 1/6 Field Regt. 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 South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1944-02-03
18550 Nelson Arnold Alexander A A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 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 South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-22
18553 Nelson Arthur Stephen A S Major Q Service Corps 1947-05-08
18555 Nelson Douglas Alistair D A Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 24 Air School 1941-11-30
18556 Nelson Frederick F Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-05-14
18558 Nelson James J Driver South African Native Labour 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 1946-06-29
18563 Nelson Peter Dornford P D Lieutenant South African Air Force Wklf Air School 1947-04-17
18565 Nelson-Berg Norman Basil N B Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1944-07-14
18566 Nemane JAFTA or JAFTHA J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps East African Expeditionary Force 1916-10-09
18567 Nengobela Thomas T Labourer South African Native Labour Corps South African Railway Operating Company 1917-01-04
18568 Nengwenani Maplank M Private South African Native Labour Corps 28th Bn. 1918-03-27
18569 Neni Ben B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1916-01-25
18570 Nephtale Tsusa T Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
18572 Nero John J Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1916-05-18
18573 Nero Klaas K Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-08
18575 Nesbitt Charles Victor C V Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-16