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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
1918 Blanckenberg John J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1945-06-29
1919 Blanckenberg John Edgcome J E Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1944-03-09
1920 Blanckenberg Jasper James J J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
1921 Bland Annie Bonnin A B Nursing Sister South African Military Nursing Service 1945-05-22
1926 Blanksby Harold Robertson H R Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1917-04-12
1927 Blassoples Alexander Vivian A V Private South African Irish 1st 1947-05-14
1929 Blatherwick George William G W Lance Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-09-12
1930 Blatherwick James John J J Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-04-04
1932 Blatherwick Reginald Alfred William R A W Second Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1941-07-17
1934 Blatt Andries Johannes A J Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-11-28
1935 Blatt Pieter Andries P A Lieutenant 34 Squadron 1945-04-04
1936 Blauws Frederick F Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-10-25
1937 Blauws S South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1914-08-04
1938 Bleackley Lionel Cunliffe L C Air Mechanic 41 Squadron 1941-10-04
1939 Bleasby John Rider J R Sergeant 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-16
1941 Bleki Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1941-10-16
1942 Blench Ernest Arthur E A Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 39 Railway Constr. Coy. 1945-05-17
1944 Blight Alexander Richard A R Sergeant Cape Town Highlanders 1942-05-10
1945 Blight Joseph J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1918-01-27
1946 Blignault Petrus Stephanus P S Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-11-22
1947 Blignaut Casparus Johannes C J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-13
1948 Blignaut Ernest Philippus E P Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1945-10-05
1949 Blignaut Jan Hendrik J H Corporal Pretoria Regiment 1944-06-21
1951 Blignaut Pieter William P W Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1918-10-25
1952 Blignaut William Albert W A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-11-02
1953 Blignaut William John W J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-10-23
1954 Blinkhorn Harold Percy H P Captain 61 Squadron 1945-07-08
1955 Bliss Armand Henry John A H J Second Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry 1916-02-26
1956 Bliss William John Kennedy W J K Lieutenant 41 Squadron 1943-07-23
1957 Bloch Arthur Stanley A S Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
1958 Bloch Harold Sidney Ralph H S R Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1946-11-17
1959 Bloch Leonhard Berthold L B Warrant Officer Class I 31 Squadron 1944-10-12
1960 Block John J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-04-13
1961 Block Jan J Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-09-29
1963 Block Phillip P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-08
1964 Block Sydney S Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-07-03
1965 Bloem J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-03-17
1966 Bloemitje J Private Cape Corps 1946-08-22
1967 Bloemitt John J Private Cape Corps 1942-05-10
1968 Bloemstein Frank F Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-08
1970 Blom C J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1947-11-28
1971 Blom Edward Charles E C Staff Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1945-10-04
1973 Blom Johannes Jacobus J J Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-06-28
1974 Blom Wreford Devisme W D Lieutenant 112 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1945-07-26
1975 Blomeyer Robert Herman Frederick Ernest R H F E Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-02-22
1976 Blommetjes J W Private Cape Corps 1942-10-04
1977 Blomson Bernard B Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-03-24
1978 Bloom Abraham Joshua A J Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 1941-12-31
1980 Bloom Thomas T Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-22
1983 Blou Jafta J Gunner Cape Corps 1942-10-23