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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
1984 Blount Clavell Monkhouse C M Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-19
1985 Blour Pieter P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-08-02
1986 Blow John J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1917-03-21
1987 Bloxam Richard William R W Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-05-09
1990 Bluck F Lieutenant 17 Squadron 1944-02-12
1992 Blumberg Max M Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1942-08-25
1993 Blumenthal Benjamin B Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1/6 Field Regiment 1944-07-02
1994 Blumrick Albin Albert A A Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-10-13
1995 Blumrick Edward Albert E A Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1941-06-16
1996 Blumrick Wilfred Richard W R Private 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) 1914-09-10
1997 Blundell George Dyke G D Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
2003 Boag Edgar Frank E F Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1944-09-04
2004 Board Cecil C Leading Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Afrikander 1945-06-06
2005 Boardman Charles Leonard C L Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Field Amb. 1918-11-12
2006 Boardman Harry John H J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 10 Field Coy. 1943-12-08
2008 Bobesa Hendrik H Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-03-03
2009 Bobo David D Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Ox Transport 1916-12-09
2010 Bock Johny J Private Cape Corps 1945-01-16
2012 Boddington Paul P Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 7 Field Regiment 1942-10-29
2013 Bode William W Burgher Mounted Commandos Standerton Commando 1915-06-26
2014 Bodenstein Hermanus Pieter H P Corporal General Service Corps (Corps) 1947-06-28
2015 Bodill Thomas Tilbrook T T Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1920-02-01
2016 Bodington Bertram Baldwin B B Trooper Pretoria Regiment 1944-07-01
2017 Bodkin J P Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1941-08-08
29478 Bodley Percy Gordon (bill) P G Captain 12 Squadron 1951-03-06
2018 Bodmer Frances Bernard Miles F B M Second Lieutenant 33 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1941-09-09
2019 Boer Abraham A Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
2020 Boer Nathan N Private Cape Corps 5th Bde. Coy. 1941-12-09
2022 Boesak Daniel D Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1947-02-15
2023 Boesak Peter P Private Cape Corps 1943-10-07
2024 Boesnek Hendrik H Mule Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-10
2025 Bogachu Piet P Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-11-03
39284 Bogana Stephen S Labourer South African Labour Corps (Corps) South African Service Corps 1915-06-28
2026 Bogota John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-09-28
2027 Bohn George G Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-10
2028 Bois Henry John H J Private South African Railway Services 1918-10-26
2029 Boisson Frederick William F W Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-01-23
2030 Bok L Private Cape Corps 1947-10-09
2031 Bokaba Daniel D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-11-02
2313 Bokleni Henry H Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
4886 Bokleni Dokoda D Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
2033 Bold Andrew Thomas A T Lance Corporal Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1945-06-24
2034 Boles James J Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-13
29485 Boles James (jock) J Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1952-03-14
2035 Bolitho Alfred A Captain South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment 1941-11-26
2037 Bolleurs Henry James H J Lieutenant 47 Air School 1942-12-16
2040 Boltman Hendrik Rudolph H R Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-10-09
2041 Bolton Alfred A Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1917-10-20
2042 Bolton Gerald MacRae G M Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-10
2044 Bolton John James J J Rifleman South African Rifles 2nd 1918-03-15