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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
41059 Oudbooi Peaha P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours 1915-10-17
19515 Oues Cornelius C Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-12-06
19516 Oughterson Hugh George H G Lieutenant 4th South African Infantry 1916-07-07
19518 Outram Ernest White E W Company Sergeant Major 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-12
19520 Ovens James J Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment 1914-09-26
32415 Ovens Robert Blackstock R B Private Transvaal Scottish South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1922-03-10
19521 Overbeek Gerhardus Johannes G J Captain South African Air Force (Corps) 1946-09-22
19522 Overed Martin M Captain 14 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1945-04-19
19523 Overgage George Edwin G E Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-10-08
19524 Overland D Private Cape Corps 1944-02-07
19525 Overmeyer A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1946-08-16
19526 Overmeyer Daniel D Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1947-10-20
19527 Overton Garnet Ewart G E Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-19
19528 Owen Bertram Alan Douglas B A D Warrant Officer Class I Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-04-08
19529 Owen B C Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-06-27
19531 Owen Eric George E G Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1941-03-28
19532 Owen Godfrey Felix G F Lieutenant South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment 1918-10-30
19533 Owen Harry H Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1940-10-26
19534 Owen Harry Kenneth H K Private 10th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-02-20
19535 Owen Hugh Norman Turner H N T Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1941-12-10
19536 Owen James Edward J E Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
19538 Owen John Henry J H Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
19539 Owen Ronald James R J Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment 1918-10-24
19540 Owen William John W J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-11-01
19542 Owen-Jones Frederick F Lieutenant 8th South African Infantry 1921-05-27
19545 Oxenham Wyndham Price W P Corporal 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) "C" Squadron 1914-11-25
19546 Oxford Christian Sheath C S Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-05-16
19547 Oxford Harry Francis Molyneux H F M Staff Sergeant South African Internment Corps (Corps) 1945-06-12
19548 Oxley John J Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 4/22 Field Regiment 1944-07-16
19592 PALINA or PALIVA Frans F Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours 1915-07-14
20449 POGIETSILE or POTGIETSILE Klaus K Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-05-24
20451 POHLEDI or PUHLEDI Charlie C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-08-23
19549 Paardewachter Arend A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-02-19
19551 Pack George Alfred G A Sergeant South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 1916-01-24
19552 Pack Mareus M Private General Service Corps (Corps) 1941-09-13
19553 Packer Douglas Osborn D O Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. 1944-07-17
19554 Packerman Joel J Private Cape Corps 1942-06-20
19555 Padayachee G Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-08-12
19556 Paddison Geoffrey Michael G M Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-12-02
19557 Paddock Alexander Charles A C Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-18
19558 Paddock James Rex J R Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-14
19559 Paddon David D Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1942-05-27
19560 Paddon Edwin Evens Cragg E E C Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-18
19562 Paduko Johannes J Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-20
19563 Paeper Adolphe Ludwig Herman A L H Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1945-11-04
19564 Paff Pauline Hermione Emily P H E Probationer Nurse South African Military Nursing Service Tempe Hospital 1918-10-20
19565 Page Antonie A Private Cape Corps 1941-10-15
19566 Page A W Private Cape Corps 1947-04-28
19570 Page James Harold J H Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Field Ambulance 1917-12-07
19571 Page Robert Allan R A Sub-Lieutenant South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Bonaventure 1943-11-29