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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
19525 Overmeyer A Private Indian and Malay Corps 1946-08-16
19526 Overmeyer Daniel D Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1947-10-20
19527 Overton Garnet Ewart G E Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-10-19
19528 Owen Bertram Alan Douglas B A D Warrant Officer Class I Q Service Corps 1945-04-08
19529 Owen B C Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1943-06-27
19531 Owen Eric George E G Corporal South African Corps of Signals 1941-03-28
19532 Owen Godfrey Felix G F Lieutenant South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. 1918-10-30
19533 Owen Harry H Air Corporal South African Air Force 1940-10-26
19534 Owen Harry Kenneth H K Private South African Infantry Corps 10th Regt. 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 South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-18
19538 Owen John Henry J H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
19539 Owen Ronald James R J Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. 1918-10-24
19540 Owen William John W J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-11-01
19542 Owen-Jones Frederick F Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 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 1945-05-16
19547 Oxford Harry Francis Molyneux H F M Staff Sergeant South African Internment Corps 1945-06-12
19548 Oxley John J Sergeant South African Artillery 4/22 Field Regt. 1944-07-16
19592 PALINA or PALIVA Frans F Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours 1915-07-14
20449 POGIETSILE or POTGIETSILE Klaus K Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-05-24
20451 POHLEDI or PUHLEDI Charlie C Labourer South African Native Labour 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 1916-01-24
19552 Pack Mareus M Private General Service 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 1942-08-12
19556 Paddison Geoffrey Michael G M Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-12-02
19557 Paddock Alexander Charles A C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
19558 Paddock James Rex J R Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-14
19559 Paddon David D Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Squadron 1942-05-27
19560 Paddon Edwin Evens Cragg E E C Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
19562 Paduko Johannes J Leader South African Native Labour 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 1st Field Ambulance 1917-12-07
19571 Page Robert Allan R A Sub-Lieutenant South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Bonaventure 1943-11-29
19572 Page Stanley Bernal S B Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-06-22
19573 Pahla Johannes Dipatshe J D Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-09-03
19574 Pahlela John J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1941-12-05
19575 Paice Ivon Ashton I A Air Mechanic 1st Class South African Air Force 1944-02-03
19576 Pailman J J Private Cape Corps 1945-06-21
19577 Pain George Robert G R Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1941-11-16
19578 Paine Alfred A Captain South African Infantry Corps 10th Regt. 1916-09-04
19580 Painter Bernard Herbert B H Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-09-24
19581 Paisley William Aspinall W A Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
19584 Pakani Molife M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts 1915-07-12