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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
20067 Petersen John Johannes J J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-11
20068 Petersen Jacob Nicholas Andrew J N A Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-13
20069 Petersen J W J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1945-12-04
20070 Petersen Lawrence William L W Private Cape Corps 1942-10-28
20071 Petersen Nicholas N Private Cape Corps 1943-01-21
20072 Petersen P Private Cape Corps 1941-11-14
20073 Petersen Peter P Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-10-19
20074 Petersen Peter P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-14
20075 Petersen Peter Hans P H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-05-26
20076 Petersen R Corporal Cape Corps 1947-12-23
20077 Petersen Stephen S Private Indian and Malay Corps 1941-11-17
20078 Petersen Theunis Manuel T M Burgher Mounted Commandos Bloemhof Commando 1914-12-16
20079 Petersen Victor Record V R Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
20080 Petersen Willie W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1916-12-25
20081 Petersen W J Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Buffalo 1942-09-04
20082 Petersen Zacharias Z Private Cape Corps 1943-02-05
20084 Peterson Andrew A Trooper South African Horse 3rd 1916-05-30
20085 Peterson David D South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-12
20086 Peterson Frank F Labourer South African Native Labour Corps No. 1 General Hospital Wynberg 1918-10-10
20087 Peterson Herman H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-11
20088 Peterson John J Private Technical Service Corps 1945-06-26
20089 Peterson John J Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-29
20090 Peterson John J South African Native Labour Corps 1918-10-14
20091 Peterson William W Driver South African Service Corps Supplies 1916-12-25
20093 Petherick Hugh Coleman H C Captain South African Medical Corps 1947-05-08
20094 Petlela Pieter P Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-01-28
20095 Petrie Harry Glass H G Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-16
32474 Petrie James Flack J F Air Corporal South African Air Force 1949-02-06
20097 Petros Johannes J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-20
20099 Petrus Gert G Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-22
41060 Petrus First Name Unknown F N U Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours 1915-06-09
20101 Petsch Charles Felix C F Corporal South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. 1917-05-03
20102 Pettersen Norman Victor N V Private Rand Light Infantry 1945-02-14
20103 Petterson Magnus Hawkins M H Air Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1941-11-20
20104 Pettit Alfred Thomas Henry A T H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
20108 Pettit Walter Talana W T Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-23
20109 Pettman Glanville G Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
20110 Petula Stephen S Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
20112 Petzer Joseph J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-20
20113 Petzer Jacobus Hendrik J H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1942-05-28
20114 Peunias Moses M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways 1915-09-30
32479 Peverelli Sylvester Lewis S L Leading Seaman South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Protea 1932-05-31
20115 Pexton Harold H Trooper 1st Mounted Rifles (Natal Carbineers) "B" Squadron 1915-04-27
20116 Peyper Petrus J P J Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1945-04-26
20118 Pfaff Carl Edward C E Petty Officer Stoker South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Protea 1945-04-20
20119 Pfister J F Sapper South African Engineer Corps 21 Field Coy. 1944-12-26
20120 Pfohl Frederick Wiltse F W Corporal South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1916-04-22
20121 Pfohl Richard Farre R F Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. 1917-02-06
20122 Pfuhl Victor John Henry V J H Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1943-08-21
20123 Phadishi Jack J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-06-19