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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
2045 Bolton Richard Michael R M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1942-06-29
2049 Bompas Grace Ethel G E Nursing Sister South African Military Nursing Service 1918-09-12
2050 Bonane Daniel D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-08-20
2053 Bond Arthur Edward A E Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) Divisional Signal Coy. 1916-08-27
2054 Bond Bryan Cresswell B C Lieutenant 11 Squadron 1945-07-26
2055 Bond Charles Herbert C H Second Lieutenant South African Heavy Artillery 74th Bty. 1920-09-04
2056 Bond Richard Grenville R G Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 8 Field Squadron 1944-09-09
2057 Bond Thomas T Lance Sergeant 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-17
2058 Bone Samuel Henry S H Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-12-18
2059 Bones Arthur Meyrick A M Lieutenant South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Battery 1916-10-28
2060 Bones Anthony Owen A O Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-23
2061 Bongoza Frank F Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-03-03
2063 Bonner Gordon Percy G P Corporal General Service Corps (Corps) 1944-12-18
2064 Bonner Robert Henderson R H Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-10-27
29491 Bonnes John J Second Lieutenant 7 Squadron 1956-06-16
2065 Bonser David D Donkey Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-23
2066 Bontis Louis George L G Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-07-10
2067 Boock Alfred A Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
2069 Booi Bless B Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-06
2070 Booi Elias E Labourer Military Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-07-16
2071 Booi John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
2072 Booi NATOYI or NOTOYI or NOTOZI N Cape Boy South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Infantry Gen. H.Q 1917-02-05
2073 Booi Robert R Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-06-17
2074 Booikango Herman H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-06-11
2075 Booise David D Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-06-30
2076 Booise Samuel S Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-05-05
2077 Booker Reginald Brereton R B Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1942-11-25
2078 Boolsen George Charles Arthur G C A Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-07-28
2079 Boolsen Jacob Francis J F Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1 Field Coy. 1944-10-28
2080 Boon Paul Verdoes P V Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1944-08-28
2081 Boonzaier Hermanus Dempers H D Flight Sergeant 23 Squadron 1942-10-02
2082 Boos Karl K Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-10-15
2083 Boot William W Private South African Pioneers East Africa Pioneer Corps 1917-10-24
2084 Bootey Suliman Ismail S I Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 3 M.T. Coy. 1941-04-16
2089 Booth Frederick Joseph F J Lieutenant 22 Air School 1945-11-07
2091 Booth John Hamilton J H Lieutenant 40 Squadron 1942-04-26
2092 Boothman Arnold Ernest A E Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-04-09
2094 Boothroyd Sidney Victor S V Private 1st South African Infantry 1920-06-25
2096 Booyse Francois Abraham F A Lieutenant 21 Squadron 1943-11-03
2097 Booyse Klaas K Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-20
2098 Booyse Klaas K Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-26
2099 Booysen Allie A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-12-03
2101 Booysen Adriaan Jacobus A J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-09-23
2102 Booysen Billy B Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 11 Field Coy. 1943-01-17
2103 Booysen Christoffel Jacobus C J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment 1918-10-23
2104 Booysen Charles Murray De Villiers C M d V Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1943-10-28
2105 Booysen David D Private Cape Corps 1945-10-27
2106 Booysen David D Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-09
2107 Booysen F S Private Cape Corps 1946-11-03
2108 Booysen George G Private Cape Corps 1947-01-10