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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
20124 Phafale E Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-01-13
20125 Phakula Simon S Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
41395 Phala Klaas K Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. 1917-04-20
20126 Phaladi Bob B Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
20127 Phalatse Paul P Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-08-01
20128 Phalo Tati T Private South African Native Labour Corps 39th Bn. 1918-08-31
20129 Phamotoes Johannes J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-08
20131 Pharo Isaac I Private Cape Corps 1942-05-29
20132 Pharoah Philip P Private Cape Corps 1942-07-13
20133 Phashe Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-28
20134 Phati Stephen S Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1941-07-01
20135 Phatosi Solomon S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-07-02
20138 Pheiffer P B Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1946-01-23
20139 Phekoa Thomas Mathumo T M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-06-08
20140 Phelan Bryan Patrick B P Sergeant South African Air Force 75 Operational Training Unit RAF 1943-08-17
20141 Phelan Dudley D Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1943-07-15
20142 Phelan Ernest William E W Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-18
20143 Phelan Peter Maurice P M Lieutenant Field Force Battalion 1942-06-15
20144 Phelines Dennis Charles D C Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
20145 Phelps Godfrey E J G E J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1917-02-10
20146 Phelps John Edwart J E Air Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1941-12-12
41492 Pheot Elias E Native South African Medical Corps "D" Coy. 1918-10-19
20148 Philander Gert G Sergeant Indian and Malay Corps 1946-12-25
20149 Philander J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1941-01-13
20150 Philander J Private Cape Corps 1942-08-03
20151 Philander Klaas K Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-02-23
20152 Philemon Jim J Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1916-11-07
20158 Philips Benjamin Joseph B J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-17
20159 Philips John J Lance Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
20160 Phillips A Private Indian and Malay Corps 1947-07-18
20161 Phillips Abraham A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 3 Coy. 1919-01-29
20162 Phillips Albert Edward A E Private Cape Corps 1942-05-16
20163 Phillips Daniel D Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 5 Coy. 1918-03-20
20164 Phillips Denis Frederick D F Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals 2nd S.A. Div. Sig. Coy. 1942-05-31
20165 Phillips D R Air Sergeant South African Air Force 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1943-02-01
20166 Phillips Denis Stanley D S Lance Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1940-09-14
20167 Phillips E Warrant Officer Class II Q Service Corps 1940-10-27
20168 Phillips Edward James E J Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-10-16
20169 Phillips Frederick Hugh F H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-21
20170 Phillips Frederick William F W Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1944-03-06
20171 Phillips G Private Cape Corps 1943-07-31
20172 Phillips Godfrey Roland G R Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-28
20173 Phillips Hugh H Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1917-07-19
20174 Phillips H J Private Cape Corps 1942-04-06
20175 Phillips Herbert Walter H W South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1916-11-04
20177 Phillips John J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1942-04-04
20179 Phillips John Paul J P Private South African Infantry Corps 12th Regt. 1917-03-10
20180 Phillips Marthinus M Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1942-05-28
20181 Phillips Peter P Sapper South African Corps of Signals South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1918-10-11
20182 Phillips Sebastian S Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-05-26