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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
20282 Pieterse F H Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1942-06-20
20283 Pieterse Hermanus Johannes H J Private Youth Training Brigade 1945-11-18
20284 Pieterse J Private Cape Corps 1943-01-31
20285 Pieterse Jan J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-08
20286 Pieterse Johannes Christiaan J C Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 35 Squadron 1946-10-04
20287 Pieterse Johannes Hendrikus Gerhardus J H G Sergeant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 6th Armoured Car Regiment 1944-11-01
20288 Pieterse Johannes J J J Lance Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1945-01-26
20290 Pieterse J T Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1941-03-11
20291 Pieterse Klaas K Private Cape Corps 1942-06-20
20292 Pieterse Klaas K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-10-07
20293 Pieterse Pieter Andries P A Lieutenant 43 Air School 1942-10-08
20294 Pieterse Phillipus Johannes P J Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. 1944-07-25
20295 Pieterse Stephanus Hermanus S H Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1942-04-30
20296 Pieterse Thomas Frederick Hermanus T F H Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 10 Field Bty. 1942-01-19
20310 Pieterse William W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-11-02
20297 Pietersen Abraham A Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-14
20298 Pietersen B Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
20299 Pietersen D Corporal Cape Corps 1946-06-27
20300 Pietersen Dennis Henry Charles D H C Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-24
20301 Pietersen Jerry J Private Cape Corps 1945-04-23
20302 Pietersen James J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-04-15
20303 Pietersen Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-04-11
20304 Pietersen J J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1947-06-20
20305 Pietersen Jacobus N J N Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1943-11-19
20306 Pietersen K Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1946-12-12
20307 Pietersen Paulus P Corporal Cape Corps 1944-07-17
20308 Pietersen Paulus P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section 1917-02-21
20309 Pietersen Thomas T Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-02-18
20311 Pieterson Piet P Donkey Loader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-12
20312 Pigden George G Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-12-05
20313 Pigden Walter Alex W A Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
20314 Pigeon John Marret J M Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1940-10-01
20316 Piggott George Frederick G F Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 71st Siege Bty. 1916-09-29
20317 Piggott Leslie S L S Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1941-12-22
20318 Piggott Leslie Thomas L T Leading Air Mechanic 16 Squadron 1942-12-31
20320 Pikashila Stephen S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
20321 Pike Athol George A G Corporal Kaffrarian Rifles 1942-05-10
20322 Pike Elvert Albert E A Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 75 Operational Training Unit RAF 1944-02-11
20323 Pike Robert Ross R R Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-01-11
20324 Pikichi Ephraem E Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1941-11-22
20325 Pilbrow James J Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-15
20327 Pilkington Heron H T Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1945-02-12
20328 Pilkington K H Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1947-01-25
20329 Pillay Manicum M Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 3 M.T. Coy. 1941-05-13
20330 Pillay Marrie M Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-08-14
20332 Pilling Arthur A Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-12-12
20333 Pilling Harold H Armament Staff Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps (Corps) 74th Siege Bty. South African Heavy Artillery 1916-11-29
20334 Pinckney Thomas T Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1947-09-23
20335 Pindane Mhlabati M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-01-11
32527 Pindar Stephen Alwynne S A Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 7 South African Infantry Battalion 1925-12-03