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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
20405 Plaatjes Nicholas N Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-07
20406 Plaatjes Robert R Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-02-10
20407 Plaatjies Adam A Private Indian and Malay Corps 1943-07-31
20408 Plaatjies Frederick F Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
20409 Plaatjies G Private Indian and Malay Corps 1946-12-27
20410 Plaatjies Goliath G Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-05-02
20411 Plaatjies Hermanus H Private Cape Corps 1942-05-26
20412 Plaatjies J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1941-09-24
20413 Plaatjies J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1946-01-08
20414 Plaatjies J Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1947-06-27
20415 Plaatjies J Private Cape Corps 1947-08-10
20416 Plaatjies J H Private Indian and Malay Corps 1943-09-23
20417 Plaatjies Malgas M Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
20418 Plaatjies Martin Marthinus M M Private Cape Corps 1945-05-21
20419 Plaatjies Nicholas N Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-04-02
20420 Plaatjies N P J Private Cape Corps 1943-06-19
20421 Plaatjies P Private Cape Corps 1945-09-07
20422 Plaatjies P Private Cape Corps 1947-05-04
20423 Plaatjies Tom T Private Cape Corps 101 Battalion 1945-09-25
20425 Place Charles Ernest C E Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps 1944-09-14
20427 Plank Arthur Andrew A A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-05
20430 Plato W A E Private Indian and Malay Corps 1941-07-03
20431 Platt Clifford C Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1943-12-08
20432 Platt Dennis Alfred D A Lieutenant Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1942-10-24
20433 Platt Joseph J Gunner South African Field Artillery 1917-04-21
20434 Platt Ronald Manners K. R M K Petty Officer South African Navy H.M.S. President III 1943-02-26
20435 Player Lewis Otto Beatty L O B Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Squadron 1941-12-12
20436 Playsted John J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
20437 Plessis Joseph J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-14
20439 Plowman Leslie L Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-24
20440 Plumridge A J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1946-02-19
20441 Poalses James A J A Warrant Officer Class II General Service Corps 1943-07-01
20442 Pocock Austin Alfred A A Major South African Horse 5th 1917-01-16
20443 Pocock John Ainsley J A Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1942-09-01
20444 Pocock James William J W Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-15
20445 Pocock Norman Rodger Pearce N R P Lieutenant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-10-24
20446 Podlashuc Leopold Zalman L Z Corporal First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-07-01
20447 Poggenpoel David Benjamin D B Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Goede Hoop 1947-06-07
20448 Poggenpoel Timothy T Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-03-23
20450 Pogrund Samuel S Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-10-13
20452 Pohlman Frederick William Albert F W A Private South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. 1916-04-07
20453 Pohlwani Ephraim E Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-23
20454 Poisart Godfrey G Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-01-10
20455 Poko Philip P Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
20456 Pokpas Jacob J Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-01-23
20457 Pokwane Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
20458 Polden Joseph James Albert J J A Private 12th Infantry (Pretoria Regiment) 1915-01-21
20459 Pole Francis Edward F E Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-16
20460 Pole Trevor Reginald T R Sapper South African Engineer Corps 5 Field Coy. 1943-02-12
20461 Pole Thomas Reginald Montague T R M Lieutenant South African Horse 5th 1916-08-10