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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 3,857 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,029 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
168 Adams Philip P Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-09-19
169 Adams Samuel S Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-11
170 Adams Samuel S Private Cape Corps 1943-01-18
171 Adams Samuel S Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-06-14
172 Adams Standford S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-04-29
173 Adams Stephen S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1916-10-02
175 Adams Thomas T Sergeant 4th South African Infantry 1919-03-08
176 Adams Thomas T Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-07-08
177 Adams Thomas Albert T A Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Neptune 1941-12-19
178 Adams Thomas Clancy T C Sergeant Cape Corps 1st 1916-07-08
179 Adams Vernon Liddell V L Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-07-19
180 Adams Willem W Labourer Military Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-06-21
181 Adams Willem W Private Cape Corps 1942-07-02
182 Adams William Ernest W E Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-08-12
183 Adamson David D Corporal 7th South African Infantry 1916-02-12
184 Adamson Geoffrey G Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-02-23
185 Adamson James J Lieutenant Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-10-23
186 Adamson William Douglas W D Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Repulse 1941-12-10
188 Adcock Charles Henry C H Captain South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-04-09
189 Adcock Cecil John Wilton C J W Private 12th South African Infantry 1916-11-12
190 Adcock Henry Walter H W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
191 Adcock James J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
192 Adcock Leonard Wallace L W Driver Q Service Corps (Corps) 1941-02-21
193 Addicott Samuel Robert S R Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-01-11
194 Addinall William Frederick W F Leading Steward South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Bonaventure 1947-09-13
195 Addison Alphonse Colenbrander A C Second Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry 1916-10-12
196 Addison Constance (corrie) C Nursing Sister South African Military Nursing Service 1918-09-12
197 Addison Ernest Colenbrander E C Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry 1918-05-04
198 Addison Harold Melbourne H M Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 31 Road Construction Coy. 1942-06-04
200 Adelson Percy Arthur P A Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 1941-11-25
201 Adendorf Leslie L Corporal Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-10-27
202 Adendorff Hendrik Willem H W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 3 Field Coy. 1942-10-24
203 Adendorff Llewellyn Leonard L L Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-08-01
205 Adkins Reginald Stapleton R S Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-09-18
208 Adler Gustave G Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-02-14
210 Adolf Adonis A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-14
211 Adonis Albert A Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-06-24
212 Adonis Abraham (abram) A Private Cape Corps 1945-02-17
213 Adonis Henry H Private Cape Corps 1942-06-14
214 Adonis Joseph J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-12-09
215 Adonis John J Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) British East African Exp. Force 1916-04-29
216 Adonis James William J W Private Cape Corps 1944-01-25
217 Adonis Willem W Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-31
218 Adonisa Charles C Ox Driver Military Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-20
219 Adrain Dennis John D J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-06-20
221 Adriaanse David John D J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-09-03
222 Adriaanse S R Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 10 Field Amb. 1941-12-02
225 Affleck James Douglas J D Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-07-17
226 Africa David D Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-06
227 Africa G J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1945-11-27