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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
25132 Thompson John William J W Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1944-12-29
25133 Thompson Lawrence L Private Cape Corps 1942-07-09
25134 Thompson Norman James Percy N J P Sapper South African Engineer Corps 5 Field Regt. 1941-11-23
25136 Thompson Percival Edward P E Sergeant South African Armoured Corps 8th Armoured Car Coy. 1942-06-02
25137 Thompson Richard R Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-05-04
25139 Thompson Ronald Carby R C Captain South African Air Force 102 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-09-17
25141 Thompson Ralph Ingham Hamilton R I H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-23
25143 Thompson Robert Sidney R S Sergeant Rand Light Infantry 1st 1943-12-08
25144 Thompson Thomas T Sapper South African Engineer Corps 13 Field Coy. 1944-06-08
25145 Thompson T R Private South African Medical Corps 1941-12-09
25146 Thompson Thomas Vincent T V Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1916-07-28
25147 Thompson Vernon Alfred Carter V A C Sergeant Pretoria Regiment 1944-08-03
25149 Thompson Walter Edwin Harty W E H Ordinary Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Gloucester 1941-05-22
25150 Thompson Walter Leuchars W L Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-10
25151 Thompson Wallace Mervyn W M Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Squadron 1944-11-13
33277 Thompson John J Sergeant South African Engineer Corps 11 Squadron (Army) 1931-04-17
25153 Thoms Robert Lewis R L Sapper South African Field Post and Telegraph Corps 1916-02-08
25154 Thomsen Aage MacDonald A M Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Squadron 1945-02-21
25104 Thomson Christina Mary C M Air Corporal Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1947-08-13
25114 Thomson Frederick Young F Y Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1942-03-23
25155 Thomson Albert A Lieutenant South African Air Force 41 Squadron 1944-03-23
25156 Thomson Archibald Field A F Gunner South African Artillery 5 Lt. Bty. 1940-12-28
25157 Thomson Arthur John A J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-10-19
25158 Thomson Andrew Lumsden A L Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade 1946-03-09
25159 Thomson Alton Rushby A R Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-03-18
25160 Thomson Alexander Sephton A S Lieutenant South African Air Force 61 Squadron 1941-10-16
25162 Thomson David D Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-20
25163 Thomson Douglas John D J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-18
25164 Thomson Edward Gordon E G Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-26
25165 Thomson Frederick Methven F M Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
25167 Thomson George Albert G A Corporal Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-06-30
25168 Thomson George Henry G H Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-15
25169 Thomson Gordon Leighton G L Captain Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-18
25170 Thomson Henry Charles Graham H C G Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
25171 Thomson Henry Michael H M Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-07-23
25173 Thomson John Alec J A Lieutenant South African Air Force 8 O.t.u. 1944-11-15
25174 Thomson John Alexander J A Signaller South African Corps of Signals South African Div. Signal Coy. 1918-01-01
25176 Thomson J G A Air Corporal South African Air Force Baragwanath 1942-01-21
25177 Thomson James McAulay J M Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-17
25179 Thomson John Robert George J R G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-18
25182 Thomson Robert Campbell R C Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-10-19
25184 Thomson Seymour Vernon S V Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-21
25185 Thomson Walter W Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1916-08-01
25186 Thomson William Alex Donald W A D Air Mechanic South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1941-11-15
25188 Thomson William Norman W N Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-21
25189 Thomson William Reid W R Captain South African Air Force 1 Squadron 1942-11-27
25190 Thomson William Rouse W R Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-11
25191 Thora Andries A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-06-24
25192 Thorburn Robert Brown R B Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-18
25193 Thorn Alexander F A F Gunner South African Artillery 1 A.A. Bty. 1941-12-03