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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
25173 Thomson John Alec J A Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 8 O.t.u. 1944-11-15
25174 Thomson John Alexander J A Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. 1918-01-01
25176 Thomson J G A Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) Baragwanath 1942-01-21
25177 Thomson James McAulay J M Second Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry 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 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-19
25184 Thomson Seymour Vernon S V Private 4th South African Infantry 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 12 Squadron 1941-11-15
25188 Thomson William Norman W N Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-21
25189 Thomson William Reid W R Captain 1 Squadron 1942-11-27
25190 Thomson William Rouse W R Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-11
49641 Thomson Alexander Stennas A S Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1950-09-02
25191 Thora Andries A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-06-24
25192 Thorburn Robert Brown R B Lieutenant 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
25193 Thorn Alexander F A F Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Bty. 1941-12-03
25194 Thorn Eric Gordon E G Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 2 Field Coy. 1942-11-13
25197 Thorne Harold H Staff Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) Supplies 1917-11-09
25198 Thorne Herbert Maurice H M Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-13
25199 Thorne Thomas William John T W J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1945-05-09
25200 Thorne Walter Irwin W I Lance Sergeant 4th South African Infantry 1917-12-08
25201 Thorne William Reginald W R Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-12
25202 Thornhill Arthur James A J Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-09-19
25203 Thornhill Clive Francis C F Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 6th Armoured Car Regiment 1943-03-16
25204 Thornhill Frederick F Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
25205 Thornhill Neville George N G Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1945-11-18
25206 Thornhill William Henry W H Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-08-21
25207 Thornhill-Cook Basil Searley B S Lieutenant 5 Squadron 1942-06-04
25208 Thornhill-Cook Eric John E J Lieutenant 24 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron 1944-03-04
25210 Thorp Edward Charles E C Signalman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Neptune 1941-12-19
25211 Thorp Francis Desmond F D Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Neptune 1941-12-19
25212 Thorpe Alfred Ernest A E Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
25213 Thorpe Charles Edred C E Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-01-18
25214 Thorpe George Edward G E Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
25215 Thorpe Harold Stanley H S Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry 1917-12-24
25216 Thorpe John Domleo J D Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-10
25217 Thorpe Maurice M Stoker 2nd Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Cornwall 1942-04-05
25218 Thou Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-04-08
25219 Thrash Edgar Raymond Osborne E R O Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-07-11
25220 Threlfell Isaac I Lieutenant Colonel South African Horse 10th 1918-01-04
25221 Thring William W Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-12
25222 Thrueben J T Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-10-01
25223 Thubela Sello S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-10-03
25224 Thulari July M J M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1946-07-01
25225 Thulo Isaac I Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1941-04-24
25226 Thulo Salatiel Dayide S D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-06-16
25228 Thupae Skanz S Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-06
25230 Thursfield John George Howard J G H Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 75th (Natal) Siege Bty. 1918-09-13
25232 Thurston Malcolm (bud) M Lieutenant Kaffrarian Rifles 1941-10-20
25233 Thwaite James Richard J R Corporal South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1917-06-09