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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 3,859 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,040 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
2629 Brits Albert Erasmus Botha A E B Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 76 Operational Training Unit RAF 1944-10-06
2630 Brits Berhend Petrus B P Burgher Mounted Commandos Waterberg Commando 1915-04-05
2631 Brits Cecil C Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-19
2632 Brits Christiaan Johannes Petrus C J P Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1940-07-19
2633 Brits Jacob Adriaan J A Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard 1945-05-09
2634 Brits Jan Hendrik Smartenryk J H S Warrant Officer Class II 24 Squadron 1944-09-23
2636 Britz Andries A Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-01
2637 Britz Cecil Harold C H Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1945-08-13
2638 Britz Gert G Private Cape Corps 1943-06-13
2639 Britz Gerritt Frederick Cornelius G F C Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-10-03
2640 Britz Hans H Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-09
2641 Britz H J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1942-04-17
2642 Britz J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 39 Railway Constr. Coy. 1942-02-19
2643 Britz John J Driver Military Labour Corps (Corps) South African Service Corps Transport 1917-03-04
2644 Britz Josiah J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-01
2645 Britz Johannes Frederick J F Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Anti-Tank Regiment 1942-07-11
2646 Britz Johannes Frederick J F Lieutenant Colonel 21 Squadron 1943-11-03
2647 Britz Johannes Jacobus Frederick Beyers J J F B Warrant Officer Class II South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 10 S.A.Bde. Sig. Coy. 1941-08-09
2648 Britz Jan Johannes Petrus J J P Dresser South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) 1918-10-14
2649 Britz Rudolph Christian R C Private 6th South African Infantry 1916-09-18
2650 Britz Rudolf Johannes R J Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 59 Q Coy 1945-05-16
2652 Broadbent Samuel Comille S C Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-07-21
2653 Broadbent Walter Edmiston W E Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
2655 Brockhouse Horace Frederick H F Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1942-11-09
2656 Brocklebank Jack J Bugler Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-23
2657 Brocklebank Thomas Edward T E Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-10-27
2658 Brocklehurst Peter Samuel P S Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Parktown 1942-06-21
2659 Brockwell Ernest Frederick E F Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-16
2660 Brodell John August Herman J A H Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-12-12
2663 Brodie Charles C Private Field Force Battalion 1942-11-27
2665 Brodie Ernest John E J Private 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-18
2666 Brodigan Patrick Matthew P M Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1944-10-05
2662 Brodrick Alan A Rifleman 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1920-08-08
2667 Brodrick Harold James H J Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 7th Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-05-10
2668 Brodziak Gordon Ward G W Lieutenant 608 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1942-11-11
2671 Brokensha Francis Wesley F W Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1942-11-28
2672 Brokensha Hawtrey Vivien H V Lieutenant Natal Light Horse 1915-04-27
2674 Broli Peter William P W Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-06-16
2676 Bromley James Charles J C Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-14
2678 Bromley Stanley Shirley S S Private 3rd South African Infantry 1918-04-05
2679 Bromley Thorneloe Clay T C Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-12
2681 Bronkhorst Abraham Jacobus A J Private 10th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-11-21
2682 Bronkhorst Johannes Christian Jacob J C J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-10-05
2683 Bronkhorst Johannes Jacob J J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-04-13
2684 Bronkhorst Jacobus Lukas J L Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-12-11
2685 Bronstein Abraham Ralph A R Leading Air Mechanic 21 Squadron 1941-08-10
2686 Broodryk Willem W Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-04-16
2687 Brook Charles Robert C R Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-09-08
2688 Brook Eustace James E J Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-10-17
2689 Brook Stanley Joel S J Warrant Officer Class II 12 Squadron 1944-09-04