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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
26442 Upton N J Lance Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 1941-10-09
26443 Upton Robert Frederick R F Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-11-16
26444 Upton Stanley Murray S M Second Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1943-11-28
33364 Upton Frank Scurr F S Lieutenant 17 Squadron 1949-04-25
26446 Urban Thomas William T W Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-27
26448 Urquhart Edward E Corporal 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1918-01-23
26449 Urquhart Ivie Finlay I F Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-30
26450 Urquhart John Perigrin J P Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-12
26451 Urquhart Roderick James Fraser R J F Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-18
26452 Urquhart Thomas Redpath T R Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
26453 Urry Selwyn Sanderson S S Major 31 Squadron 1944-10-12
26454 Usher George Beecham G B Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-12-12
41362 Usibepu N Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment 1918-11-08
26457 Utuni Frans F Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
26458 Uyesa Charlie C Native Driver South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Permanent Bty. 1921-06-20
26459 Uys Abraham Johannes A J Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1943-08-07
26460 Uys Christian C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-06-01
26461 Uys Cornelius C Rifleman South African Rifles 1st 1917-06-19
26462 Uys Dirk Cornelis D C Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1918-10-27
26463 Uys Dirk Cornelius D C Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-01-07
26464 Uys Dirk Cornelius D C Captain 34 Squadron 1945-04-04
26465 Uys Dirk Cornelius Johannes D C J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment 1916-06-29
26466 Uys George F G F Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1941-06-21
26467 Uys Johannes Jacobus J J Private South African Mounted Brigade Scouts 1st 1916-10-24
26468 Uys Jacobus Nicolaas J N Lieutenant Mounted Commandos Wolmaransstad Commando 1915-03-20
26469 Uys J N Burgher Rebellion 1914 Militia 1914-11-08
26470 Uys M J Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 1946-02-20
26471 Uys Petrus Johannes P J Air Corporal 23 Squadron 1945-04-04
26472 Uytenbogaardt Kenneth Brinley K B Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-21
26473 Uziningo Jantshi J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
26474 Vaaltyn Kleinbooi K Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-08-27
26475 Valancey Richard R Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1917-06-09
26476 Valent Dial D Private Cape Corps 1941-11-23
26477 Valentine Adam A Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1917-09-20
26479 Valentine Henry H Private Cape Corps 1944-04-05
26480 Valentine John J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-05-19
26481 Valentine John J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-10-29
26482 Valentine James Bastiton J B Trooper Royal Natal Carbineers 1945-04-30
26483 Valentyn Abraham John Richard A J R Lance Corporal Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-10
26484 Valentyne David Arthur D A Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-18
26485 Vallancey William Bertram W B Captain 11th South African Infantry 1917-05-17
26488 Valtyn Tom T Private Cape Corps 1943-01-31
26489 Van Aardt John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-08-30
26490 Van Aardt Johannes Petrus Steyn J P S Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1940-08-07
26491 Van Aardt S Stoker South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Mead 1945-05-22
26492 Van Aardt Thomas Wolseley T W Private Natal Carbineers 1st Mounted Rifles, A Squadron 1915-05-29
26493 Van Alphen Dirk Ruytenbeek De Labat D R d L Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-10-04
26494 Van Alphen Guy G Warrant Officer Class I 15 Squadron 1944-02-23
26495 Van Antwerpen C G S Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1941-05-17
26496 Van As Benjamin Nicholaas Johannes B N J Sapper 12 Field Squadron 1945-05-02