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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
26871 Van Meyeren Louis Barend L B Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-07-26
26872 Van Nede Abram A Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-16
26873 Van Neel J P Private Cape Corps 1941-08-12
26874 Van Nek Freddie F Ox Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-02-19
26875 Van Nessen Frederick Maurice F M Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-03-31
26876 Van Niekerk Abraham A Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-01-12
26877 Van Niekerk Alex A Leader South African Native Labour Corps South African Service Corps 1916-05-27
26878 Van Niekerk Alexander Antonie A A Captain South African Air Force 1943-11-13
26879 Van Niekerk Alexander Ling A L Gunner South African Artillery 1940-09-26
26880 Van Niekerk Benjamin B Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
26881 Van Niekerk Carel C Private Indian and Malay Corps 1941-03-18
26883 Van Niekerk Christoffel Johannes C J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1945-04-22
26884 Van Niekerk C R Private General Service Corps 1941-06-22
26885 Van Niekerk Douglas D Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-07-18
26886 Van Niekerk D F Private Youth Training Brigade 1942-01-14
26887 Van Niekerk Frans Smeer F S Sergeant South African Corps of Signals 6 S.A. Armd. Div. Sigs. 1945-07-05
26888 Van Niekerk F T Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 1942-11-28
26889 Van Niekerk George Edward G E Gunner South African Artillery 42 Field Regt. (V.) 1944-07-01
26890 Van Niekerk Gert J G J Private Technical Service Corps 1940-12-28
26891 Van Niekerk Gert Petrus G P Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
26892 Van Niekerk H Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-11-26
26893 Van Niekerk Hendrik Albertus Cornelius H A C Private Mounted Commandos Kenhardt Commando 1914-12-22
26894 Van Niekerk Harry John H J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-01-18
26895 Van Niekerk Henry Jacobus H J Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 11th Regt. 1916-11-17
26896 Van Niekerk Isak Cornelis I C Rifleman Witwatersrand Rifles 2nd Bn. 1942-11-28
26897 Van Niekerk Ivan Claude I C Private Technical Service Corps 1945-07-11
26898 Van Niekerk Isak D I D Trooper Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles/Rand Light Infantry 1945-03-22
26899 Van Niekerk Isak Malherbe I M Air Sergeant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1941-01-08
26900 Van Niekerk J A Lance Corporal Q Service Corps 1942-06-20
26901 Van Niekerk J D Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1917-02-06
26902 Van Niekerk Jacobus Johannes J J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
26903 Van Niekerk Jacobus Oostewald J O Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-10
26904 Van Niekerk Johannes Petrus Du Toit J P D T Constable South African Military Constabulary 1st 1918-10-24
26905 Van Niekerk Jacobus Willem J W Lieutenant South African Air Force 40 Squadron 1942-04-10
26906 Van Niekerk Johannes Wilhelmus J W Private Technical Service Corps 1942-11-28
26907 Van Niekerk Kenneth Henri Hauptfleisch K H H Captain Pretoria Regiment 1946-09-05
26909 Van Niekerk Petrus J K P J K Corporal Q Service Corps 1940-10-25
26910 Van Niekerk Rolof Johannes R J Private Returned Soldiers' Battalion 1920-11-22
26911 Van Niekerk Theodor T Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps 8 Field Coy. 1942-12-19
26913 Van Niekerk Willem Jacobus Martinus W J M Corporal Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1942-10-25
26914 Van Niekerk William Martin W M Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-09
33551 Van Niekerk Jacobus Oostewalk J O Private Special Service Battalion 147 Minesweeping Sqn. 1935-07-07
33556 Van Niekerk Petrus Hendrik P H Private Special Service Battalion "C" Coy. 1936-12-09
41336 Van Niekerk Harry J G Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. 1914-01-12
41669 Van Niekerk Jacobus Francois J F Corporal Union Defence Forces 1 Mil Hospital 1956-08-23
26915 Van Nieuwenhuizen P J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1941-08-31
26916 Van Noie Norman H N H Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Donkin 1941-09-20
26917 Van Noordwyk J J G Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1947-04-01
26918 Van Nouhuys Jan Jozua J J Captain South African Air Force 1940-11-10
26919 Van Oordt Jacobus J Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-07-19