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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
26906 Van Niekerk Johannes Wilhelmus J W Private Technical Service Corps (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 (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 (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 1st South African Infantry 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 Regiment 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 (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Donkin 1941-09-20
26917 Van Noordwyk J J G Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1947-04-01
26918 Van Nouhuys Jan Jozua J J Captain South African Air Force (Corps) 1940-11-10
26919 Van Oordt Jacobus J Private 8th South African Infantry 1917-07-19
26920 Van Oosten Rudolph R Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1916-07-25
26921 Van Papendorp Johannes Jacobus J J Trooper Special Service Battalion 1942-08-10
26922 Van Plaster William George Charles Montague W G C M Private 2nd South African Infantry "F" Coy. 1917-09-21
26923 Van Reede Van Oudtshoorn Nicholaas W N W Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-07-05
26924 Van Reenen Abraham A Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-08-05
26925 Van Reenen Bernard Francis B F Trooper South African Mounted Brigade 5th 1915-03-21
26926 Van Reenen Charles John C J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-21
26927 Van Reenen Jacobus A J A Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) Armoured Car Training Centre 1944-10-01
26928 Van Reenen Michael Cornelius M C Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1941-12-27
26929 Van Reenen Michael C M C Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Regiment 1941-11-23
33564 Van Reenen Sebastiaan Valentine S V Second Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1951-01-26
40788 Van Reenen William David W D Constable South African Military Constabulary Permanent Force Staff 1921-03-30
26930 Van Renen Frederick William F W Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-05-05
26931 Van Rensburg Alfred James A J Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Regiment 1942-06-14
26932 Van Rensburg Charles Jacobus C J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-16
26933 Van Rensburg Coenraad Jabobus Janse C J J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1946-07-10
26934 Van Rensburg Dirk Cornelius D C Burgher South African Mounted Brigade 5th 1915-07-01
26935 Van Rensburg David Jacobus Jansen D J J Private 8th South African Infantry 1917-07-27
26936 Van Rensburg Daniel Theodorus D T Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1945-05-19
26937 Van Rensburg Edward Adam E A Private Cape Corps 3rd Bn. 1945-04-08
26938 Van Rensburg Freddy F Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-09-04
26939 Van Rensburg Francois Arnoldus F A Lieutenant 34 Squadron 1944-07-22
26940 Van Rensburg Frederick J. F J Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1941-12-02
26941 Van Rensburg Frederick J J F J J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1943-02-04
26942 Van Rensburg Gert G Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-01-20
26943 Van Rensburg Gert Jacobus G J Trooper Armoured Car Regiment 9th Armoured Car Coy. 1942-05-15
26944 Van Rensburg G P Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1940-09-01
26945 Van Rensburg Hendrik Christoffel Jansen H C J Burgher Mounted Commandos Pietersburg Commando 1915-05-01
26947 Van Rensburg Johannes Daniel J D Corporal General Service Corps (Corps) 1944-10-02
26949 Van Rensburg Jacobus F. J. J F J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1943-11-05
26950 Van Rensburg J H P J Captain General Service Corps (Corps) 1945-06-20
26951 Van Rensburg Jacobus Nicholas J N Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-10-01
26952 Van Rensburg Lawrence Munro Janse L M J Second Lieutenant 44 Air School 1942-08-04
26953 Van Rensburg Lucas Marthinus Jansen L M J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1945-01-03