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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
26920 Van Oosten Rudolph R Private South African Medical 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 South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-21
26923 Van Reede Van Oudtshoorn Nicholaas W N W Private Essential Services Protection 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 South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-21
26927 Van Reenen Jacobus A J A Gunner South African Artillery Armoured Car Training Centre 1944-10-01
26928 Van Reenen Michael Cornelius M C Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1941-12-27
26929 Van Reenen Michael C M C Gunner South African Artillery 1 A.A. Regt. 1941-11-23
33564 Van Reenen Sebastiaan Valentine S V Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 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 South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-05-05
26931 Van Rensburg Alfred James A J Gunner South African Artillery 1 A.A. Regt. 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 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 South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 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 1943-09-04
26939 Van Rensburg Francois Arnoldus F A Lieutenant South African Air Force 34 Squadron 1944-07-22
26940 Van Rensburg Frederick J. F J Gunner South African Artillery 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 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 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 1944-10-02
26949 Van Rensburg Jacobus F. J. J F J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1943-11-05
26950 Van Rensburg J H P J Captain General Service Corps 1945-06-20
26951 Van Rensburg Jacobus Nicholas J N Private South African Medical Corps 1918-10-01
26952 Van Rensburg Lawrence Munro Janse L M J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 44 Air School 1942-08-04
26953 Van Rensburg Lucas Marthinus Jansen L M J Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1945-01-03
26955 Van Rensburg Nicolas N Captain South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1944-08-15
26956 Van Rensburg N Corporal Cape Corps 1946-03-27
26957 Van Rensburg Nicolaas Gabriel Jansen N G J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. 1915-03-30
26958 Van Rensburg O F J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1941-11-23
26959 Van Rensburg Peter Edward P E Lieutenant South African Air Force 61 Air School 1943-02-03
26960 Van Rensburg P J Trooper Q Service Corps 1947-08-19
26961 Van Rensburg Philippus Roedoif P R Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1944-12-29
26962 Van Rensburg Pieter Willem Adrian J P W A J Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-11-06
26963 Van Rensburg R A Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1942-08-14
26964 Van Rensburg Tobias Johannes T J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1945-01-30
26965 Van Rensburg William Abraham Jansen W A J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
33565 Van Rensburg Claude Kenneth C K Stoker South African Navy 2 Squadron 1948-10-17
26966 Van Rensenberg Andrew Stephen A S Private South African Veteran Reserve Garrison Military Police 1918-10-14
26967 Van Rhyn Christiaan Johannes Petrus C J P Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1944-08-12
26968 Van Rhyn Hendrik Petrus Nicolaas H P N Lieutenant South African Artillery 1944-05-28
26969 Van Rooi Andries A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1917-11-17