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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
27177 Van Zyl Willem Hendrik W H Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1940-11-18
27178 Van Zyl Willem Neethling W N Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1941-09-18
27179 Van Zyl William Peter W P Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1919-07-04
27184 Van-Rhyn Michael Christian Bester M C B Private South African Infantry Corps 5th Regt. 1916-02-12
27181 Vaneros John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
27182 Vannell Willie W Private South African Medical Corps 3rd Field Ambulance 1917-05-22
27183 Vanqa Roulstone R Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-11-09
27185 Vansasie Dan D Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-19
27186 Vansittert Sydney Moyle S M Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-08-24
27189 Vanssie January J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-23
27190 Vanstone John Charles J C Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 43 Squadron 1943-10-05
27192 Varder Donovan Edgar D E Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-12
27194 Varkevisser Douglas Haig D H Private Transvaal Scottish 1942-08-16
27195 Varkevisser Gerhardus R G R Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1942-11-30
27196 Varley Ralph Charles R C Air Sergeant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1942-01-27
27197 Varnfield George Karel G K Major South African Artillery 5 Field Regt. 1942-09-24
27198 Varty Herbert Rex Boyd H R B Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-02-22
27199 Varty Oswald James O J Private South African Horse 10th 1917-12-05
27200 Vaughan Albert A Private South African Medical Corps 1942-09-16
27201 Vaughan G R Private Indian and Malay Corps 1941-09-08
27202 Vaughan Henry Anthony H A Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
27205 Vaughan Lionel Francis L F Lance Corporal South African Sharpshooters 1916-08-17
27206 Vaughan Leslie John L J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
27207 Vaughan Percy Edward Cecil P E C Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
27208 Vause Ian James I J Gunner South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. 1942-07-29
27209 Vause Richard George R G Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. 1941-11-23
27210 Veale Herbert Colin H C Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-02-09
27211 Veall Denys Gurney D G Trooper Pretoria Regiment 1944-08-02
27212 Veer Lionel Hugh L H Corporal Technical Service Corps 1941-07-31
27213 Veit George Otto G O Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
27214 Veitch Francis F Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-19
27215 Veitch John Alexander J A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-21
27216 Vela Mtutelwa M Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-08
27217 Veldman John J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-17
27218 Veldsman Charles C Sergeant Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
27220 Veldtman Abram A Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1916-11-21
27221 Veldtsman Hendrik Stephanus H S Private South African Medical Corps 14 Field Amb. 1942-12-12
27222 Veleman Kraceman K Ox Driver Military Labour Corps 1917-06-10
27223 Veli S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1946-12-28
27224 Velkoop Walter Harry Edward W H E Bombardier South African Artillery 2 Anti-Tank Regt. 1942-06-20
27225 Velleman Douglas Haig D H Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1942-10-02
27226 Vena Griffith G Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-01
27227 Vena Joe J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-26
27228 Venables Albert A Trooper South African Horse 3rd 1916-05-21
27229 Venables Edward Thomas James E T J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1944-07-29
27232 Venn Andries A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-07-24
27233 Venske Eric Friedrich Theodor E F T Gunner South African Artillery 1 Field Regt. 1942-03-06
27234 Venske Percy Eithel Herman P E H Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
27235 Venter A J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1941-11-30
27236 Venter Abraham Jacobus A J Burgher Mounted Commandos Middelburg Commando 1915-04-30