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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 3,867 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,040 SAP — South African Police 3,732 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 159 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,066 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
2830 Brown Vernon Elmo V E Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Field Regiment 1942-12-14
2831 Brown Victor Fuller William V F W Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-02-14
2832 Brown Victor Henry V H Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1943-02-27
2833 Brown V P Sergeant Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1947-10-09
2834 Brown William W Sergeant 1st South African Infantry 1916-10-18
2835 Brown William W Private South African Forces 1918-02-10
2836 Brown William Bryden W B Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-15
2837 Brown William Frederick W F Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-10-12
2838 Brown William George W G Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-10
2839 Brown William Hubert Hart W H H Lieutenant 5 Squadron 1942-09-01
2840 Brown William James W J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-13
2842 Brown William Nimmo W N Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-07
2843 Brown Walter Russell W R Captain South African Artillery (Corps) 4/22 Field Regiment 1946-04-22
2844 Brown Zane Z Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-11-08
29618 Brown David D Trooper South African Constabulary 3 South African Infantry Battalion 1924-09-03
29619 Brown Douglas D Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1950-08-17
29620 Brown George G Private Transvaal Scottish 12 Squadron 1922-03-10
29622 Brown James Henry J H Air Corporal 17 Squadron 1953-09-08
29627 Brown Noel Coswald N C Second Lieutenant 35 Squadron 1950-05-27
2849 Browne Derrick Gordon D G Lieutenant 55 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-08-24
2850 Browne Errol Roger E R Private South African Irish 1st Bn. 1941-11-24
2851 Browne George G Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-06-05
2852 Browne Herbert Eaton H E Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 5 Field Regiment 1942-05-28
2856 Browne William W Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-12-24
2857 Browning Frederick James F J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1919-11-04
2858 Browning Herbert John H J Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1918-05-01
2859 Browning Mary Irene M I Probationer Nurse South African Military Nursing Service 1944-04-19
2860 Browning Thomas Cecil McDonald T C M Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1942-10-24
2861 Browning William Jack W J Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1946-03-27
2863 Brownrigg Edward Walter E W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 3 Field Coy. 1942-11-21
2876 Bru-De-Wold Thorkell Wathan T W Second Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-15
2864 Bruce Alexander A Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
2865 Bruce Arthur A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-04-22
2866 Bruce Alexander Morrison A M Stoker 2nd Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Dorsetshire 1942-04-05
2867 Bruce Alan Stuart A S Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-05-09
2869 Bruce John J Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Gloucester 1941-05-22
2870 Bruce Patrick Tyrrel Frank P T F Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
2871 Bruce Sherwood Sidney Sinclair S S S Lieutenant South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) 1944-05-27
2872 Bruce Verdun Colin Leonard V C L Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1940-11-07
2873 Bruce William W Private 10th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-06-14
2875 Bruckmann John Russell J R Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1944-10-23
2877 Bruiners Jacob J Private Cape Corps 1946-11-11
2878 Bruintjes David D Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-22
2879 Bruinyjies James J Corporal Cape Corps 1944-01-04
2880 Brukman Ernest E Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-15
2881 Brukman John Sinclair J S Battery Quartermaster Sergeant South African Heavy Artillery 75th (Natal) Siege Bty. 1918-09-08
2882 Brumfield Nicolaas Willem N W Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1946-10-31
2883 Brummelkamp Roelof Gerard R G Lance Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1943-09-30
2884 Brummer Diederick Gerhardus Johannes D G J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-12-15
2885 Brummer Leslie Myra L M Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment 1919-10-01