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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
33780 Vosloo Jacob Jeremais J J Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1950-08-17
27510 Voss Phillip P Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
27511 Voster Hendrik H South African Native Labour Corps 1917-01-06
41399 Votchwana Smith S Native Driver South African Mounted Rifles 4th Permanent Bty. 1920-04-28
27512 Vovela Joe J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
27513 Vreede Cornelius Hudson C H Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1942-01-11
27514 Vries Abram A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-01-06
27515 Vries Hans H Private Cape Corps 1945-05-04
27516 Vries Peter P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps No. 2 Veterinary Base 1916-11-01
27517 Vroom Clement Harold C H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-04
27518 Vucasivich Thomas Trepo T T Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-10-17
27519 Vumazonke Griffiths G Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-10-10
27520 Vundhla Nkosana N Private South African Native Labour Corps 10th Bn. 1917-07-24
27521 Vungxana Ben B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-07-19
27522 Vusani John Aaron J A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-12-31
27523 Vutula Charles C Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
27524 Vyers I Private Indian and Malay Corps 1946-04-22
27525 Vyfer Peter P Private Cape Corps 2nd 1916-05-21
27526 Vyvyan-Day Roger Howard R H Gunner South African Artillery 7 Field Regt. 1945-02-23
27530 Wade Henry Joseph Patrick H J P Private South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. 1916-03-25
27531 Wade John J Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1941-10-03
27532 Wade John Patrick J P Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1945-11-11
27534 Wade Llewellyn Felix L F Bombardier South African Artillery 1942-08-17
27536 Wagenaar Christiaan Johannes C J Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1943-09-18
27537 Wagenar Cornelius C Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-02-10
27538 Wagenar Willem W Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-02-11
27539 Wagner Abraham A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 5th Coy. 1919-04-18
27540 Wagner Ernest E Sapper South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1917-09-17
27541 Wagner Henry Schroeder H S Private South African Infantry Corps 12th Regt. 1916-03-19
27542 Wagner Johannes Willem J W Private South African Corps of Military Police 1947-09-28
27543 Wagner Saul Johannes S J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 10th Bn. 1944-03-29
27544 Wagstaff Alfred Thomas A T Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-06-14
27545 Wagstaff Geoffrey G Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-11
27546 Wagstaff Harry Cyril H C Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-24
27547 Wahl Johnson J Trooper South African Horse 4th 1916-05-19
27548 Wahl Jacobus Johannes J J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1942-12-21
27551 Wainwright Andrew A Private South African Medical Corps 1st S.A. Gen. Hosp. 1918-06-16
27552 Wainwright John Daniel J D Trooper South African Horse 5th 1916-08-11
27553 Wait Charles C Private South African Horse 4th 1916-09-08
27554 Wait Standon Norman S N Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1942-11-17
27555 Waite Edgar Victor E V Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
27557 Wake Vivian Beaumont V B Leading Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Afrikander 1942-10-10
27558 Wake Vivian Hereward V H Sub-Lieutenant South African Navy H.M.S. Landrail 1945-03-28
27559 Wakefield Richard Shepstone R S Captain South African Artillery 1 Field Regt. 1941-12-15
27561 Wakeford Eric Walter Grey E W G Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-09-20
27562 Wakeford Joseph William J W Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Brigade Depot 1917-02-18
27563 Wakeford Percival Thurlow P T Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-13
27564 Wakeling Edward French E F Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1942-05-29
27565 Wakfer Arthur Edward A E Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 1947-10-15
27566 Wakfer Terence Raymond T R Private Technical Service Corps 1944-06-26