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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
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 (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 (Corps) 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 (Corps) H.M.S. Afrikander 1942-10-10
27558 Wake Vivian Hereward V H Sub-Lieutenant South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Landrail 1945-03-28
27559 Wakefield Richard Shepstone R S Captain South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Field Regiment 1941-12-15
27561 Wakeford Eric Walter Grey E W G Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-09-20
27562 Wakeford Joseph William J W Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 2nd Brigade Depot 1917-02-18
27563 Wakeford Percival Thurlow P T Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-13
27564 Wakeling Edward French E F Lieutenant 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 (Corps) 1944-06-26
27567 Walcott Jack J Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-19
27568 Walcott Jack Hamilton Courtland J H C Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1945-06-02
27569 Waldek Albert A Private 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-06
27570 Waldek John Boyzen J B Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-18
27571 Wale Robert Sutherland R S Private 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-09-08
27573 Wales Alfred A Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
27574 Wales Aylmer Templer A T Second Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-17
27575 Wales William Theodore Robson W T R Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-15
27576 Walkenshaw Christiaan Erens Gerhardus C E G Private Regiment Botha 1940-09-16
27577 Walker Andrew A Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
27578 Walker Arthur A Trooper South African Horse 8th 1916-08-08
27579 Walker Arthur James A J Pupil Pilot 25 Air School 1942-06-09
27580 Walker Alexander McTavish A M Private South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 2/3 McC 1940-07-20
27583 Walker Claude Samuel C S Private 7th South African Infantry 1916-02-12
27584 Walker D G Warrant Officer Class II 12 Squadron 1944-08-16
27586 Walker George G Dresser South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) 1916-07-27
27587 Walker George G Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-07-01
27588 Walker Henry James H J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 11 Field Amb. 1946-05-11
27589 Walker Harold Shaw H S Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-08-01
27590 Walker Henry William H W Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-08-01
27591 Walker John J Lieutenant Pretoria Regiment "A" Squadron 1944-07-05
27592 Walker John J Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1942-08-29
27593 Walker John Alexander J A Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-12-09
27594 Walker John Blackadder J B Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
27596 Walker John Hamilton J H Staff Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry 1920-09-29
27597 Walker M J G Private Field Force Battalion 1945-02-27
27598 Walker Peter Roland P R Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1943-01-12
27600 Walker Robert R Private 8th South African Infantry 1917-02-26
27601 Walker Samuel Fulton S F Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-09-21
27602 Walker Thomas T Private 8th South African Infantry 1916-06-22
27603 Walker Thomas Adrian T A Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-10-09
27604 Walker Thomas Bladen T B Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-29
27605 Walker T H F Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1943-12-28
27606 Walker William Bell W B Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 17 Field Park Coy. 1942-04-03