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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
27887 Watters Patrick Henry Nash P H N Lieutenant Regiment Botha 2nd 1943-09-17
27888 Watterson William Andrew W A Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1942-05-07
27889 Watts George Herbert G H Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-01-01
27890 Watts George Stanley G S Lance Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1945-02-15
27891 Watts John J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-09
27892 Watts William Charles W C Private South African Special Service Company 1918-07-03
27893 Watu Henry H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-15
6362 Wauchope Isaac William I W Interpreter South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
27894 Waud George Stanley G S Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-03-07
27895 Waugh Denys Stuart D S Captain South African Air Force 40 Squadron 1943-12-30
27896 Waugh John P J P Bombardier South African Artillery 1942-05-10
27897 Waugh R Private South African Medical Corps 1940-10-16
27899 Waverley Joseph J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-03-25
27900 Waverly Jacob J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1943-10-29
27901 Way Cyril Charles Arnold C C A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-24
27903 Wayland Alfred Charles A C Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-10-16
27904 Wayland Alfred Edwin A E Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
27905 Wayland Harry Thornhill H T Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-10-17
27906 Wayland Reuben R Burgher Mounted Commandos Van Zyl's Commando 1914-11-16
27907 Wayne Thomas Johannes T J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-17
27910 Wearne Peter P Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1943-09-19
27911 Weatherhead Frederick John F J Farrier South African Horse 1st 1916-08-30
27913 Weaver Ernest E Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-09
27915 Weaver John Wellesley J W Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 1945-01-16
27917 Webb Andries Jacobus A J Corporal South African Service Corps M.t. 1920-11-01
27919 Webb Eustace Vallance E V Lieutenant South African Air Force 25 Squadron 1945-07-14
27920 Webb George G Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-21
27921 Webb Graham Cecil G C Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard 1944-06-07
27922 Webb Hugh Tarrant H T Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-12-24
27923 Webb Ian H I H Corporal South African Engineer Corps 1946-10-05
27924 Webb John Charles J C Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1944-07-13
27925 Webb Lawrence Guard L G Corporal South African Engineer Corps 1942-11-28
27926 Webb Lance Munro Norman L M N Staff Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 5th Regt. 1918-05-14
27927 Webb Matthew M Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-22
27929 Webb Robert David R D Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
27930 Webb Richard Eustace R E Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-13
27931 Webb Robert William R W Private 8th Infantry (Transvaal Scottish) 1st Bn. 1915-04-28
27932 Webb S H Air Corporal South African Air Force 1946-05-30
27933 Webb William Clifford W C Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1917-08-03
27934 Webb Walter John Stanley Alexander W J S A Captain South African Air Force 40 Squadron 1942-11-04
33815 Webb Hugh Cecil Hawkesley H C H Lieutenant Special Service Battalion "B" Coy. 1939-02-27
27935 Webber Arthur Victor Giles A V G Corporal South African Armoured Corps 7th Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-11-15
27937 Webber Gertrude Ann Florence G A F Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services 1942-07-26
27938 Webber Harry H Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. 1915-07-15
27940 Webber John Henry J H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-01-30
27941 Webber John Maskery J M Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-28
27942 Webber John Osborne J O Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-10
27943 Webber Ronald R Ordinary Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Gloucester 1941-05-22
27944 Webber Reginald Benoni R B Captain Mounted Commandos Rustenburg Commando 1914-11-01
27945 Webber Ronald Stewart R S Private Technical Service Corps 1945-04-17