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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
27864 Watson Thomas Smith T S Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1915-05-26
27865 Watson Thomas Tennant T T Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-08-17
27866 Watson Thomas William T W Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-05-12
27868 Watson William Augustus W A Corporal South African Pay Corps (Corps) 1942-07-28
27869 Watson Walter Godfrey Mitchell W G M Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-04-16
27870 Watson William Robert W R Second Lieutenant 7th South African Infantry 1917-06-28
27871 Watt Ashley A Captain Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1942-02-08
27874 Watt Alexander George A G Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-07-24
27875 Watt James J Captain South African Postal Corps (Corps) 1918-12-22
27877 Watt Joseph J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-22
27878 Watt John Barclay Laing J B L Captain South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1 Dist AML (Greece) 1945-02-28
27879 Watt Justus Christian J C Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-24
27880 Watt John Robertson J R Major Natal Light Horse 1915-04-27
27883 Watt Robert John R J Sergeant 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-18
27884 Watters A B Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1943-02-05
27886 Watters James Campbell J C Second Lieutenant South African Heavy Artillery 71st Siege Bty. 1917-10-19
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 3rd South African Infantry 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 4th South African Infantry 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 (Corps) 1917-04-15
6362 Wauchope Isaac William I W Interpreter South African Native Labour Corps (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 40 Squadron 1943-12-30
27896 Waugh John P J P Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1942-05-10
27897 Waugh R Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1940-10-16
27899 Waverley Joseph J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-03-25
27900 Waverly Jacob J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-10-29
27901 Way Cyril Charles Arnold C C A Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
27903 Wayland Alfred Charles A C Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-10-16
27904 Wayland Alfred Edwin A E Sergeant 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-18
27905 Wayland Harry Thornhill H T Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-10-17
27906 Wayland Reuben R Burgher Mounted Commandos Van Zyl's Commando 1914-11-16
27907 Wayne Thomas Johannes T J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-17
27910 Wearne Peter P Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-09-19
27911 Weatherhead Frederick John F J Farrier South African Horse 1st 1916-08-30
27913 Weaver Ernest E Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
27915 Weaver John Wellesley J W Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-01-16
27917 Webb Andries Jacobus A J Corporal South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1920-11-01
27919 Webb Eustace Vallance E V Lieutenant 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 3rd South African Infantry 1917-12-24
27923 Webb Ian H I H Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1946-10-05
27924 Webb John Charles J C Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1944-07-13
27925 Webb Lawrence Guard L G Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-11-28
27926 Webb Lance Munro Norman L M N Staff Sergeant 5th South African Infantry 1918-05-14
27927 Webb Matthew M Second Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-22