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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 3,697 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
28254 Whittaker George Frederick G F Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-22
28255 Whittaker Herbert Arthur H A Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 1 Anti-Tank Regt. 1942-11-28
28256 Whittaker John J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-19
28257 Whittaker William Thomas W T Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-10-19
28259 Whittal Clifford Gerald C G Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1942-11-28
28260 Whittal Ernest Stanford E S Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-10
28261 Whittal Percival Charles P C Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-18
28262 Whittal Richard Dawson R D Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-12
28263 Whittal William Archibald W A Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
28264 Whitter Robert Joseph R J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-14
28265 Whitter Rechab William R W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
28266 Whittet Bernard Andrew B A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 71 Operational Training Unit RAF 1944-02-22
28267 Whittingdale Harold F H F Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps 46 Survey Coy. 1942-12-21
33858 Whittingham Simon Lloyd S L Lieutenant South African Artillery 3 Field Regiment (Transvaal Horse Artillery) 1956-05-21
28272 Whymark Vivian George V G Ordinary Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Barham 1941-11-25
28273 Whysall William Edmund W E Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1919-01-15
28274 Whyte David Watson D W Major South African Medical Corps 1945-05-19
28275 Whyte John Alexander J A Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-12-02
28276 Whyte Peter P Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-05-04
28278 Wiblin Eric Reginald E R Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Hermes 1942-04-09
28279 Wiblin William Ernest W E Corporal Q Service Corps 1946-08-09
28280 Wicht Daniel Malan D M Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1943-02-07
28281 Wicht Ronald Esme R E Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 34 Squadron 1945-03-02
28282 Wickee Clifford John C J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1917-08-19
28283 Wickee Karl Eric K E Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-10-05
28285 Wickham Johan Jacobus J J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-29
28286 Wicks Bertie B Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1945-03-07
28287 Wicks James J Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-27
28288 Wicks Oswald James O J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
28289 Wicks Percival George P G Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
28290 Wides Allen A Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
28291 Wiehahn George Jacobus Rudolph G J R Trooper Pretoria Regiment 1944-07-02
28292 Wiehahn William W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-11-14
28293 Wienand Elson E Corporal South African Armoured Corps 4th Armoured Car Regt. 1942-09-13
28295 Wiese Gert G Burgher Mounted Commandos Britstown Commando 1914-11-21
28296 Wiese Marthinus Christinus M C Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 34 Squadron 1944-09-10
28297 Wiggett Cyril C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-10
28298 Wiggill Cecil Frank C F Private General Service Corps 1940-10-19
28299 Wiggill Ronald Robert R R Rifleman Witwatersrand Rifles 2nd 1940-08-23
28300 Wight James Forbes J F Private South African Veteran Reserve 1916-06-26
28301 Wightman Francis Charles F C Private 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) "E" Squadron 1914-11-25
28302 Wighton Horace H Gunner South African Field Artillery "A" Bty. 1918-05-15
28303 Wigley Henry John H J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
28304 Wiid Abraham Pieter Johan A P J Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1944-03-08
28306 Wilcox Alexander Christian A C Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. 1915-03-18
28307 Wild Cecil Redvers C R Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1 Survey Flt 1940-06-18
28308 Wild Ernest Arthur E A Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Neptune 1941-12-19
28310 Wild Stafford William George S W G Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1916-02-17
28311 Wild Walter Ernest W E Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-17
28312 Wilde Alfred William A W Trooper South African Horse 4th 1916-05-18