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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
28234 Whitehead Gordon G Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-07-31
28237 Whitehead Robert Brian R B Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Field Regiment 1942-12-18
28238 Whitehead William W Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-09-20
33852 Whitehead Kenneth Ralph K R Second Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1951-12-03
28239 Whitehorn Ronald Gordon R G Lieutenant 7 Squadron 1945-01-04
28240 Whitelaw Cyril Oscar C O Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-19
28241 Whitelaw Leslie Langton L L Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-07-18
28242 Whitelaw Robert Pender R P Warrant Officer Class I 31 Squadron 1944-10-13
28243 Whites Daniel D Private Cape Corps 1943-06-26
28244 Whitfield Frederick William F W Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 61 Tunnelling Coy. 1944-06-10
28246 Whitford Simon Henry S H Second Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry 1918-03-21
28247 Whiting Ernest E Captain 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-16
28249 Whitson Cuthbert Benson Ryder C B R Captain 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-16
28250 Whittaker Alan A Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-02-18
28251 Whittaker Albert William A W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1943-10-29
28252 Whittaker Eamonn De Valera E D V Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 33 Works Coy. 1941-03-11
28254 Whittaker George Frederick G F Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1918-03-22
28255 Whittaker Herbert Arthur H A Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Anti-Tank Regiment 1942-11-28
28256 Whittaker John J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-19
28257 Whittaker William Thomas W T Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-10-19
28259 Whittal Clifford Gerald C G Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1942-11-28
28260 Whittal Ernest Stanford E S Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-10
28261 Whittal Percival Charles P C Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-18
28262 Whittal Richard Dawson R D Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
28263 Whittal William Archibald W A Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
28264 Whitter Robert Joseph R J Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-14
28265 Whitter Rechab William R W Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-18
28266 Whittet Bernard Andrew B A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 71 Operational Training Unit RAF 1944-02-22
28267 Whittingdale Harold F H F Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 46 Survey Coy. 1942-12-21
33858 Whittingham Simon Lloyd S L Lieutenant 3 Field Regiment (Transvaal Horse Artillery) 1956-05-21
28272 Whymark Vivian George V G Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Barham 1941-11-25
28273 Whysall William Edmund W E Private 8th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1919-01-15
28274 Whyte David Watson D W Major South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1945-05-19
28275 Whyte John Alexander J A Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-12-02
28276 Whyte Peter P Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-05-04
28278 Wiblin Eric Reginald E R Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Hermes 1942-04-09
28279 Wiblin William Ernest W E Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1946-08-09
28280 Wicht Daniel Malan D M Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-02-07
28281 Wicht Ronald Esme R E Warrant Officer Class II 34 Squadron 1945-03-02
28282 Wickee Clifford John C J Driver South African Service Corps (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 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-29
28286 Wicks Bertie B Warrant Officer Class II 31 Squadron 1945-03-07
28287 Wicks James J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-27
28288 Wicks Oswald James O J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
28289 Wicks Percival George P G Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1917-04-12
28290 Wides Allen A Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
28291 Wiehahn George Jacobus Rudolph G J R Trooper Pretoria Regiment 1944-07-02
28292 Wiehahn William W Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-11-14
28293 Wienand Elson E Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 4th Armoured Car Regiment 1942-09-13