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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
28295 Wiese Gert G Burgher Mounted Commandos Britstown Commando 1914-11-21
28296 Wiese Marthinus Christinus M C Warrant Officer Class II 34 Squadron 1944-09-10
28297 Wiggett Cyril C Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-10
28298 Wiggill Cecil Frank C F Private General Service Corps (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 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-10-18
28304 Wiid Abraham Pieter Johan A P J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-03-08
28306 Wilcox Alexander Christian A C Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment 1915-03-18
28307 Wild Cecil Redvers C R Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Survey Flt 1940-06-18
28308 Wild Ernest Arthur E A Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Neptune 1941-12-19
28310 Wild Stafford William George S W G Lance Corporal 7th South African Infantry 1916-02-17
28311 Wild Walter Ernest W E Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-17
28312 Wilde Alfred William A W Trooper South African Horse 4th 1916-05-18
28313 Wilde Herbert Alfred H A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-08-31
28314 Wildebeest J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-01-08
28315 Wildebeest Solomon S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-01-13
28318 Wiles Harry H Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-18
28320 Wiley Francis Hill F H Second Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry 1918-07-03
28321 Wiley Peter Alfred Hurrel P A H Corporal Pretoria Regiment 1944-06-26
28322 Wilke Jan Louis Kotze J L K Second Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 1940-02-19
28323 Wilken Cornelius J C J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1943-09-01
28324 Wilkens Cornelius C Captain Mounted Commandos Sutherland Commando 1915-01-16
28325 Wilkes Arnett A Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-19
28327 Wilkie Eric Frederick E F Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Field Regiment 1942-06-20
28328 Wilkin Hendrick P J H P J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1942-06-20
28329 Wilkin Noel Thomas N T Lieutenant 113 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1942-12-20
28331 Wilkins George Proctor G P Sergeant South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 2nd Brigade Depot 1916-11-17
28332 Wilkins Henry Joseph H J Fitter South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-10-16
28333 Wilkins James Simmonds J S Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-25
28334 Wilkins T B Staff Sergeant Major South African Railway Services 1916-11-20
28335 Wilkinson Arthur Henry A H Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-14
28336 Wilkinson Arthur James A J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1947-09-05
28338 Wilkinson Dudley Albert D A Lieutenant 55 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1943-07-06
28340 Wilkinson Francis Norman F N Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1944-08-14
28341 Wilkinson George B G B Major South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1946-12-21
28342 Wilkinson Gwendoline E G E Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1941-07-28
28343 Wilkinson George Frederick G F Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-08
28344 Wilkinson Herbert Arthur H A Private 3rd South African Infantry 1920-06-24
28345 Wilkinson James J Private 10th South African Infantry 1916-06-03
28346 Wilkinson James J Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-09-20
28348 Wilkinson William W Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-04
28349 Wilkinson William Wheatley W W Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-12-13
28351 Wilkson Roy Vivian R V Warrant Officer Class II 34 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1945-03-05
28352 Will Allan Murray A M Sergeant Mounted Commandos Hanover-Colesberg Commando 1915-01-18
28353 Will Francis Gordon F G Lieutenant Mounted Commandos Hanover-Colesberg Commando 1915-01-18
28354 Will George Alexander G A Corporal 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-04-12
28355 Will Ian Gordon I G Captain 4 Squadron 1944-11-21