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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
28413 Williams Eric George E G Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1944-06-04
28414 Williams Emmanuel Robert E R Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-10
28416 Williams Freddie F Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
28417 Williams Freddie F Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-04-22
28418 Williams F B Staff Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1942-07-22
28419 Williams Frederick Charles F C Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-05-04
28420 Williams Frederick Henry Hermann F H H Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-18
28421 Williams Francis Henry Thomas F H T Private South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 3 Field Provost Coy. 1941-07-04
28422 Williams Frederick James F J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 5 Field Coy. 1942-10-27
28424 Williams Frederick Percy F P Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
28425 Williams Frank Richard F R Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-05-29
28426 Williams Frank Walter F W Private South African Army Postal Corps (Corps) 1942-06-20
28427 Williams Frederick William F W Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 1/6 Field Regiment 1944-07-30
28430 Williams Garth G Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1921-02-11
28431 Williams Gamiet G Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1945-03-25
28432 Williams G Private Cape Corps 1946-06-20
28433 Williams George G Private 7th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-03-11
28434 Williams George G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-09-04
28435 Williams George G Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-23
28436 Williams George Melville G M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 117 Mu Raf 1943-07-24
28437 Williams H Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1940-12-01
28438 Williams H Private Cape Corps 1942-06-20
28439 Williams Hans H Private Cape Corps 1941-03-15
28440 Williams Henry H Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
28441 Williams Henry H Private Cape Corps 1943-12-02
28442 Williams Hugh H Second Lieutenant 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-17
28443 Williams Hugh H Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-12-13
28444 Williams Herbert Dale H D Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-02-27
28446 Williams Hector George H G Sergeant South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1917-04-28
28447 Williams H J Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1947-06-08
28448 Williams Henry Philips H P Private 6th South African Infantry 1916-02-12
28449 Williams Isaac I Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-20
28450 Williams Isaac I Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-12-04
28451 Williams Ivan James Keith I J K Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 5 Field Regiment 1941-11-23
28452 Williams J Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-09-11
28453 Williams J Private Cape Corps 1943-03-29
28454 Williams J Private Cape Corps 1945-08-02
28455 Williams Jack J Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-05-17
28456 Williams Jacob J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Sanitary Section 1916-06-13
28457 Williams Jacob J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1917-11-12
28458 Williams Jacob J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-07-25
28459 Williams James J Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1918-08-31
28460 Williams James J Private Cape Corps 1942-06-07
28461 Williams Jan J Private Cape Corps 1942-05-10
28462 Williams Japie J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-07-08
28463 Williams Japie J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-08-10
28464 Williams Johannes J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-01-03
28465 Williams Johannes J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-12-21
28466 Williams John J Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-18
28467 Williams John J Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Service Corps Transport 1916-12-31