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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 3,693 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
28433 Williams George G Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1916-03-11
28434 Williams George G Private South African Native Labour 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 117 Mu Raf 1943-07-24
28437 Williams H Private Indian and Malay 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 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
28441 Williams Henry H Private Cape Corps 1943-12-02
28442 Williams Hugh H Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-17
28443 Williams Hugh H Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-12-13
28444 Williams Herbert Dale H D Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 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 1947-06-08
28448 Williams Henry Philips H P Private South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. 1916-02-12
28449 Williams Isaac I Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-20
28450 Williams Isaac I Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-12-04
28451 Williams Ivan James Keith I J K Sapper South African Engineer Corps 5 Field Regt. 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 South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-05-17
28456 Williams Jacob J Labourer South African Native Labour 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 1943-08-10
28464 Williams Johannes J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-01-03
28465 Williams Johannes J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-12-21
28466 Williams John J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
28467 Williams John J Leader South African Native Labour Corps South African Service Corps Transport 1916-12-31
28468 Williams John J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-12
28469 Williams John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-15
28470 Williams John J Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-27
28471 Williams John J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1917-08-10
28472 Williams John J Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
28473 Williams John J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-14
28474 Williams John J Private Cape Corps 1943-06-23
28475 Williams Joseph J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps South African Veterinary Corps 1917-05-16
28476 Williams James J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Sanitary Section 1915-06-12
28477 Williams John Alfred Herbert J A H Air Corporal South African Air Force 1947-02-12
28479 Williams J C Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1947-09-21
28480 Williams John George J G Corporal South African Ordnance Services Corps 1915-08-13
28481 Williams John George J G Private South African Infantry Corps 5th Regt. 1917-01-17
28483 Williams James Henry J H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-05-23
28484 Williams John Henry J H Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-03
28485 Williams John Henry J H Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-15