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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
28487 Williams J J Private South African Railways and Harbours Brigade 1941-06-13
28488 Williams John Richard Thomas J R T Gunner South African Artillery 2 Field Regt. 1942-11-24
28490 Williams Kleinbooi K Labourer Military Labour Corps South African Veterinary Corps 1918-10-09
28491 Williams Lewis L Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-08-22
28492 Williams Leslie Allison L A Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1944-09-17
28494 Williams Lionel Bernard L B Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps 22 Field Park Coy. 1942-12-20
28495 Williams Louis Christian L C Private Cape Corps 1941-08-02
28496 Williams Martin M Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-30
28497 Williams Mervyn M Lance Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st 1941-02-22
28498 Williams Moos M Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-07
28499 Williams Maurice Griffith M G Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1916-10-20
28500 Williams Melville Stanley M S Private Cape Corps 1945-07-08
28501 Williams M W Private South African Irish 1st 1941-11-26
28502 Williams Peter P Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1940-09-09
28503 Williams Peter P Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1916-12-20
28504 Williams Peter P Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-12
28505 Williams Peter P Private Cape Corps 1943-09-29
28506 Williams Richard R Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-18
28507 Williams Robert Ball R B Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-20
28509 Williams Raymond Gordon R G Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-12-16
28510 Williams R H Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1945-01-01
28511 Williams Reginald H R H Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade 7th Bn. 1944-07-22
28512 Williams Ronald Norman R N Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
28513 Williams S Private Natal Light Horse 1915-04-27
28515 Williams Samuel S Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-01-09
28517 Williams Thomas T Labourer South African Native Labour Corps South African Railway Operating Company 1916-06-25
28518 Williams Tom T Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-20
28519 Williams Tom T Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-05-09
28520 Williams Thomas Ralph T R Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
28523 Williams W Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1947-09-19
28524 Williams Willie W Private Cape Corps 1947-11-19
28525 Williams Walter W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
28526 Williams William W Private South African Horse 9th 1917-01-01
28527 Williams William W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
28528 Williams Willie W Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-17
28529 Williams William John W J Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-07-19
28532 Williams Zacharias Joseph Z J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-21
28533 Williamson Andrew A Private Cape Corps 1942-02-04
28534 Williamson Barry B Private South African Infantry Corps 10th Regt. 1916-08-15
28535 Williamson Charles C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
28536 Williamson Forbes James F J Conductor South African Service Corps Animal Transport 1918-01-01
28537 Williamson Harry Cant H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-15
28538 Williamson John Billie J B Lieutenant South African Air Force 1942-07-22
28539 Williamson John Theodore J T Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1st Special Engineer Section 1918-05-29
28540 Williamson Shirley Marguerite S M Nursing Assistant South African Military Nursing Service 1944-12-21
28541 Williamson William W Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-05-18
28542 Williamson Walter Noel W N Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Dorsetshire 1942-04-05
28543 Willie John J Private South African Native Labour Corps 30th Coy. 1918-04-23
28544 Willis Cyril Gabriel C G Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-17
28545 Willis Clifford Haddingham C H Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-12-05