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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
28528 Williams Willie W Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-17
28529 Williams William John W J Private 8th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-07-19
28532 Williams Zacharias Joseph Z J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-21
28533 Williamson Andrew A Private Cape Corps 1942-02-04
28534 Williamson Barry B Private 10th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-08-15
28535 Williamson Charles C Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-10-18
28536 Williamson Forbes James F J Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport 1918-01-01
28537 Williamson Harry Cant H Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-15
28538 Williamson John Billie J B Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-07-22
28539 Williamson John Theodore J T Sapper South African Engineer Corps (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 4th South African Infantry 1918-05-18
28542 Williamson Walter Noel W N Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Dorsetshire 1942-04-05
28543 Willie John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 30th Coy. 1918-04-23
28544 Willis Cyril Gabriel C G Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-17
28545 Willis Clifford Haddingham C H Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-12-05
28547 Willis John J Sergeant South African Horse 3rd 1916-05-22
28549 Willis Jack Zeeman J Z Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1945-09-23
28550 Willis Leslie L Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1945-07-03
28551 Willis Philip P Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-08-18
28552 Willis Reginald Newton R N Private 8th South African Infantry 1917-07-26
28553 Willis T H Corporal First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-07-22
28554 Willis William W Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1919-03-14
28555 Willmers Anthony A Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1942-05-30
28558 Willoughby William W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-07-08
28559 Willows William Bruorton W B Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-03-29
28560 Willox George Martin G M Lieutenant Military Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-12-08
28562 Willshire Frank F Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-19
28563 Willson Charles Bryant C B Second Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1941-12-07
28565 Willson Gerald Francis G F Stoker 2nd Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Cornwall 1942-04-05
28566 Willson Hugh Ernest H E Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-10-25
28567 Willson William Edward W E Company Sergeant Major 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-18
28568 Wilmot Christopher John C J Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1943-06-26
28569 Wilmot John Graham Hunter J G H Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1942-10-29
28571 Wilskut H Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1946-08-12
28573 Wilson Abraham A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-05-04
28574 Wilson Alfred A Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-12
28575 Wilson Andrew A Private South African Railway Services 1915-12-30
28576 Wilson Andrew A Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-10-18
28578 Wilson A C Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 8 Field Squadron 1944-07-20
28579 Wilson Alfred George A G Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1918-04-17
28580 Wilson Arthur John A J Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
28581 Wilson Alexander Lister A L Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-28
28582 Wilson Alexander Malloch A M Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
28583 Wilson Aden Theodore A T Private 7th South African Infantry 1916-06-08
28584 Wilson Andrew Thomas A T Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1944-11-11
28585 Wilson Alexander Thomas Chipps A T C Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-22
28588 Wilson Baden Robert B R Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-18
28589 Wilson Clarence C Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-12
28590 Wilson Claud C Captain South African Intelligence Corps (Corps) 1945-05-20