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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
28612 Wilson Gordon Farquharson G F Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-24
28613 Wilson Gysbert Johannes G J Private South African Medical Corps 1919-08-21
28615 Wilson Hubert W H W Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-12-12
28616 Wilson J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-11-14
28617 Wilson J Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1944-09-13
28619 Wilson James J Regimental Sergeant Major South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-09
28620 Wilson John J Mechanician South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-04-16
28621 Wilson John J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-10-28
28622 Wilson John J Private Cape Corps 1941-05-16
28625 Wilson Joseph Augustine J A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-11-03
28626 Wilson John Fleming J F Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-09-23
28628 Wilson John James J J Lieutenant Military Labour Corps 1919-01-03
28629 Wilson James Ross J R Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-25
28630 Wilson Leonard Claude L C Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1942-11-16
28631 Wilson Louis Frederick L F Corporal South African Sharpshooters 1918-04-09
28632 Wilson Leonard Herbert L H Captain South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-07-19
28633 Wilson Leonard Spence L S Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-04
28634 Wilson Martin Edward M E Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. 1919-08-08
28635 Wilson Maurice Ridley M R Corporal South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1918-11-11
28636 Wilson Neil N Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
28638 Wilson Raymond R Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-02-01
28639 Wilson Robert R Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
28640 Wilson Rodney R Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-21
28641 Wilson Roger R Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1942-10-25
28644 Wilson Raymond Benjamin R B Sapper South African Engineer Corps 9 Field Coy. 1941-04-26
28646 Wilson Robert Henry R H Second Lieutenant General Service Corps 1944-07-29
28647 Wilson Reginald Ross R R Air Sergeant South African Air Force 17 Squadron 1944-11-16
28649 Wilson Thomas T Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1917-12-06
28650 Wilson Thomas T Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-28
28651 Wilson Thomas David T D Private South African Road Corps 1st 1918-02-04
28653 Wilson Williams W Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-12
28654 Wilson Willie W Gunner South African Field Artillery 1918-12-19
28655 Wilson William Alfred W A Private South African Medical Corps 4th Field Ambulance 1916-03-27
28656 Wilson Winslow Arthur W A Stores Assistant South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Goede Hoop 1944-05-12
28657 Wilson William George Duncan W G D Lieutenant South African Air Force RAF Malta 1942-07-04
28659 Wilson William Henry W H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-30
28660 Wilson Walter Weldon W W Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-04
33887 Wilson William Edmund St. Elmo W E St E Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Squadron 1951-02-02
11457 Wilson-Jones Leslie Clifford L C Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Air School 1941-02-04
28663 Wilson-Thompson Alan A Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-03-20
28664 Wilter Denis Peter D P Lieutenant South African Air Force 62 Air School 1943-05-24
28665 Wiman Eric E Trooper South African Horse 3rd 1916-11-03
28666 Wimble Hewitt Edward Mervyn H E M Lance Corporal Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-10-23
28667 Wimble Percy Skelton P S Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1942-11-14
28668 Winch William W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-12
28669 Windell Leonard Joseph L J Private Q Service Corps 1942-06-03
28670 Windell Neville Girling N G Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-24
28672 Winders David Thomas D T Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-30
40787 Windrum James Alexander J A Sergeant Major Union Defence Forces Permanent Force Staff 1919-11-30
28673 Windt Antonie Louis A L Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-22