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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
28591 Wilson Charles Alax C A Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1942-10-02
28593 Wilson Charles Herbert C H Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
28594 Wilson Charles Samuel C S Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-06-24
28595 Wilson Charles W C W Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1943-01-06
28596 Wilson Demanje D Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-07
28597 Wilson David Alexander D A Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-10
28598 Wilson David Jeffery D J Lieutenant Prince Alfred's Guard "A" Squadron 1945-04-22
28601 Wilson Douglas Raywood D R Gunner South African Field Artillery 1918-10-31
28602 Wilson Edward E Second Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-05-02
28603 Wilson Edward E Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1916-08-15
28604 Wilson Edmund Fitzgerald Bannatyne E F B Major South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st S.A. Gen. Hosp. 1917-08-17
28605 Wilson George G Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1939-12-30
28606 Wilson George G Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment 1941-11-21
28607 Wilson George G Private Central Army Training Depot 1943-07-20
28608 Wilson Godfrey Balwin G B Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1944-05-16
28609 Wilson George Cameron G C Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 3rd Field Ambulance 1916-12-24
28612 Wilson Gordon Farquharson G F Sergeant 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-24
28613 Wilson Gysbert Johannes G J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1919-08-21
28615 Wilson Hubert W H W Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-12-12
28616 Wilson J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-11-14
28617 Wilson J Warrant Officer Class I 21 Squadron 1944-09-13
28619 Wilson James J Regimental Sergeant Major 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-09
28620 Wilson John J Mechanician South African Service Corps (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 2nd South African Infantry 1918-11-03
28626 Wilson John Fleming J F Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-09-23
28628 Wilson John James J J Lieutenant Military Labour Corps (Corps) 1919-01-03
28629 Wilson James Ross J R Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-25
28630 Wilson Leonard Claude L C Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-11-16
28631 Wilson Louis Frederick L F Corporal South African Sharpshooters 1918-04-09
28632 Wilson Leonard Herbert L H Captain 8th South African Infantry Machine Gun Section 1917-07-19
28633 Wilson Leonard Spence L S Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-04
28634 Wilson Martin Edward M E Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment 1919-08-08
28635 Wilson Maurice Ridley M R Corporal 7th South African Infantry 1918-11-11
28636 Wilson Neil N Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
28638 Wilson Raymond R Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-02-01
28639 Wilson Robert R Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
28640 Wilson Rodney R Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-21
28641 Wilson Roger R Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-10-25
28644 Wilson Raymond Benjamin R B Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 9 Field Coy. 1941-04-26
28646 Wilson Robert Henry R H Second Lieutenant General Service Corps (Corps) 1944-07-29
28647 Wilson Reginald Ross R R Air Sergeant 17 Squadron 1944-11-16
28649 Wilson Thomas T Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1917-12-06
28650 Wilson Thomas T Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-28
28651 Wilson Thomas David T D Private South African Road Corps (Corps) 1st 1918-02-04
28653 Wilson Williams W Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 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 (Corps) 4th Field Ambulance 1916-03-27
28656 Wilson Winslow Arthur W A Stores Assistant South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Goede Hoop 1944-05-12