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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
28674 Windvoel Hendrik H Corporal Cape Corps 1942-10-27
28675 Windvogel C Private Indian and Malay Corps 1941-12-03
28676 Windvogel Frederick F Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-12
28677 Windvogel J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1945-07-24
28678 Windvogel J Private Cape Corps 1945-12-13
28679 Windvogel Martin M Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-04-17
28680 Windvogel William W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1916-06-13
28681 Wine Sergeant S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts 1916-03-19
28682 Winer Paul P Lieutenant South African Horse 7th 1916-09-15
28683 Winfield F Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 1945-11-13
28684 Winfield Francis Leslie F L Private Natal Light Horse 1914-12-18
28685 Wingfield Richard Sydney Mervyn R S M Lieutenant South African Air Force 450 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1945-04-12
28686 Wingfield Wilfred W Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals 1944-10-24
28688 Wingham Clifford Charles C C Staff Sergeant South African Armoured Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-03-14
28689 Winkelmann Albert Friedrick Carl A F C Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1943-03-16
28690 Winlock George G Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. 1942-06-15
28691 Winlock Joseph J Corporal South African Irish 1st Bn. 1941-12-09
28692 Winn William Archibald W A Corporal South African Corps of Signals 6th SA Armd. Division 1946-04-06
28694 Winny William Herbert Fletcher W H F Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-19
28695 Winslow Reginald Lyndhurst R L Private 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) 1914-09-25
28696 Winslow Wilfred Lyndhurst W L Private 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) 1914-09-25
28698 Winter John J Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1941-12-02
28700 Winter Walter Robert W R Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-14
28701 Winterbach Basil B Lance Corporal South African Irish 1st 1942-04-24
28704 Wisden George G Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-02-26
28705 Wise Burton John B J Lieutenant South African Air Force 66 Air School 1942-09-01
28706 Wise Edward Douglas E D Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1942-05-10
28708 Wise Muriel M Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services 1943-02-05
28709 Wise Thomas Henry T H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
28710 Wiseman Sydney Stephen S S Cyclist South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1917-04-21
28712 Wishart David Hay D H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-12
28713 Wishart Gordon Tarbat G T Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-17
28714 Wishart Thomas T Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
28715 Witbooi Cobus C Driver South African Field Artillery 1916-05-07
28716 Witbooi Frans F Private Cape Corps 1943-01-15
28717 Witbooi Gert G Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
28718 Witbooi Gilbert G Private Cape Corps 1944-01-28
28719 Witbooi Hendrik Cornelius H C Private Cape Corps 3rd Bn. 1945-07-10
28720 Witbooi Henry Charles H C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-07-03
28721 Witbooi Jerry J Private Cape Corps 1945-03-23
28722 Witbooi Johannes J Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-08-03
28723 Witbooi K Private Cape Corps 1942-08-13
28724 Witbooi Plaatjie P Private Cape Corps 1945-06-20
28725 Witbooi S Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
28726 Witbooi Thomas T Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Coy. 1917-05-18
41100 Witbooi First Name Unknown F N U Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1st Regt. 1915-05-20
28727 Witboy Shortie S Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1917-11-07
28728 Withers Harry Des Clayes H D C Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1941-12-16
28729 Withers John J Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 10th Regt. 1916-03-08
28730 Withnell Robert R Sapper South African Mounted Engineers 1918-01-19