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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
28657 Wilson William George Duncan W G D Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) RAF Malta 1942-07-04
28659 Wilson William Henry W H Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-30
28660 Wilson Walter Weldon W W Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-04
33887 Wilson William Edmund St. Elmo W E St E Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1951-02-02
11457 Wilson-Jones Leslie Clifford L C Lieutenant 2 Air School 1941-02-04
28663 Wilson-Thompson Alan A Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-03-20
28664 Wilter Denis Peter D P Lieutenant 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 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
28669 Windell Leonard Joseph L J Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1942-06-03
28670 Windell Neville Girling N G Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
28672 Winders David Thomas D T Private 1st South African Infantry 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 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-22
28674 Windvoel Hendrik H Corporal Cape Corps 1942-10-27
28675 Windvogel C Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-12-03
28676 Windvogel Frederick F Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-12
28677 Windvogel J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1945-07-24
28678 Windvogel J Private Cape Corps 1945-12-13
28679 Windvogel Martin M Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-04-17
28680 Windvogel William W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-06-13
28681 Wine Sergeant S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (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 (Corps) 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 450 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1945-04-12
28686 Wingfield Wilfred W Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1944-10-24
28688 Wingham Clifford Charles C C Staff Sergeant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-03-14
28689 Winkelmann Albert Friedrick Carl A F C Private Essential Services Protection Corps (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 (Corps) 6th SA Armd. Division 1946-04-06
28694 Winny William Herbert Fletcher W H F Private 1st South African Infantry 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 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-14
28701 Winterbach Basil B Lance Corporal South African Irish 1st 1942-04-24
28704 Wisden George G Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-02-26
28705 Wise Burton John B J Lieutenant 66 Air School 1942-09-01
28706 Wise Edward Douglas E D Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-05-10
28708 Wise Muriel M Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services (Corps) 1943-02-05
28709 Wise Thomas Henry T H Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
28710 Wiseman Sydney Stephen S S Cyclist South African Motor Cyclist Corps (Corps) 1917-04-21
28712 Wishart David Hay D H Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-12
28713 Wishart Gordon Tarbat G T Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-17
28714 Wishart Thomas T Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
28715 Witbooi Cobus C Driver South African Field Artillery 1916-05-07