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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
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 (Corps) 4th Coy. 1917-05-18
41100 Witbooi F N U Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1st Regiment 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 (Corps) 1941-12-16
28729 Withers John J Lance Corporal 10th South African Infantry 1916-03-08
28730 Withnell Robert R Sapper South African Mounted Engineers 1918-01-19
28731 Witt Hubert Roper H R Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-04
28732 Witt Norman Walter N W Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 70 Operational Training Unit 1944-07-04
28733 Witten William W Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-18
28734 Wittenberg Cyril Harold C H Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 4th Armoured Car Regiment 1942-02-14
28735 Wittenberg Ronald Albert R A Lieutenant 34 Squadron 1944-11-22
28736 Wittstock Raymond Harold R H Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 5th Bde. Sigs. Coy. 1943-05-28
28737 Wium Coenraad Johannes C J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1941-05-10
28738 Wocke Eugene Henry E H Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 22 Field Regiment 1944-09-03
28739 Woensdregt Willem Jacobus W J Second Lieutenant 16 Squadron 1942-03-29
28740 Wohlo Loyt L Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-01-12
28741 Wolbarst Samuel S Private 6th South African Infantry 1917-02-25
28742 Woldemar Leopold David L D Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-01-02
28743 Wolfaardt Cecil Charles C C Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-12-29
28744 Wolfaardt Cornelius J F C J F Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st Bn. 1944-10-10
28745 Wolfaardt Josephine (joyce) J Sergeant Women's Auxiliary Army Services (Corps) 1945-07-07
28746 Wolfaardt Pieter P Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-18
28748 Wolfe William Cooper W C Captain South African Reserve Mechanical Transport 1941-01-07
28749 Wolff Edward Mervin E M Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-07-27
28750 Wolhuter William J W J Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-17
28751 Wolmarans Frederick Edwin F E Warrant Officer Class I 15 Squadron 1944-01-04
28752 Wolmarans Frederick Gerhardus F G Sergeant 1st South African Infantry 1917-12-30
28753 Wolmarans J Private Cape Corps 1947-04-04
28754 Wolmarans John Ronald Frank J R F Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1942-10-24
28755 Wolmarans Joseph Willem J W Lieutenant 23 Squadron 1942-10-02
28756 Wolseley Ronald Wilkinson R W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1945-04-19
28757 Wolvaardt Alphonsus Christoffel A C Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-17
28758 Womack William John W J Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) No. 3 Armoured Train 1915-03-21
28759 Wongana Joseph J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1915-07-11
28761 Wood Cecil Arthur C A Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1918-07-06
28764 Wood Douglas D Staff Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1941-07-03
28766 Wood Ernest E Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
28768 Wood H E Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1946-10-09
28769 Wood Henry Evelyn H E Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-12
28771 Wood Herbert Talbot H T Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1917-05-23