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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
28791 Wood William Frederick W F Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
28792 Wood Wilfred George W G Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-12-22
28793 Wood W J Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1947-12-13
28794 Wood William John W J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-09-20
28795 Wood William Lewis W L Lieutenant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1941-12-11
28797 Wood Walter Vivian W V Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
28800 Woodborne William Henry W H Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-08-19
28801 Woodburn Edward Turner E T Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-16
28802 Woodbury Cecil James C J Lance Corporal Prince Alfred's Guard 1945-10-07
28803 Woodbush Crosley Henry C H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
28804 Woodcock John Leonard Treeve J L T Lieutenant South African Air Force 1945-07-26
28805 Woodford Patrick Albert P A Staff Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1943-12-06
28806 Woodford Thomas George Filmes T G F Sergeant South African Artillery 2 Heavy Bty. 1946-02-13
28807 Woodger Frederick Neville F N Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-10-18
28808 Woodhead Gordon Spivey G S Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
28809 Woodhead Harry H Major South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-19
28813 Woodmal Willie W Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-29
28814 Woodroffe Leslie Nicholas L N Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-22
28816 Woodrow Edwin Christopher Angelo E C A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
28817 Woods Ben Nevis B N Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1944-08-15
28818 Woods Colin Roy C R Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1943-05-06
28819 Woods Frederick John F J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-10-25
28820 Woods G C Private Transvaal Scottish 1942-11-03
28821 Woods Henry Michael H M Corporal Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1942-06-09
28822 Woods James J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-09
28823 Woods John Edward J E Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals 6th S.A. Armd. Div. Sigs. 1945-03-27
28826 Woods Thomas T Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-05-02
28827 Woods William W Corporal Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-15
28828 Woods William Charles Stanley W C S Lance Corporal First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-11-26
28830 Woodside F C Gunner South African Artillery 1946-07-10
41104 Woodward Harry Herbert Hans H H H Head Constable South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. 1918-05-21
28832 Woodworth Frank F Private Cape Corps 1943-10-15
28833 Woof Samuel James Bertini S J B Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-24
28834 Woolcot Albert Henry A H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-18
28835 Woollaston Thomas M T M Lieutenant General Service Corps 1943-05-06
28837 Woolley Charles William C W Private South African Infantry Corps 11th Regt. 1919-01-06
28838 Woolley George G Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard 1944-06-29
28839 Woolley Kenneth Percival Vere K P V Lieutenant General Service Corps 1946-04-12
28840 Woolley Robert Charles R C Corporal 4th Mounted Rifles (Umvoti Mounted Rifles) 1915-04-27
28842 Woolmore Denis Bertrand D B Trooper Pretoria Regiment 1944-06-15
28843 Woolmore Harold Thomas H T Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1944-10-13
28844 Woolston James Hawthorn J H Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-28
28845 Woolward John Charles J C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-07-23
28846 Wootton Sydney S Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1945-08-05
28848 Worrall Douglas Edward D E Gunner South African Artillery 1942-06-05
28850 Worrall William W Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1943-12-06
28851 Worringham Percy P Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1918-01-14
28852 Worsfold William Thomas W T Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Training Depot 1914-11-27
28853 Worsley James Arthur J A Captain South African Veterinary Corps 1914-08-21
28855 Wotherspoon Robert R Sergeant Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1941-12-02