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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
33908 Wragg Robert Henry R H Air Corporal South African Air Force 3 Supply and Transport Depot 1935-09-08
28858 Wray William Reginald Victor W R V Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Bty. (Mountain Guns) 1916-07-24
28861 Wrennall Walter W Bombardier South African Field Artillery 1st 1916-12-09
28862 Wrensch Henry Lionel John H L J Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1942-10-26
28863 Wrey-Wathen Arthur John A J Lieutenant Prince Alfred's Guard 1944-06-24
28865 Wright Arthur C A C Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1943-04-10
28867 Wright Alfred Edward A E Private South African Horse 2nd 1920-01-28
28868 Wright Ambrose Oliver Keeton A O K Major South African Air Force 9 Ad 1941-04-26
28869 Wright Clifford Alexander C A Lieutenant South African Air Force 3 Squadron 1944-04-20
28870 Wright Cecil Horace C H Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-21
28871 Wright Cecil Herbert C H Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-31
28872 Wright Cecil John C J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-03-02
28873 Wright Charles William C W Gunner South African Artillery 2 A.A. Regt. 1945-02-27
28875 Wright Duncan D Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-09-20
28878 Wright George G Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-18
28879 Wright George William Francis G W F Sergeant South African Medical Corps 8 Casualty Clearing Station 1943-01-31
28881 Wright Gerald Victor G V Ordnance Artificer 4th Class South African Navy H.M.S. Gloucester 1941-05-22
28883 Wright Harry H Private Harrismith Rifles 1914-12-05
28884 Wright Harold Barber H B Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
28885 Wright Harold Thomas H T Sapper South African Engineer Corps South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1918-03-19
28886 Wright Humphrey Willesden H W Lance Corporal Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-10-23
28887 Wright H W Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 25 Squadron 1942-12-11
28888 Wright James J Air Corporal South African Air Force 1945-01-08
28891 Wright Joseph A J A Gunner South African Artillery 1943-08-23
28892 Wright John Charles J C Gunner South African Artillery 1947-08-19
28893 Wright J G Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1943-03-31
28895 Wright James Mitchell J M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1525 Flt 1944-01-16
28898 Wright R C N Lieutenant South African Air Force 34 Squadron 1945-04-04
28899 Wright Robert John Thom R J T Captain South African Medical Corps 1915-02-09
28900 Wright Raleigh Mitford Shaw R M S Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-10
28901 Wright Trevor Desmond T D Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps 1945-04-04
28902 Wright Thomas Henry T H Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Cornwall 1942-04-05
28903 Wright Victor Garland V G Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-27
28904 Wright William W Company Sergeant Major South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1916-06-07
28909 Wright William Adrian W A Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1944-05-23
28910 Wright William Bikkers W B Air Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1941-11-15
28911 Wright Warwick Edward W E Private South African Veterinary Corps 1916-09-11
28913 Wright William James W J Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-15
28914 Wright William John W J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-06-19
28915 Wright-Ingle William W Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 5th Regt. 1916-06-19
28916 Wrighton Albert William A W Lieutenant Mounted Commandos Geyser's Commando 1914-11-08
28917 Wrightson Percy Venables P V Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-09
28918 Wrigley Charles Kemble C K Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
28920 Wroezana Mintoor M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-11-28
28921 Wronsky Julius J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-09
28922 Wucherpfennig E C Private South African Medical Corps 1946-02-22
28923 Wulff Emil Frans E F Leading Seaman South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Treern 1945-01-12
28924 Wulfsohn Moritz M Bombardier South African Artillery 22 Field Regt. 1945-02-20
28925 Wyatt Percy Robert P R Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-13
28928 Wybrow Lawrence L Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-15