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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
28909 Wright William Adrian W A Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-05-23
28910 Wright William Bikkers W B Air Sergeant 21 Squadron 1941-11-15
28911 Wright Warwick Edward W E Private South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) 1916-09-11
28913 Wright William James W J Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry 1916-07-15
28914 Wright William John W J Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-06-19
28915 Wright-Ingle William W Sergeant 5th South African Infantry Machine Gun Section 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 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
28918 Wrigley Charles Kemble C K Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-09
28920 Wroezana Mintoor M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-11-28
28921 Wronsky Julius J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
28922 Wucherpfennig E C Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1946-02-22
28923 Wulff Emil Frans E F Leading Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Treern 1945-01-12
28924 Wulfsohn Moritz M Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 22 Field Regiment 1945-02-20
28925 Wyatt Percy Robert P R Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-04-13
28928 Wybrow Lawrence L Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-15
28929 Wylde Edwin Ernest E E Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-10-12
28931 Wyles Frank William F W Private 11th South African Infantry 1916-07-29
28932 Wyley Thomas Ferguson Alexander T F A Sergeant South African Internment Corps (Corps) 1945-11-06
28933 Wylie Robert Miller Clapham R M C Private 6th South African Infantry 1916-03-21
28934 Wylie Thomas Baird (tommy) T B Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 10 Field Sqn. 1945-04-17
28935 Wylie William W Pioneer South African Pioneers 1918-12-17
28936 Wylie William Edward W E Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 71 Operational Training Unit RAF 1943-02-06
28937 Wyllie William Adam W A Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-13
28939 Wyman Edward E Private 12th South African Infantry 1916-05-09
28940 Wynaard A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-04-08
28941 Wyndham-Cronin John Edgar J E Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1944-11-26
28942 Wyner Samuel Chaim Israel S C I Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1915-05-03
28943 Wyngaar Abram A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 5th Coy. 1918-06-23
28944 Wyngaard Andrew Paul Daniel A P D Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
28945 Wyngard William Edward W E Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-01-23
28946 Wynn John Robert Irvin J R I Major Natal Mounted Rifles 1945-07-11
28949 Wynne Cecil Rhodes C R Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-12-15
28950 Wyrley-Birch Humphrey H Lance Corporal Die Middelandse Regiment 1944-01-28
28951 Xaba Jalimani J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-11-19
28952 Xaba Johnny J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-12-01
28953 Xaba Joji J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-09-13
28954 Xaba M Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-03-12
28955 Xaba Solomon S Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-08
28957 Xalura William W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-11-09
28958 Xaluva John J Cape Boy South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Remounts / Boats and Animals 1918-04-14
28959 Xati Solomon S Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-15
28960 Xazana John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-09-23
41324 Xele D Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1918-10-26
28961 Xelitole Zotsha Z Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-09-26
28962 Xilelo Stephen S Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-09-17
28963 Xina Aaron A Native Driver South African Field Artillery 1917-08-15
28964 Xolo John J Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Sanitary Section 1916-11-18
28965 Xotiwe William W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-09-01
28966 Xulu Alexander A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-06-28