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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
28968 Yaldwyn Rodney Halcott R H Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1943-11-12
28969 Yaldwyn Stephen Aubyn S A Lieutenant 267 Squadron 1943-07-11
28971 Yankelson Benjamin B Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1940-12-01
28972 Yanta Griffith G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-02-19
28975 Yates Bernard Frederick B F Corporal Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-22
28976 Yates Philip Ray P R Stores Assistant South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Hermes 1942-04-09
28980 Yeates Frank F Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-12
28981 Yeats John Bailey J B Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 75 Operational Training Unit RAF 1943-08-17
28982 Yeats James Herbert J H Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-07-06
28983 Yeats Samuel V (tossie) S V Warrant Officer South African Air Force (Corps) 1947-04-01
28984 Yeend Alexander Ross A R Private South African Irish 1st 1945-01-23
28985 Yekelo Harry H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Water Carts 1917-07-21
28986 Yekiso Bill B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 31st Bn. 1918-05-09
28988 Yelland Henry H Sapper South African Pioneers 1917-05-08
28990 Yeo Vincent Kirkwood V K Sergeant Union Defence Forces H.Q. 5th Inf. Bde. 1945-05-06
28991 Yeoman C C Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1/6 Field Regiment 1944-06-28
29108 Yingwana Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
28994 Yingwane Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 29th Bn. 1917-09-30
28999 Yokwe Ben B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-06-08
29000 Yoli Jim J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-06-17
29002 Yon Frank F Sapper Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-11-17
29004 York William James W J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-22
29008 Youd Thomas T Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 2nd Brigade Depot 1916-08-13
29009 Young Alexander A Lieutenant 4th South African Infantry 1916-10-19
29010 Young Alfred Ernest William A E W Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-09-10
29011 Young Aubrey Tennyson A T Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-02-22
29012 Young Benjamin B Private 11th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-23
29013 Young Cecil C Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-12
29014 Young Charles Edward C E Lieutenant Military Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-12-17
29015 Young Clifford Exmouth C E Air Mechanic 11 Squadron 1941-05-21
29016 Young Charles Herbert C H Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1942-04-08
29017 Young Edward Doveton Carter E D C Sergeant Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-01-12
29018 Young Gordon Garfield G G Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-07-19
29019 Young Ivan William I W Lieutenant 3 Squadron 1943-05-22
29021 Young John Alexander J A Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-12
29022 Young John Campbell J C Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1940-03-14
29023 Young James Henry Peter William J H P W Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-11
29024 Young John Wharton J W Private 7th South African Infantry 1916-02-12
29025 Young Kenneth Cunningham K C Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-21
29026 Young Keith Gordon K G Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-11
29028 Young R B Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1944-11-01
29029 Young Reuben Stanley R S Corporal South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) 1943-03-03
29031 Young Sidney William S W Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1918-07-19
29032 Young William Cain W C Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
29034 Young Walter Ronald W R Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment 1945-01-23
31724 Young Charles C Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles Permanent Force Staff 1914-05-06
29035 Youngleson Fox F Lieutenant 171 Squadron 1944-07-23
29036 Youngson Gordon Pirie G P Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-12-07
29038 Yule John Low J L Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-17
29039 Yule Ronald Buchanan R B Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-12