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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 3,867 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,040 SAP — South African Police 3,732 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 159 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,066 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
4944 DAMSTER or DANSTER John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1916-02-03
5818 DLULANI or DLULIAN Sam S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1916-12-06
18906 DODOLO or NODOLO Squire S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
4869 Da La Rey S Private Cape Corps 1945-03-18
4870 Dabani Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
4871 Dabashi Minius M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 33rd Coy. 1918-05-03
4872 Dabepi Joseph J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 29th Bn. 1918-06-14
32302 Dabreton John J Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1921-10-14
4873 Dacomb Frank Eric F E Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-10-12
4875 Dadd Justian Charles J C Sergeant Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-04-03
4877 Dadford Ernest John Emmett E J E Corporal Special Service Battalion 1945-04-19
4878 Daeli Simon S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-04-08
4881 Dagnin Horace Andrew H A Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-09-20
4882 Dahlquist Walter Oliver W O Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1946-07-12
4883 Dahse Stephen Geoffrey S G Gunner South African Field Artillery 1916-09-09
4884 Daimones Jozef J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-02-23
4885 Daines E A W Private Southern Rifles "E" Squadron 1914-12-25
4887 Dakin Sydney Leonard S L Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
4888 Dalbock Arthur Edward A E Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 7 Mobile Workshops 1941-06-12
4889 Dale Collins C Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
4890 Dale George Eric G E Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-09-20
4891 Dale James Edward J E Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1943-09-03
4893 Dale F Thomas F T Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1920-08-29
4894 Dale Thomas T Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1945-04-16
4895 Dale Thomas Langham T L Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment 1914-09-24
4896 Daleski Cyril Saul C S Warrant Officer Class II 12 Squadron 1944-04-25
4898 Daley William Roger W R Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1945-09-26
4899 Dalgety Sidney Alfred S A Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1946-05-21
4901 Dalgleish James Edwin J E Sergeant South African Rifles 1st 1917-11-21
29920 Dalgleish William Gifford W G Pupil Pilot 19 Squadron 1937-11-22
4902 Dalglish William Bell W B Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1942-11-07
4903 Dali Joe J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 33rd Coy. 1917-12-24
4904 Daligane Zondi Z Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-12
4905 Dall John Hilson Halliburton J H H Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1917-04-12
4906 Dall Thomas Archibald Hugh T A H Corporal 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
4907 Dall William MacDonald W M Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-09-20
4908 Dallamore Paul Westerford P W Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-02-21
41417 Dallamore Laurence Westerford L W Trooper Imperial Light Horse 2nd Permanent Bty. 1922-03-11
4909 Dallas Sidney John S J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-11-13
4911 Dalmane Henry Alfred H A Private 5th South African Infantry 1917-01-29
4912 Dalrymple John Desmond J D Captain 3 Air School 1941-03-10
4915 Dalton Edmund Robert E R Air Mechanic 1 Squadron 1942-02-11
4916 Dalton Frans Antonie F A Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1946-04-07
4917 Dalton John J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1944-07-26
4918 Dalton John Pearis J P Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-13
4919 Dalton Kenneth Charles K C Second Lieutenant 34 Squadron 1945-04-04
4920 Dalton STANLEY McKENZIE S M Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 4th Field Ambulance 1916-08-12
4922 Daly Gregory Victor G V Corporal Natal Light Horse "B" Squadron 1914-11-18
4923 Daly Edward Harold E H Trooper South African Horse 8th 1916-07-24
4924 Daly William Arthur W A Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-10