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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
5232 De Beer Marthinus Christoffel M C Sergeant South African Horse 1st 1916-08-25
5233 De Beer Mattas Johannes Adrian M J A Dresser South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) 1918-01-07
5235 De Beer Peter P Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-01
5236 De Beer Peter P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 7 Coy. 1918-02-11
5237 De Beer Petrus Frederik P F Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-07-19
5239 De Beer Phillip Rudolph P R Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1942-05-12
5240 De Beer Roelof Adriaan R A Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 1947-06-13
29948 De Beer Christiaan Samuel C S Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1934-03-15
29957 De Beer Matthys Andries M A Sergeant South African Navy (Corps) South African Marines 1954-08-28
5241 De Beyer Harry H Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-29
5242 De Boer September S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1941-12-09
5245 De Bruin Cyril Alexander C A Flight Sergeant 41 Squadron 1941-01-22
5246 De Bruin Henry William H W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-08
5247 De Bruin James J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-03
5248 De Bruin John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Field Artillery Transport 1917-01-01
5249 De Bruin Marthinus Ernst Jacobus M E J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1943-11-11
5250 De Bruin Robert Henry R H Special Constable South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment 1918-10-08
5251 De Bruin Theunis Phillipus T P Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-01-22
29963 De Bruin Gottlieb Rudolf G R Air Apprentice South African Air Force (Corps) 1931-04-11
5252 De Bruyn Adonis A Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
5255 De Bruyn Jacobus Engenatius J E Trooper Special Service Battalion 1945-09-28
5256 De Bruyn Marthinus Daniel M D Trooper South African Horse 1st 1916-11-21
5257 De Buys Albert Christopher A C Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1945-08-24
5259 De Castro Alfred T A T Stoker 1st Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Hermes 1942-04-09
5262 De Douallier Oscar Dalton O D Warrant Officer Class I 12 Squadron 1944-07-13
5263 De Goede Gideon Ackermann G A Lieutenant 17 Squadron 1944-08-14
5264 De Goede Henry H Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-01-13
5265 De Greef Gideon Johannes G J Lieutenant 40 Squadron 1940-08-20
5266 De Groot John J Warrant Officer Class I 24 Squadron 1944-02-21
5267 De Groot Jan Jurgen Wyndelt J J W Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) Res Group 1945-04-26
5270 De Hahn John Frederick J F Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1942-11-30
5271 De Hart Nicholas N Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-02-28
5272 De Huis Samuel Mpoko S M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1946-05-08
5273 De Jager Adam A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-10-09
5274 De Jager Andries Petrus A P Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 7 Field Regiment 1942-06-15
5275 De Jager Christiaan Jacobus C J Lieutenant 16 Squadron 1944-03-21
5276 De Jager Christiaan Johannes C J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1945-04-23
5277 De Jager Elizabeth E Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services (Corps) 1945-03-25
5278 De Jager Hermanus H Private Cape Corps 1943-04-27
5279 De Jager Henderik Jacobus H J Air Apprentice South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-02-06
5280 De Jager J Private Cape Corps 1947-10-10
5281 De Jager Josephus Jacobus J J Private Natal Light Horse 1915-05-06
5282 De Jager Jacob Lourens Carolus J L C Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) C. A. T. Depot 1943-08-06
5283 De Jager Lourens Jacob L J Captain 34 Squadron 1945-03-25
5285 De Jager Petrus Johannes Lourens C P J L C Sergeant Belfields Scouts 1916-07-22
5286 De Jager Philip Lodewyk P L Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
5287 De Jager R J Private Field Force Battalion 1942-07-27
29975 De Jager Pieter H C P H C Corporal South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Pietersburg Commando 1955-03-13
41661 De Jager Clifford Henry C H Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Air Depot 1955-12-03
5288 De Jong Andre A Lieutenant 17 Squadron 1944-02-04