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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
30049 Denny Leslie Wilmshurst L W Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Maintenance Unit 1937-05-16
5567 Dennyson Oscar A O A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-04-11
5569 Dent Frederick F Corporal 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-16
5570 Dent Richard St. Augustine R S A Sergeant South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 2nd Brigade Depot 1916-11-17
5571 Dent William Alfred W A Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-09-20
5572 Denton David W D W Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Bde. 1942-07-03
5573 Denton G Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1941-06-13
5575 Denton Phillip Allan P A Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment 1942-01-08
5576 Denyssen Daniel Arthur D A Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 18 Bty. 1944-07-04
5577 Denyssen Henry J H J Corporal South African Horse 2nd 1916-07-11
5578 Depholo Stephen S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-03-12
5580 Deppe Royce Everett R E Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-09-22
5581 Derby Edgar Phillip E P Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1917-01-17
43389 Dercksen Daniel Jacobus D J Captain South African Air Force (Corps) 1953-08-10
30050 Deretich Mark M Private 3rd South African Infantry Army 1924-04-20
5582 Derham William Grimley W G Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-07-07
5583 Derrick George James G J Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-10-11
5584 Derry Patrick John P J Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-11-29
5585 Dert Edward Henry E H Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-13
5586 Desfountain Gordon Rex G R Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1943-05-29
5587 Desmond William Baden W B Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
5590 Dethier Edouard Myers E M Lieutenant Camp Commandants Staff 1918-09-29
5591 Dettling Francis Charles F C Captain South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-27
5592 Deutchman Edward William E W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-12
5593 Deutschmann Herbert William H W Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
5594 Devanner H J Burgher Mounted Commandos Geyser's Commando 1914-11-06
5595 Devantier Marcus M Corporal 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) 1914-09-10
5598 Devenish James St. Leger J S L Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1946-07-26
5601 Devere Gert G Native Batman South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1915-03-11
5600 Deverneuil Harry Maurice H M Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-17
5602 Devevey Jean Paul J P Pupil Pilot 2 Air School 1942-02-11
5603 Devine H G Private South African Railway Services 1918-10-18
5604 Devine Victor Bartlett V B Air Mechanic 1 Squadron 1943-02-26
5605 Devine William Human W H Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-10-21
5606 Devis Charles Monro C M Company Quartermaster Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-20
5607 Devitt Dennis Gordon D G Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-06-08
5609 Devonshire William Thomas W T Quartermaster Sergeant 7th Infantry (Kimberley Regiment) 1915-06-27
5612 Dewar David Hepburn D H Air Mechanic 16 Squadron 1941-08-31
5613 Dewar Kenneth Smith K S Signaller South African Engineer Corps (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1918-08-10
5615 Dewey Kenneth Vincent Douglas K V D Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1945-01-09
5616 Dewing Frederick James F J Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 5th S.A. Bde. Sig. Coy. 1942-06-01
5617 Dewing Frederick Richard F R Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-14
5618 Dewrance Herbert John H J Burgher Mounted Commandos Geyser's Commando 1914-11-06
5619 Dewsbury Conrad Bunford C B Burgher Mounted Commandos Vryheid Commando 1915-01-03
5620 Dexter Gabriel Heywood D.C.M. G H Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry 1918-11-26
5621 Dexter John J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-12-01
5623 Dey Aubrey Neville A N Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1941-11-23
5624 Dey James J Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-05-09
5625 Deysel Reynier Johannes R J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
5627 Dhladhla Philemon P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-06-27