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Boer forces

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 3,857 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,029 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
BOER until 1902-05-31 5,172 records

Armed forces of the South African Republic (Transvaal) and Orange Free State, and allied Boer commandos, principally of the South African War (1899–1902). Distinct from British colonial units and from the later Union Defence Force.

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Date of Death
43785 Zybel Burgher Boshof Commando Boer Forces 1899-10-24
43791 Zwier Burgher Vryheid Boer Forces 1901-04-06
43790 Zwiegers Burgher Griekwaland Wes Commando Boer Forces 1900-05-30
43794 Zwart Burgher Boer Forces 1901-08-14
43788 Yzelle Burgher Schweizer Reneke Commando Boer Forces 1902-04-11
43786 Yudelowitz Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
43789 Yssel Burgher Ventersdorp Commando Boer Forces 1900-02-18
43792 Yssel Burgher Potchefstroom Boer Forces 1901-08-08
48520 Yssel S S Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces 1900-03-27
47794 Wwiller Phillippus Jacobus P J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces 1902-08-29
43793 Wuras Burgher Bloemfontein Commando Boer Forces 1900-01-24
43795 Wouters Burgher ZPB (POW Elim Hospital) Commando Boer Forces 1901-08-23
43779 Woolf Burgher Boer Forces 1900-02-18
43796 Wolters Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
43797 Wolmarans Burgher Boer Forces 1901-04-21
43798 Wolmarans Burgher Pretoria Commando Boer Forces Unknown
43799 Wolmarans Burgher Potchefstroom Boer Forces Unknown
43800 Wolmarans Burgher Heidelberg Commando Boer Forces 1901-01-07
43801 Wolfaardt Burgher Cmdt Lotter Commando Boer Forces 1901-10-15
43802 Wolfaardt Burgher Krugersdorp Boer Forces 1900-01-24
43803 Wolfaardt Burgher Potchefstroom Boer Forces 1900-10-25
43805 Woest Burgher Johannesburg Boer Forces 1900-02-05
43804 Wilson Burgher Johannesburg Boer Forces 1901-07-21
43807 Wilman Burgher Hoopstad Commando Boer Forces 1899-12-11
43806 Williams Burgher Winburg Commando Boer Forces 1901-02-18
43809 Willer Burgher Senekal Commando Boer Forces 1900-01-26
43808 Willemsen Burgher Pretoria Commando Boer Forces 1900-02-27
43810 Willemse Burgher Boer Forces 1901-11-11
43811 Willemse Burgher Hoopstad Commando Boer Forces 1899-11-28
43812 Willemse Burgher Pretoria Commando Boer Forces Unknown
43813 Willemse Burgher Winburg Commando Boer Forces Unknown
43814 Willemse Burgher Boer Forces 1899-12-23
43815 Willemse Burgher Pretoria Police Lt. De la Hart Commando Boer Forces 1900-03-10
47755 Willemse Burgert Christiaan Daniël Willemse B C D W Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces 1900-09-04
48161 Willemse Petrus Johannes P J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces 1902-05-14
47860 Wille Lodewyk L Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces 1900-12-23
43816 Wilken Burgher Boer Forces 1901-08-26
43817 Wilken Burgher Philippolis Commando Boer Forces 1900-02-14
43818 Wilden Burgher Lindley Commando Boer Forces 1900-01-04
47882 Wiesner Abraham Jacobus A J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces 1900-11-27
47946 Wiesner Isaac Johannes J I J J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces Unknown
43819 Wiese Burgher Bloemfontein Commando Boer Forces 1899-11-28
43820 Wiese Burgher Hoopstad Commando Boer Forces 1899-11-23
47835 Wiese Tobias Benjamin T B Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces 1901-02-27
43821 Wienand Burgher Boer Forces 1900-12-13
48160 Wienand Frederick Cornelius F C Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces 1900-10-22
43822 Wicks Burgher Brandfort Commando Boer Forces 1900-01-23
43823 Wicks Burgher Winburg Commando Boer Forces 1900-02-05
43824 Whiteman Burgher Bethal Commando Boer Forces 1901-03-07
48402 Whitehead John William J W Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces 1901-02-25

Source: https://rohsa.co.za/listPeopleForce.php?dir=desc&force=BOER&pdf=1

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