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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 3,857 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
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
28481 Williams John George J G Private 5th South African Infantry 1917-01-17
28483 Williams James Henry J H Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-05-23
28484 Williams John Henry J H Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-03
28485 Williams John Henry J H Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-15
28487 Williams J J Private South African Railways and Harbours Brigade 1941-06-13
28488 Williams John Richard Thomas J R T Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Field Regiment 1942-11-24
28490 Williams Kleinbooi K Labourer Military Labour Corps (Corps) South African Veterinary Corps 1918-10-09
28491 Williams Lewis L Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-08-22
28492 Williams Leslie Allison L A Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1944-09-17
28494 Williams Lionel Bernard L B Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 22 Field Park Coy. 1942-12-20
28495 Williams Louis Christian L C Private Cape Corps 1941-08-02
28496 Williams Martin M Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-30
28497 Williams Mervyn M Lance Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st 1941-02-22
28498 Williams Moos M Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-07
28499 Williams Maurice Griffith M G Sergeant 8th South African Infantry 1916-10-20
28500 Williams Melville Stanley M S Private Cape Corps 1945-07-08
28501 Williams M W Private South African Irish 1st 1941-11-26
28502 Williams Peter P Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1940-09-09
28503 Williams Peter P Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-20
28504 Williams Peter P Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-12
28505 Williams Peter P Private Cape Corps 1943-09-29
28506 Williams Richard R Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
28507 Williams Robert Ball R B Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-20
28509 Williams Raymond Gordon R G Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-12-16
28510 Williams R H Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1945-01-01
28511 Williams Reginald H R H Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade 7th Bn. 1944-07-22
28512 Williams Ronald Norman R N Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
28513 Williams S Private Natal Light Horse 1915-04-27
28515 Williams Samuel S Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-01-09
28517 Williams Thomas T Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Railway Operating Company 1916-06-25
28518 Williams Tom T Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-20
28519 Williams Tom T Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-05-09
28520 Williams Thomas Ralph T R Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
28523 Williams W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1947-09-19
28524 Williams Willie W Private Cape Corps 1947-11-19
28525 Williams Walter W Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-18
28526 Williams William W Private South African Horse 9th 1917-01-01
28527 Williams William W Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
28528 Williams Willie W Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-17
28529 Williams William John W J Private 8th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-07-19
28532 Williams Zacharias Joseph Z J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-21
28372 William Ensilin E Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-11
28374 William John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 25th Bn. 1918-03-27
28514 William Sam S Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-08-14
41099 William First Name Unknown F N U Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1st Regiment 1914-08-04
28370 Willey David D Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-06
28371 Willey J H Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1942-11-28
28368 Willett Amos Alfred Sidney A A S Stoker 1st Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Dorsetshire 1942-04-05
28369 Willett Richard R Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-08-01
28367 Willenberg Marthinus David M D Private Cape Corps 1945-03-13