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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 3,870 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
41333 Price Frederick F Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment 1916-02-14
20679 Prew Eric Edward Stanton E E S Private Die Middelandse Regiment 1946-01-23
20680 Prew Harold Edward H E Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry 1917-10-19
20642 Pretorius Adolph A Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
20643 Pretorius Albert Erasmus Botha A E B Private South African Rifles 2nd 1916-09-07
20644 Pretorius Abraham Gert Willem A G W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1945-09-03
20645 Pretorius Abraham Jacobus A J Sergeant Rand Light Infantry 1st 1941-12-31
20646 Pretorius Andries Lodewikus A L Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) Base Works Coy. 1945-05-14
20647 Pretorius Barend Samuel Christoffel B S C Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-10-23
20648 Pretorius C J Private Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
20649 Pretorius Christiaan Matthys C M Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-10-24
20650 Pretorius Cornelius Petrus Johannes Jacobus C P J J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1943-06-17
20651 Pretorius Douw Johannes D J Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 22 Sfts 1941-06-21
20652 Pretorius Daniel Johaanes Albertus D J A Sergeant South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-28
20653 Pretorius Edwin E Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-10-12
20654 Pretorius Frederick F Private Kaffrarian Rifles 1941-07-23
20655 Pretorius Henry (hendrik Marthinus) H Lance Corporal Cape Town Highlanders 1947-01-06
20656 Pretorius Henry H Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-11-20
20657 Pretorius Hermanus Stephanus H S Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 2 Coy. 1945-03-04
20658 Pretorius Izak Jacobus I J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 9th Bn. 1945-08-06
20659 Pretorius Iza Johannes I J Air Mechanic 24 Squadron 1943-01-12
20660 Pretorius Isak Theunis I T Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1940-08-03
20661 Pretorius Johannes Hendrik J H Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 39 Railway Constr. Coy. 1942-08-23
20662 Pretorius Johannes Hendrik J H Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-14
20663 Pretorius Johannes L J L Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-09-27
20664 Pretorius Johannes Petrus J P Captain South African Instructional Corps (Corps) 1942-08-13
20665 Pretorius Manie Maritz M M Air Mechanic 25 Squadron 1945-06-24
20666 Pretorius Matthew Wynand M W Constable South African Military Constabulary 1st 1918-11-01
20667 Pretorius Nicholas Tjaard N T Trooper Mounted Commandos Col. Badenhorst's Column 1915-03-18
20668 Pretorius Pieter Andries Christian P A C Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-09
20669 Pretorius Paul Christian Johannes P C J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1921-02-19
20670 Pretorius Pieter Hendrik P H Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Depot Staff 1914-11-24
20671 Pretorius Phillipus Jonathan P J Corporal Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-12-09
20672 Pretorius Petrus Jacobus P J Warrant Officer Class I 24 Squadron 1944-03-06
20673 Pretorius Petrus Johannes P J Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1942-01-11
20675 Pretorius Willem W Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-04
20676 Pretorius Willem Cornelius W C Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-15
20677 Pretorius Willam H S W H S Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade 1945-03-17
20678 Pretorius Willem Jansen W J Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Field Regiment 1942-11-03
32569 Pretorius Johannes Andries Cornelius J A C Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) Engineer School 1937-05-05
32570 Pretorius Johannes Lodewicus J L Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) Engineer School 1954-07-31
32573 Pretorius Nicolaas Francois (nino) N F Second Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1954-04-03
39552 Pretorius Frederick Jacobus F J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regiment 1918-10-12
20636 Preston G B Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 4th Armoured Car Regiment 1941-12-01
20637 Preston H Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 2 Field Coy. 1942-10-26
20638 Preston Leslie Amyas L A Warrant Officer Class I 31 Squadron 1944-07-03
20639 Preston Ronald E R E Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1944-03-04
20640 Preston William W Corporal 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-04-26
20635 Pressly John Samuel J S Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-09
20633 Presland Thomas Hensman T H Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 5th Bde. Sigs. 1942-05-25