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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 3,874 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 167 UK — British forces 4,095 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
20632 Presence Peter P Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-02-18
20630 Prescott Kenneth Wilson K W Lieutenant 7 Squadron 1943-09-27
20631 Prescott William Hugh W H Private 4th South African Infantry 1919-02-12
32559 Prescher Ernest Friedrich E F Private Transvaal Scottish Navy 1914-01-17
20627 Prentice Joseph J Sergeant 11th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-05-29
20629 Prentice Walter W Corporal 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1918-07-06
20625 Prens Hans H Driver Military Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-05-22
20624 Prenger Douglas Gerald D G Sergeant South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. 1916-08-28
20623 Preis Frants Johan F J Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-02
20622 Preece Robert James R J Sergeant Major Camp Commandants Staff Record Staff (Potchefstroom). 1918-10-21
20621 Prebble Elgar Edward E E Regimental Sergeant Major 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-18
20615 Pratt A Private Cape Corps 1942-07-17
20616 Pratt Frederick George F G Captain 114 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1945-02-24
20617 Pratt George Frederick G F Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-10-12
20618 Pratt John J Private 5th South African Infantry 1916-06-20
20619 Pratt John L L J L L Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1940-12-09
20620 Pratt Robert Reginald R R Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-09-09
20613 Poyser Frederick Clive F C Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (South Africa) S.a.r.n.v.r. 1917-07-15
20610 Powter Gordon McDonald G M Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
20607 Powrie Alexander A Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-22
20608 Powrie A M Corporal South African Permanent Force Band 1945-10-06
20609 Powrie John Duncan J D Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment 1945-07-21
20600 Power Charles Frederick C F Lance Corporal 7th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-02-12
20601 Power J A Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1941-12-07
20603 Power Oscar O Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section 1918-10-20
20606 Power Walter W Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-06
20599 Powell-Jones S W Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1947-05-16
32556 Powell-Jones Richard Laurence Stanley R L S Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1938-04-18
20587 Powell A Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-11-28
20588 Powell A W Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1942-01-11
20589 Powell Charles C Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-10-22
20590 Powell Charles David C D Private Cape Corps 1940-12-26
20591 Powell Charles Donald C D Second Lieutenant South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. 1917-04-04
20592 Powell Eric Gordon E G Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1946-06-21
20593 Powell Harry Cecil Wells H C W Second Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-18
20594 Powell Henry Neville H N Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-01-09
20595 Powell James Hillary Botha (jimmy) J H B Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force (Corps) 1940-08-03
20597 Powell Kenneth K Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1921-04-09
20598 Powell William Frederick W F Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1942-07-13
20586 Powdrell Claude Douglas C D Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) 4 Bde. Workshops 1943-12-08
20583 Povey George G Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-10-18
20584 Povey Leonard Edward L E Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Donkin 1945-03-31
20585 Povey Richard Herbert R H Captain 70 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-07-07
20580 Poulton Henry John Alexander H J A Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-04-12
20581 Poulton Johannes Solomon J S Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-05
20576 Poultney Alfred Henry A H Corporal South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) 1917-03-09
20577 Poultney Godfrey Clyde Reginald G C R Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
20578 Poultney Peter John Clifford P J C Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1918-05-06
20574 Poulter Cecil Edward C E Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1942-06-22
20575 Poulter John Matthew J M Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-10-16