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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
20571 Potts Arthur Bertram A B Sapper South African Pioneers 2nd 1918-10-11
20570 Potterill Harold H Rifleman South African Sharpshooters Bailey's Sharpshooters 1917-07-10
20567 Potter F G Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-10-12
20568 Potter Victor V Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
20569 Potter W E P Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 5th S.A. Bde. Sig. Coy. 1942-10-23
20566 Potten Harold Edwin H E Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1919-01-05
20565 Potse Petrus P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-12-26
19842 Poto Jacob J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
20563 Pothberg Hendrik H Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-11-02
20530 Potgieter Andries H J A H J Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1941-05-06
20531 Potgieter Adrian Matthys Johannes A M J Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-10-03
20532 Potgieter Conrad C Private 8th South African Infantry 1917-10-12
20533 Potgieter Christofel Johannes C J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-07-22
20534 Potgieter Frederik Johannes F J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-02-22
20535 Potgieter Frederik Johnannes F J Private Field Force Brigade 1/2 1944-05-12
20536 Potgieter Frederick Jacobus F J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-13
20537 Potgieter Gerald Daniel G D Lance Sergeant 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
20538 Potgieter H A Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 4 Res. Field Coy. 1943-02-06
20539 Potgieter Hendrik Nicholas H N Corporal South African Horse 6th 1916-08-08
20540 Potgieter Hendrik Pieter H P Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment "B" Coy. 1944-06-21
20541 Potgieter Izak Hermanus I H Warrant Officer Class I 15 Squadron 1943-10-28
20542 Potgieter Isaac Robert I R Private 5th South African Infantry 1917-05-08
20543 Potgieter John J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1946-07-13
20544 Potgieter Johan Andries J A Private 5th South African Infantry 1917-01-29
20545 Potgieter Johannes Cornelius Thompson J C T Corporal South African Railway Services 1918-10-18
20546 Potgieter Jacobus Christoffel J C Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1943-11-12
20547 Potgieter Johannes H J H Private 18th Mounted Rifles (Griqualand West Ruiters) 1915-01-25
20548 Potgieter Johannes Hermanus J H Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 33 Works Coy. 1941-08-14
20549 Potgieter Johannes Jacobus J J Private South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1941-03-16
20550 Potgieter Johannes Lodewyk J L Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-08-13
20551 Potgieter J M Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1942-04-18
20552 Potgieter John Nicholas William J N W Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
20553 Potgieter John Withycombe J W Lieutenant 5 Squadron 1945-02-21
20554 Potgieter Peter Johannes P J Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 4th Permanent Bty. 1918-10-18
20555 Potgieter Petrus Johannes P J Private Central Army Training Depot 1943-10-01
20556 Potgieter Philippus Jacobus P J Private Mounted Commandos Hanover-Colesberg Commando 1915-01-18
20557 Potgieter Phillippus Jacobus P J Private Mounted Commandos Hanover-Colesberg Commando 1915-01-18
20558 Potgieter Paul Michael P M Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
20559 Potgieter Pieter Stephanus Jacobus P S J Burgher Mounted Commandos Rustenburg Commando 1914-10-31
20560 Potgieter St. Leger Graham S L G Lieutenant 152 Squadron 1945-02-11
20561 Potgieter Victor V Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1944-09-09
20562 Potgieter WILLIAM (or WILLEM) W Private Cape Corps 1945-01-18
41064 Potela John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours 1915-11-29
20528 Pote Edgar Wallace E W Private 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1917-04-09
20529 Pote Percival Leslie P L Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-09-20
20525 Posthumus J J P Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-12-27
20526 Posthumus J M Z Warrant Officer Class I 21 Squadron 1944-06-30
20523 Posener Isaac Leo I L Second Lieutenant 6 Squadron 1942-08-13
20521 Posel Isaac I Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-10-05
20517 Porter Edgar E Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-11-02