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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
20518 Porter J E Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1946-07-19
20519 Porter Leonard Scott Metcalfe L S M Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-21
20520 Porter Montague Reuben M R Pupil Pilot 6 Air School 1941-10-13
20515 Porteous Harold Erskine H E Second Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
20516 Porteous William Sutherland W S Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-10-12
20513 Port Isaac I Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 1943-05-28
20511 Poroto Mahunga M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-02-08
20510 Poresi Praise P Ox Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-10
20509 Poqami Stone S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-03-31
20507 Popoyi Nelson N Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-09-17
33084 Popi George G Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 11th Coy. 1918-01-23
20504 Popham Edward William Leybore E W L Lieutenant 5 Squadron 1942-10-31
20505 Popham Frank F Lance Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-08
20503 Pope-Hennessy Brian B Second Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-10
20501 Pope William Ambrose Sweasey W A S Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1940-08-11
20502 Pope Walter John W J Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 7 Field Coy. 1941-08-31
20499 Poovan Anthony Xavier A X Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-02-25
20498 Poonyani Lucas L Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-23
20497 Pooley Sidney Gower S G Captain South African Irish 1st 1941-11-23
20490 Poole Frederic John F J Staff Sergeant South African Pay Corps (Corps) 1942-03-31
20491 Poole George G Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-19
20492 Poole Isaac I Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-07-29
20494 Poole James Henry J H Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1917-09-20
20495 Poole L B Lieutenant South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1941-07-17
20496 Poole William Henry W H Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-10-14
20488 Pooe Jacob J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-12-05
20489 Pooe John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-10-09
20487 Ponyose Koos K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section 1917-02-21
20485 Ponton John Elton J E Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-24
20486 Ponton Norman Benjamin N B Quartermaster Sergeant 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1916-03-19
20484 Ponting Cecil Arthur C A Lieutenant South African Horse 10th 1917-11-26
20482 Ponsford Lesley William L W Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1946-10-24
20481 Pongone Forslag F Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-30
20479 Pond Charles Edward C E Signalman South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1944-06-13
20478 Pompana Jacobus J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-04-08
20476 Polson George G Lieutenant 4th South African Infantry 1916-10-12
20477 Polson R H Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-10-16
20474 Polman Thomas T Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 30th Coy. 1918-04-08
20467 Pollock Campbell C Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-16
20468 Pollock Charles Sim C S Private Pretoria Regiment 2nd 1940-08-19
20469 Pollock Everard David E D Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-23
20471 Pollock Frederick F Private 10th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-10-04
20472 Pollock Neil Morrison N M Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-16
20473 Pollock Thomas Lauchlin T Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-17
20466 Pollitt John Herbert J H Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-06-19
20464 Pollard William Edward W E Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1942-04-17
20462 Polkinghorne Ernest E Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 2nd South African Field Amb. 1916-09-28
20463 Polkinghorne Ralph Ackerman R A Major General Service Corps (Corps) 1947-12-20
20459 Pole Francis Edward F E Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-16
20460 Pole Trevor Reginald T R Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 5 Field Coy. 1943-02-12