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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
20461 Pole Thomas Reginald Montague T R M Lieutenant South African Horse 5th 1916-08-10
20458 Polden Joseph James Albert J J A Private 12th Infantry (Pretoria Regiment) 1915-01-21
20457 Pokwane Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
20456 Pokpas Jacob J Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-23
20455 Poko Philip P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
20454 Poisart Godfrey G Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-01-10
49686 Pointing C A Lieutenant South African Horse 10th 1917-11-26
20453 Pohlwani Ephraim E Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-23
20452 Pohlman Frederick William Albert F W A Private 6th South African Infantry 1916-04-07
20450 Pogrund Samuel S Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-10-13
20447 Poggenpoel David Benjamin D B Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Goede Hoop 1947-06-07
20448 Poggenpoel Timothy T Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-03-23
20446 Podlashuc Leopold Zalman L Z Corporal First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-07-01
20442 Pocock Austin Alfred A A Major South African Horse 5th 1917-01-16
20443 Pocock John Ainsley J A Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1942-09-01
20444 Pocock James William J W Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-15
20445 Pocock Norman Rodger Pearce N R P Lieutenant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-10-24
20441 Poalses James A J A Warrant Officer Class II General Service Corps (Corps) 1943-07-01
20440 Plumridge A J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1946-02-19
20439 Plowman Leslie L Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
20437 Plessis Joseph J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-14
20436 Playsted John J Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
20435 Player Lewis Otto Beatty L O B Lieutenant 4 Squadron 1941-12-12
20431 Platt Clifford C Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1943-12-08
20432 Platt Dennis Alfred D A Lieutenant Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1942-10-24
20433 Platt Joseph J Gunner South African Field Artillery 1917-04-21
20434 Platt Ronald Manners K. R M K Petty Officer South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. President III 1943-02-26
20430 Plato W A E Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-07-03
20427 Plank Arthur Andrew A A Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-04-05
20425 Place Charles Ernest C E Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1944-09-14
20407 Plaatjies Adam A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-07-31
20408 Plaatjies Frederick F Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
20409 Plaatjies G Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1946-12-27
20410 Plaatjies Goliath G Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-05-02
20411 Plaatjies Hermanus H Private Cape Corps 1942-05-26
20412 Plaatjies J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-09-24
20413 Plaatjies J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1946-01-08
20414 Plaatjies J Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1947-06-27
20415 Plaatjies J Private Cape Corps 1947-08-10
20416 Plaatjies J H Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-09-23
20417 Plaatjies Malgas M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
20418 Plaatjies Martin Marthinus M M Private Cape Corps 1945-05-21
20419 Plaatjies Nicholas N Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-04-02
20420 Plaatjies N P J Private Cape Corps 1943-06-19
20421 Plaatjies P Private Cape Corps 1945-09-07
20422 Plaatjies P Private Cape Corps 1947-05-04
20423 Plaatjies Tom T Private Cape Corps 101 Battalion 1945-09-25
20398 Plaatjes Abraham A Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-04-26
20399 Plaatjes Andries A Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-11-01
20400 Plaatjes August A Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-09