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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) 60 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,793 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,692 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 985 SAP — South African Police 3,730 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 158 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,055 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 24,793 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
20115 Pexton Harold H Trooper 1st Mounted Rifles (Natal Carbineers) "B" Squadron 1915-04-27
32479 Peverelli Sylvester Lewis S L Leading Seaman South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Protea 1932-05-31
20114 Peunias Moses M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways 1915-09-30
20112 Petzer Joseph J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-20
20113 Petzer Jacobus Hendrik J H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1942-05-28
20110 Petula Stephen S Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
20109 Pettman Glanville G Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
20104 Pettit Alfred Thomas Henry A T H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
20108 Pettit Walter Talana W T Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-23
20103 Petterson Magnus Hawkins M H Air Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1941-11-20
20102 Pettersen Norman Victor N V Private Rand Light Infantry 1945-02-14
20101 Petsch Charles Felix C F Corporal South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. 1917-05-03
20099 Petrus Gert G Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-22
41060 Petrus First Name Unknown F N U Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours 1915-06-09
20097 Petros Johannes J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-20
20095 Petrie Harry Glass H G Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-16
32474 Petrie James Flack J F Air Corporal South African Air Force 1949-02-06
20094 Petlela Pieter P Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-01-28
20093 Petherick Hugh Coleman H C Captain South African Medical Corps 1947-05-08
20084 Peterson Andrew A Trooper South African Horse 3rd 1916-05-30
20085 Peterson David D South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-12
20086 Peterson Frank F Labourer South African Native Labour Corps No. 1 General Hospital Wynberg 1918-10-10
20087 Peterson Herman H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-11
20088 Peterson John J Private Technical Service Corps 1945-06-26
20089 Peterson John J Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-29
20090 Peterson John J South African Native Labour Corps 1918-10-14
20091 Peterson William W Driver South African Service Corps Supplies 1916-12-25
20035 Petersen A Private Indian and Malay Corps 1945-12-29
20036 Petersen A Private Indian and Malay Corps 1947-03-27
20037 Petersen Abraham A Private Cape Corps 1943-09-20
20038 Petersen Adam A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-01-04
20039 Petersen Adam A Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-08-27
20040 Petersen Alfred A Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-02-10
20042 Petersen Abraham Charles A C Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-10
20043 Petersen Anthony E A E Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-07-24
20044 Petersen Albert Walter A W Lieutenant South African Air Force 30 Squadron 1945-01-11
20045 Petersen Charles C C C Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1945-02-20
20046 Petersen D Private Cape Corps 1942-08-10
20047 Petersen D Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1943-08-02
20048 Petersen D Private Cape Corps 1945-06-11
20049 Petersen David D Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-28
20050 Petersen David D Private Indian and Malay Corps 1943-04-03
20051 Petersen David D Private Cape Corps 1943-05-24
20052 Petersen Edward E Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1917-07-08
20053 Petersen Edward L E L Private Q Service Corps 1943-10-22
20054 Petersen Ernest William E W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-10-17
20055 Petersen F Private Cape Corps 1945-11-04
20056 Petersen Fortuin F Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-11
20057 Petersen G Private Indian and Malay Corps 1946-10-27
20058 Petersen Gert G Private Cape Corps 1944-12-21