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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 3,857 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,029 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
28243 Whites Daniel D Private Cape Corps 1943-06-26
28240 Whitelaw Cyril Oscar C O Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-19
28241 Whitelaw Leslie Langton L L Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-07-18
28242 Whitelaw Robert Pender R P Warrant Officer Class I 31 Squadron 1944-10-13
28239 Whitehorn Ronald Gordon R G Lieutenant 7 Squadron 1945-01-04
28234 Whitehead Gordon G Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-07-31
28237 Whitehead Robert Brian R B Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Field Regiment 1942-12-18
28238 Whitehead William W Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-09-20
33852 Whitehead Kenneth Ralph K R Second Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1951-12-03
28231 Whitecross Bartlett Wallace B W Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-07-27
28229 Whitebooi Harold H Private Cape Corps 1942-02-14
28230 Whitebooi Johannes J Private Cape Corps 1942-08-04
28182 White Arthur Charles A C Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
28183 White Albert Edward Leopold Frederick A E L F Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
28184 White Arthur Frank Brandon A F B Air Sergeant 21 Squadron 1941-11-20
28185 White Adriaan Jacob A J Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-04-16
28186 White Alfred James A J Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-12-09
28188 White Albert Maurice A M Flight Sergeant 21 Squadron 1943-07-03
28189 White Andrew Robert A R Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-07-17
28191 White Claude C Leading Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Bever 1944-11-30
28192 White Cecil Herbert Charles C H C Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
28194 White Charles Wilfred C W Petty Officer South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Treern 1945-01-12
28195 White Donald D Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
28196 White Deryck George D G Second Lieutenant 4 Squadron 1942-07-20
28197 White Denis G D D G D Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-23
28198 White Edward Byam E B Burgher Mounted Commandos Bloemhof Commando 1915-04-16
28200 White Edward George E G Stoker 1st Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Hermes 1942-04-09
28201 White Fred F Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Field Ambulance 1918-11-10
28203 White Gordon Charles G C Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-17
28205 White H Private Cape Corps 1946-09-09
28206 White Herbert William H W Sergeant 3rd Mounted Rifles (Natal Mounted Rifles) 1915-12-13
28207 White James J Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1941-07-08
28208 White John Brunton J B Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1941-06-17
28209 White J J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1941-04-25
28210 White John Robert J R Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-10-15
28211 White James Sydney Dewberry J S D Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-12-17
28212 White Koos K Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-11-18
28213 White Lawson Alfred L A Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
28214 White Maurice M Trooper South African Horse 2nd 1916-05-02
28215 White Millicent Daintree M D Sergeant Women's Auxiliary Army Services (Corps) 1944-01-07
28216 White Michael Grant M G Lieutenant 112 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-05-03
28217 White Norman N Private 5th South African Infantry Machine Gun Section 1917-07-04
28219 White Richard Thomas R T Warrant Officer Class II South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Field Regiment 1942-05-26
28220 White T J Staff Sergeant Cape Corps 1944-03-06
28221 White Thomas John T J Private 6th South African Infantry 1916-02-12
28222 White Victor James V J Staff Sergeant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 7th Reconnaissance Bn. 1943-09-13
28223 White Willie W Private Cape Corps 2nd 1917-07-11
28224 White William Albert W A Air Sergeant 23 Squadron 1943-06-19
28225 White Walter Ernest W E Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 16 Field Engineers 1941-09-08
28226 White Willoughby Lancelot W L Private 7th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-03-11