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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
19892 Peba Samuel S Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-10-03
19891 Peasley Cecil Henry Andrew C H A Lance Corporal Prince Alfred's Guard 1941-07-03
19885 Pearson Benjamin B Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1917-02-09
19886 Pearson Charles Bernard C B Private South African Horse 9th 1916-07-30
19887 Pearson George G Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1943-10-04
19888 Pearson John Algernon J A Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-10-18
19889 Pearson Ronald Gordon R G Private Special Service Battalion 1944-07-03
19890 Pearson William Robert Colquhorn W R C Corporal 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-20
19883 Pearse Wallace John W J Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-03-19
19879 Pearsall Archibald Robert A R Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-10-12
19880 Pearsall Charles David C D Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-18
19877 Pearman Percival P Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1918-10-25
19875 Peare Ernest Edward E E Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-10-27
19857 Pearce Arthur A Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
19858 Pearce Christian C Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1945-09-23
19859 Pearce Charles Edward C E Private Cape Corps 1942-07-03
19860 Pearce Clifford Frederick C F Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st Bn. 1941-04-08
19861 Pearce Charles Horatio C H Private Natal Light Horse 1915-04-27
19862 Pearce David Charles D C Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-18
19863 Pearce Ernest Charles E C Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-19
19864 Pearce Gerald William G W Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-18
19865 Pearce Harry Alfred H A Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1916-07-27
19867 Pearce James J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-20
19868 Pearce John J Private Cape Corps 1945-09-12
19869 Pearce John Leonard J L Major Q Service Corps (Corps) 1944-03-30
19871 Pearce Richard Thomas R T Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-10-12
19872 Pearce S D Air Mechanic 25 Squadron 1945-03-09
19873 Pearce William Charles W C Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-27
19874 Pearce William Hendrick Ernest W H E Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-12-08
32453 Pearce James Edward J E Major South African Medical Corps (Corps) School of Infantry 1938-06-11
32454 Pearce Lynol Bramley L B Major 2 Squadron 1951-07-09
19856 Peall Sydney Glassett S G Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-11
19854 Peak Cecil Charles Graham C C G Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1942-07-18
19848 Peacock Arthur Moss A M Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st South African Field Ambulance 1918-03-21
19849 Peacock Cyril John C J Gunner South African Field Artillery "B" Bty. 1917-12-18
19851 Peacock Redvers R Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1946-10-08
19852 Peacock Thomas Edward Clifford T E C Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1943-06-28
19847 Peachey Cecil Peter C P Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1944-02-23
19846 Peace James Alfred Harcourt J A H Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-12-13
19845 Pbuleng Philemon P South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-11-08
19843 Payton Archibald A Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-04-24
19844 Payton George Henry G H Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-10-17
19822 Payne Albert Clarence A C Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-12
19823 Payne Arthur Richard A R Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) Cape Fortress Engineers 1918-10-16
19824 Payne Arthur Royle A R Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-15
19825 Payne Charles Albert C A Lieutenant South African Mounted Engineers 1918-04-09
19826 Payne Edward Henry William E H W Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-10-14
19827 Payne George Albert G A Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-10-20
19828 Payne George Edward G E Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1945-06-29
19829 Payne George Jameson G J Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1918-05-05