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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
19460 Orr James Miller J M Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1916-07-10
19461 Orr Robert Alexander Carnie R A C Trooper Pretoria Regiment 1944-07-29
19455 Orpen Frank F Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-02-02
19456 Orpen P B Private Cape Corps 1942-02-04
19457 Orpen Thomas Herbert T H Corporal South African Horse 6th 1916-10-22
19454 Ornellas Gabriel G Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-11-01
19450 Orme-Spencer Charles C Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-10-17
19449 Orme William Henry W H Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1946-01-03
19448 Orlek Leslie L Flight Sergeant 24 Squadron 1943-03-20
19445 Orgill Claude Morris C M Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Bonaventure 1943-05-14
19446 Orgill J N Private Cape Corps 1945-11-02
19443 Orffer Johannes Francois J F Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-24
19435 Ord Edward E Corporal South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 1915-02-25
19434 Orchison David W D W Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-01-09
19427 Opperman A South West African Infantry Battalion 1939-09-03
19428 Opperman Albert Stephen Abraham A S A Burgher Mounted Commandos Geyser's Commando 1914-11-25
19429 Opperman Daniel Johannes D J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-04-01
19430 Opperman Daniel Jacobus Elardus D J E Burgher Mounted Commandos Botha's Commando 1914-11-08
19431 Opperman Francis Gerhardus Johannes F G J Private 5th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-06-14
19432 Opperman Petrus Gerhardus P G Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-17
19433 Opperman William W Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-24
19423 Openshaw Frank Arthur Roland F A R Private South African Irish 1st Bn. 1941-12-09
19424 Openshaw Herbert Douglas H D Private 2nd South African Infantry "E" Coy. 1916-07-16
19425 Openshaw Sydney J S J Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1941-05-25
32399 Openshaw Roger Montague R M Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) 1939-02-20
19420 Oosthuyse Dietlof Jacobus D J Burgher Mounted Commandos Ermelo "B" Commando 1915-03-20
19421 Oosthuyse Johan Bernard J B Private South African Mounted Brigade Scouts 2nd 1916-04-15
19422 Oosthuyse Nicolaas Johannes N J Lieutenant Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-20
19395 Oosthuizen Adriaan S A S Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1943-01-31
19396 Oosthuizen B J Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force (Corps) 1946-01-05
19397 Oosthuizen Christian B C B Pupil Pilot 25 Air School 1942-07-24
19398 Oosthuizen Christian Frederick C F Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1941-12-19
19399 Oosthuizen Cornelius Jacobus C J Private 8th Infantry (Transvaal Scottish) "B" Coy. 1914-12-05
19400 Oosthuizen Daniel Jacobus D J Lieutenant South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport 1918-04-26
19401 Oosthuizen G J D Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1946-07-30
19402 Oosthuizen Hendrik Jacobus H J Air Sergeant 12 Squadron 1941-08-21
19403 Oosthuizen Hendrik Paul H P Lieutenant 26 Squadron 1944-10-03
19404 Oosthuizen J Private Cape Corps 1945-04-10
19405 Oosthuizen Johannes J Native Driver South African Field Artillery 1st Bty. 1916-07-11
19406 Oosthuizen J C Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-01-22
19407 Oosthuizen Jacobus Carel Johannes J C J Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1st Light Bty. 1939-11-25
19408 Oosthuizen Jan F J F Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1943-08-28
19409 Oosthuizen J J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-11-28
19410 Oosthuizen John Jacobus J J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-21
19411 Oosthuizen Lourens Daniel L D Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-09-01
19412 Oosthuizen Nicholaas Johannes N J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1918-10-25
19413 Oosthuizen Nicholas Jacobus N J Burgher Mounted Commandos Frankfort Commando 1914-12-18
19414 Oosthuizen Nico J N J Warrant Officer Class II South African Artillery (Corps) 1946-06-25
19415 Oosthuizen Nicolaas Jozephus N J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1941-08-09
19416 Oosthuizen Ockert Thomas O T Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-21