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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 3,859 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
28227 White William Mark W M Company Sergeant Major 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-10
41674 White Harold Edward H E Captain South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Mil Hospital 1957-02-09
28180 Whitcomb Charles James Lester C J L Private 5th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-01-17
28177 Whitcher Hermanus Abrance H A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 29 Operational Training Unit 1944-05-17
28178 Whitcher Leopold L Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-10
28179 Whitcher Percy P Private South African Horse 4th 1916-09-08
28175 Whitaker J B Corporal Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1942-11-28
28176 Whitaker M E Lieutenant Colonel South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-03-16
28172 Whiffler Raymond Leslie R L Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1941-11-21
28171 Whelen Leslie Joseph L J Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-08
28170 Whelehan Terence Bernard T B Major 7 Squadron 1942-09-06
28167 Whelan George Edward G E Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 7th Reconnaissance Bn. 1941-11-24
28169 Whelan Maurice Esmond M E Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1918-10-18
28165 Wheelwright Dorien Dudley D D Corporal Kaffrarian Rifles 1944-09-27
28166 Wheelwright Walter Wilfred Dillon W W D Private 10th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-05-22
28145 Wheeler Albert Edward A E Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
28147 Wheeler Charles C Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-05-04
28148 Wheeler Cecil Haven C H Private South African Irish 1st Bn. 1941-02-17
28149 Wheeler Christopher Harold Creasy C H C Warrant Officer Class I Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-19
28150 Wheeler Charles Walter Frederick C W F Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1942-11-28
28151 Wheeler Eugene E Lance Corporal 5th South African Infantry 1916-05-05
28152 Wheeler Edward Frederick Greenalf E F G Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade 1946-06-27
28153 Wheeler Frederick Creasy F C Private Die Middelandse Regiment 1942-04-26
28154 Wheeler Frank Noel F N Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-26
28155 Wheeler Henry David H D Lieutenant 3 Squadron 1944-11-05
28156 Wheeler Henry George H G Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-09-20
28158 Wheeler John Lionel Casteldene J L C Warrant Officer Class II South African Coast Defence Corps (Corps) 1942-03-26
28159 Wheeler James Napoleon J N Captain South African Chaplain's Department Chaplain to the Forces. 1942-11-02
28160 Wheeler Percy McEvoy P M Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport 1917-04-22
28161 Wheeler Reginald William R W Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) Protectorate 1918-10-21
28162 Wheeler Victor V Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1943-01-13
28163 Wheeler William Edward W E Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-11-06
28164 Wheeler William John W J Major 4 Squadron 1944-01-23
28144 Wheeldon Harold Edwards H E Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. 1917-05-03
28143 Wheatley Alexander A Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-08-01
28139 Whatmore John Herbert J H Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-08-01
28140 Whatmore Walter James Lawrence W J L Private 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) 1915-04-15
28138 Whatley Herbert William H W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-21
28137 Whammond John J Lieutenant Colonel South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1 Provost Coy. 1941-05-14
28135 Whalley Ethel Iris E I Private Women's Auxiliary Army Services (Corps) 1944-10-07
28134 Whales Bert B Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-10-18
28131 Whaits Charles Albert C A Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1941-10-12
28132 Whaits Frank F Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1945-01-20
28130 Weyl Franz Wilhelm F W Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-23
28128 Wewege Henry H Private 7th South African Infantry 1917-06-14
28127 Wevers Josiah J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-11-09
28125 Wettergreen Helga Alexander H A Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-10-08
28124 Wetherstone John J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-10-12
28122 Westwood Percy Gordon P G Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-09-02
28119 Weston Eric George Bagley E G B Warrant Officer Class II Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1942-07-17