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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
19417 Oosthuizen Stephanus Johannes S J Lieutenant Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-13
19418 Oosthuizen Thomas Phillipus T P Corporal South African Horse 1st 1916-08-20
19419 Oosthuizen Willem T W T Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1944-07-03
30131 Oosthuizen Martinus Johannes M J Constable Transvaal Police 5 South African Infantry Battalion 1915-11-06
32392 Oosthuizen Jacobus Johannes J J Private Special Service Battalion Wynberg 1938-12-17
19394 Oostermeyer John James J J Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-09
19392 Onverwagt M Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-08-24
19391 Onverwacht J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-04-16
19390 Onslow-Carleton WILLIAM McNEILL W M Honorary Captain Civilian War Dead South African Forces 1918-10-04
19388 Onkabeki David D Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-04-01
19377 Olyott Bernard David B D Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-18
19376 Olyn Freddie F Private Cape Corps 1945-05-08
19375 Olwage David Bonaparte De Villiers D B d V Sergeant Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-06-07
19373 Olver E V Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1946-10-09
19372 Oluhile Joseph J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-06-03
19371 Olson Karl Ludwig Eugen K L E Private 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) 1915-04-27
19367 Olsen Charles Oscar C O Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
19368 Olsen Edward E Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-09
19369 Olsen Harold H Private 8th South African Infantry 1916-03-21
19370 Olsen William Henry W H Private 11th South African Infantry 1917-01-17
19366 Ollewagen Hendrick J H J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1944-10-08
19365 Ollerhead Owen Oswell O O Lieutenant South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Cachelot 1946-11-14
19339 Olivier Alexander Benjamin A B Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-28
19340 Olivier A H Staff Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-10-31
19341 Olivier Andries Hermanus A H Sapper South African Pioneers 1919-11-27
19342 Olivier Cyril Edward C E Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1941-08-23
19343 Olivier Frans Gysbert F G Air Sergeant 15 Squadron 1942-08-28
19344 Olivier Gieleam G Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-10-08
19345 Olivier Gysbert Johannes G J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1943-06-24
19346 Olivier Gert Willem G W Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1942-11-02
19347 Olivier Hendrik Jacobus H J Lieutenant Mounted Commandos Carnarvon Commando 1914-12-23
19348 Olivier J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1946-11-08
19349 Olivier Jacob J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-05-26
19350 Olivier Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1915-08-14
19351 Olivier Johannes J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-07-31
19352 Olivier Johannes Stephanus J S Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1946-03-01
19353 Olivier Johannes Wynand Lodewikus J W L Burgher Mounted Commandos Van Deventer's Commando 1914-12-02
19354 Olivier Nicholas Johannes N J Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-27
19355 Olivier P Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1946-04-19
19356 Olivier Paul Arthur P A Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-06-10
19357 Olivier Paul Alfred Edmond P A E Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1944-11-10
19359 Olivier Stephanus Hendrik S H Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-07-02
19360 Olivier Samuel Martin S M Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-04-16
19361 Olivier Walter W Air Sergeant 12 Squadron 1941-01-08
19362 Olivier Willem A. W A Staff Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1946-03-16
19363 Olivier Willem Hendrik W H Corporal Special Service Battalion 1944-06-10
19364 Olivier W J S Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1946-12-25
32375 Olivier Oel O "D" Coy. 1950-01-01
41662 Olivier Jacobus Esterhuise J E Private 1 Air Depot 1955-11-13
41700 Olivier Gideon Otto G O Apprentice South African Air Force (Corps) H.q. 1957-09-14