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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) 60 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,793 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,693 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 985 SAP — South African Police 3,730 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 158 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,055 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 24,793 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
19335 Oliver Hendry R Labourer South African Native Labour Corps South African Veterinary Corps 1917-04-01
19337 Oliver William Vivian W V Air Mechanic South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1941-01-08
19338 Oliver Wallace William W W Air Sergeant South African Air Force 15 Squadron 1942-05-04
19326 Oliphants Andries A Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-03
19315 Oliphant George G Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1943-11-01
19316 Oliphant I Private Indian and Malay Corps 1946-08-27
19317 Oliphant John J Constable South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. 1915-05-19
19318 Oliphant Jackie J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-10-19
19319 Oliphant Jan J Private Cape Corps 1944-05-30
19320 Oliphant John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-07-13
19321 Oliphant Joseph J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1946-04-19
19322 Oliphant P Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-07-07
19323 Oliphant Philip P Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-10-06
19324 Oliphant Stephen S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-11-02
19325 Oliphant William Bonakele W B Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-06-20
40566 Oliphant Henry H Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. 1918-10-21
19314 Olijn Pieter P Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
19308 Olifant Cornelius C Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-12-07
19309 Olifant Dolf D Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-07-09
19310 Olifant Enoch Temba E T Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-04-08
19311 Olifant Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
19312 Olifant Piet P Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-21
19313 Olifant Piet P Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1943-09-14
19307 Olieslager Adolph A Sergeant Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-06
19306 Olieslaager Frans F Private Cape Corps 1943-06-06
19305 Olibeng Fanwell F Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
19303 Oldring George Henry G H Captain Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-03-03
19302 Oldridge Aubrey Roos A R Captain South African Air Force 44 Squadron 1944-12-13
19298 Oldham Dudley Castle D C Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-20
19295 Oldfield Arthur James A J Gunner South African Field Artillery 75th Div. Ammunition Col. 1918-12-17
19296 Oldfield Ernest Francis E F Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-08-29
19294 Oldewage Stepanus Petrus S P Private 18th Mounted Rifles (Griqualand West Ruiters) 1915-01-25
19293 Oldale Charles H C H Sapper South African Engineer Corps Cape Fortress Engineers 1918-10-22
19301 Old-John Edward B E B Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-03-04
19292 Olckers Nortman N Despatch Rider South African Service Corps M.t. 1917-03-14
19291 Olander Harold Andrew Joseph H A J Corporal South African Engineer Corps 41 Harbour Construction Coy. 1941-08-14
19290 Okey Francis Henry F H Sapper South African Corps of Signals Divisional Signal Coy. 1918-12-08
19286 Ohlsson Frederick John F J Corporal Cape Corps 1941-12-09
19285 Ohlsen Carl Adolph Christiaan C A C Corporal South African Engineer Corps 1943-02-17
19281 Ogston William George W G Private South African Infantry Corps 12th Regt. 1916-05-28
19279 Ogle William W Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-09
19277 Ogilvy James Stewart J S Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-02-04
19275 Ogilvie Charles C Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1916-12-01
19276 Ogilvie George Swan G S Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-05-29
19273 Ogden Charles George Rodwell C G R Staff Sergeant Cape Town Highlanders 1941-11-26
19274 Ogden Vivian Jane Airedale V J A Staff Sergeant General Service Corps/Non-European Army Services 1946-08-14
19272 Officer Cecil C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-06
19271 Offer Victor Wilfred V W Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1943-11-28
19269 Oeschger Christoff C Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 26 Air School 1943-11-13
19268 Oertel Charles Ernest C E Corporal South African Armoured Corps 4th Armoured Car Regt. 1942-06-02