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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 3,874 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
19229 O'connor Stephen James S J Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-16
19213 O'connell Daniel D Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-26
19214 O'connell Douglas Charles D C Private 8th South African Infantry 1917-07-19
19215 O'connell Edward Thomas E T Private 12th South African Infantry 1917-05-25
19216 O'connell William Joseph Andrew W J A Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-11-17
5588 O'brien Despard William Hugh W H Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment 1920-01-07
19192 O'brien Andrew A Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment 1915-04-05
19194 O'brien Daniel Joseph D J Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
19195 O'brien Dominic Joseph D J Private 11th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-09-18
19196 O'brien George William G W Corporal Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-11
19197 O'brien Horace James H J Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Native Carrier Transport 1918-01-07
19198 O'brien Joseph Gerald J G Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-02-05
19199 O'brien Kevin Laserian Coker K L C Pupil Pilot 21 Air School 1942-01-26
19200 O'brien Louis Everard L E Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1945-02-27
19201 O'brien Michael Joseph M J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1940-06-11
19203 O'brien Stephen S Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-10-18
19204 O'brien Thomas Patrick T P Private South African Horse 3rd 1916-09-09
19206 O'brien Thomas Vincent T V Sergeant Camp Commandants Staff Roberts Heights 1918-08-11
19207 O'brien William Robert W R Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1918-05-04
19165 Nzwana George G Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-20
19163 Nzuza John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 31st Bn. 1918-02-08
19164 Nzuza Ponyi P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 37th Bn. 1918-01-09
41360 Nzulu N Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment 1919-02-05
19162 Nzube A Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-07-06
19161 Nzimpanzi Joseph J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-02-16
19160 Nzimande Kam K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-06-25
19159 Nzima James J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-11-25
19158 Nziba John Clout J C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section 1917-02-21
19157 Nzenze John J Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-08-22
19156 Nzemankulu July J Native Driver South African Mounted Rifles 1st Permanent Bty. 1914-09-26
19155 Nyuswa Sydney S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-07-26
19154 Nyumbane Ndabeni N Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-08-29
41359 Nyumbana N Native Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment 1919-09-11
19152 Nyuka Luwayi L Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-11-22
19150 Nyoni Jonathan Pande J P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-06-16
19151 Nyoni Z Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-05-08
19148 Nyonane Ebenezer E Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section 1917-02-21
19147 Nyirongwe Coroni C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-04-13
19146 Nyirenda Bolus B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-12-21
19145 Nyingwa William W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-03-29
19144 Nyhoff Jacobus J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-09
19143 Nyembane Basket B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 35th Bn. 1918-08-19
19140 Nydahl Richard Emanuel R E Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-18
19137 Nyati Benjamin B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-07-05
19138 Nyati Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
19135 Nyatela Ndumyelwa N Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-24
19136 Nyatela Willie W Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-05-16
19134 Nyapa Harry H Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-15
19133 Nyanza Ebenezer E Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 2nd Coy. 1917-10-15
19132 Nyanda Abram A Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-07-25