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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
18802 Niesewand Geoffrey G Second Lieutenant 42 Air School 1942-01-10
18798 Nienaber Evert Barnard E B Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-08
18799 Nienaber George Henry G H Private 5th South African Infantry 1917-01-23
18800 Nienaber Phillipus P Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
18801 Nienaber Sarel Jacob S J Second Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1945-04-27
32274 Nienaber Johannes Hendrikus J H Lance Corporal South African Navy (Corps) SAS Salsbury 1957-03-08
18797 Niemann Nicholaas Jacobus N J Corporal Field Force Battalion 1/2 1941-02-15
18792 Niemand Hermanus Albertus H A Private 7th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1917-07-19
18793 Niemand John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-10
18794 Niemand James Michell J M Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1942-11-28
18795 Niemand Johannes Wessel J W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 25 Road Constr. Coy. 1943-05-10
18796 Niemand Petrus Johannes P J Private 12th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-12-04
18790 Nieman Petrus Jacobus P J Air Sergeant 2 Air School 1941-02-21
18791 Nieman Stephanus Johannes Cornelius S J C Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-23
18789 Nielson William Lewis W L Private 5th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-06-05
18787 Nielsen Jacobus Frederick J F Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1945-07-06
18788 Nielsen Wilfred William W W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-12
18786 Niekerk Joe J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-06
18785 Niehaus Captain 9th Mounted Rifles (Hogeveld Ruiters) 1914-11-18
18784 Niebuhr Frederick F Flight Sergeant 24 Squadron 1943-01-12
18783 Nidzon Leslie L Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1942-01-11
18782 Niddrie Malcolm Allister M A Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-06-15
41055 Nicoster Philip P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours 1915-01-06
18778 Nicolson Andrew Beattie A B Cook South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Disa 1939-10-13
18779 Nicolson Donald Oliver D O Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment 1941-11-23
18780 Nicolson John Alexander J A Despatch Rider South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1917-12-31
18781 Nicolson William Watt W W Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
18777 Nicolay Patrick Howard P H Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 7th Fighter Wing 1947-04-17
16261 Nicol ROBERT McVEAN R M Corporal South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) 1944-06-30
18773 Nicol Burton Haig B H Lieutenant 40 Squadron 1942-05-25
18775 Nicol William John W J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1915-04-24
18772 Nickodimus T Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1947-11-07
18770 Nickeas James Albert J A Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-14
18750 Nicholson Alexander A Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-21
18751 Nicholson Alfred A Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-18
18752 Nicholson Charles James C J Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-13
18753 Nicholson Caroline Marjorie C M Nursing Assistant South African Military Nursing Service 1946-06-28
18755 Nicholson Douglas Oswald D O Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Southern Floe 1941-02-11
18756 Nicholson Frederick F Private South African Rifles 2nd 1916-06-07
18757 Nicholson George Edgar G E Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment 1918-04-24
18758 Nicholson Gerald Hope John G H J Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 2 Adu Raf 1943-02-22
18759 Nicholson Hubert Cuthbert H C Sergeant 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-17
18760 Nicholson Hubert Cuthbert Newell H C N Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Regiment 1941-07-29
18761 Nicholson John J Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 2nd Infantry Brigade Depot 1919-02-25
18762 Nicholson Joseph J Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-11-30
18765 Nicholson Joseph William J W Private 7th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-23
18766 Nicholson Leonard Luke L L Sergeant South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 1918-04-12
18768 Nicholson Robert R Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-08
18769 Nicholson William W Lance Corporal 7th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
18746 Nichols Brian B Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1942-10-24