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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
18521 Nel Johannes Fredrick J F Sergeant Major Mounted Commandos Ermelo Commando 1915-03-20
18522 Nel J W A Signaller South African Corps of Signals 10th Bde. Sig. Coy. 1941-12-03
18523 Nel Louis Martin L M Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1940-08-10
18524 Nel Lambertus Petrus L P Lance Corporal Field Force Brigade 2nd Bn. 1940-11-16
18525 Nel Marthinse Cornelius Stephanus M C S Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-14
18526 Nel Michiel Daniel M D Staff Sergeant South African Engineer Corps 1943-09-04
18527 Nel Nicholaas Francois N F Staff Sergeant Q Service Corps 1943-07-27
18528 Nel Nicholas Johan N J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-11
18529 Nel Pieter Andries P A Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-11-16
18530 Nel Pieter Willem P W Private South African Mounted Brigade 2nd 1917-02-17
18532 Nel Stephanus Andries S A Private South African Infantry Corps 12th Regt. 1916-09-13
18533 Nel Stephanus Johannes Jacobus S J J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-23
18534 Nel Samuel Peter Martinus S P M Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-12-15
18535 Nel Willem Andries W A Signaller South African Corps of Signals 7 Army Sig. Coy. 1944-11-29
18536 Nel William Andries W A Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1917-07-06
18537 Nel W A A Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1944-02-01
18538 Nel William Jacobus W J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
18539 Nel Willem Petrus W P Private Q Service Corps 59 Q Coy 1944-07-17
32199 Nel Albert A South African Army Machine Gun Unit 1956-09-20
32219 Nel Okert Barend Jonathan O B J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 250 Air Defence Artillery Group 1951-02-10
32222 Nel Samuel Pieter Martinus S P M Air Corporal South African Air Force 1932-07-28
41108 Nel Casper Willem Petrus C W P Airman South African Air Force School of Infantry 1952-10-19
18491 Nekumbe David D Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-06-03
18490 Neish George MacKie G M Driver South African Service Corps 10th Heavy Battery 1916-12-16
18487 Neilson Gerald Frederick G F Trooper Special Service Battalion 1944-06-22
18488 Neilson James J Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1916-08-24
18489 Neilson William W Air Corporal South African Air Force 1946-01-06
18485 Neill-Brown Richard J R J Lieutenant South African Medical Corps 1944-01-24
18484 Neill David William D W Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1918-04-09
18483 Neil Robert Augustus R A Private South African Railway Services 1916-10-16
18482 Negrine Ivan Michael I M Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-10-23
18479 Neff Arthur Godfrey A G Gunner South African Artillery 3rd Training Depot Station 1941-01-26
18480 Neff David John D J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-30
18481 Neff Roderick Curlewis R C Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 73 Operational Training Unit 1943-11-30
18477 Nefdt George Frederick Tetson G F T Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1941-03-04
18474 Neethling Frederick Rudolf F R Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
18475 Neethling Frederick Ryk Ludolph F R L Private South African Horse 1st 1916-07-19
18476 Neethling Johannes Hinoch J H Lieutenant South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts 1915-02-04
18472 Needham Edward Albert E A Private 1st Infantry (Durban Light Infantry) 1915-07-29
18473 Needham William W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
18469 Nedham Lionel Collingwood L C Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-18
18468 Nebel Edward A E A Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1943-05-01
18467 Neaves Percival George P G Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-09
18465 Neale Henry Broughton H B Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
18464 Ndzunge Mfundisi Nelane M N Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-15
18463 Ndzoyiya Washington W Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-05-10
41427 Ndzamelawas Shadrick S Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. 1919-07-16
18461 Ndwandwe Felikoma F Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-01-03
18462 Ndwandwe Richard R Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1916-07-10
18460 Ndwamato Andries A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-01-28