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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
18341 Natane Shadrack S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1916-06-15
18339 Nason Fred W F W Gunner South African Artillery 4 Heavy Bty. 1939-09-23
18331 Nash Benjamin Herbert B H Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-11-28
18333 Nash George D D G D D Gunner South African Artillery 1942-12-05
18334 Nash H H Second Lieutenant Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-23
18336 Nash James Yeatman J Y Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-14
18337 Nash Leslie George L G Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-06-22
18326 Napier Edgar Ronald E R Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1945-02-08
18328 Napier Richard St. Andrew R S A Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-12-15
18329 Napier William W Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-12-15
18330 Napier William Charles W C Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-01-01
32159 Napier Archie Henry Norman A H N Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Air Depot 1949-08-15
18324 Nape Jacob J Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1942-06-21
18323 Napane Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
18321 Nangoro Paulus P Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-04-05
18320 Nangle John J Air Corporal South African Air Force 1943-11-21
18318 Nanghema Petrus Hishidivale P H Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-03-23
18316 Nandenga Gabriel G Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-01-01
18314 Nancy Regimental Mascot South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-11-23
18313 Nancarrow Bertie B Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-09-23
18310 Namanyana Charlie C Native Driver South African Mounted Rifles 4th Permanent Bty. 1918-10-25
18309 Namane Adam A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-07-21
18308 Namagina Angus A Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-15
18305 Nalana Kente K Private South African Native Labour Corps 22nd Bn. 1917-08-12
18306 Nalana MacK M Private South African Native Labour Corps 26th Coy. 1917-05-20
18304 Nakumba Johannes Ntsizi J N Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-07-05
41052 Nakon Willie W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours 1915-07-21
18303 Nakomba Anderson A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-02-08
18301 Nakedi John J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-19
18343 Nakedi Jack J Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
18300 Nake Piet P Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-06-14
18299 Nakani Green G Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 1944-02-08
18298 Nakane Tau T Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-01-08
18296 Nairn Duncan Alexander Stuart D A S Captain South African Air Force 34 Squadron 1944-09-10
18291 Naidoo B S Private Indian and Malay Corps 1945-01-08
18293 Naidoo P B Lance Corporal Indian and Malay Corps 1943-10-10
18294 Naidoo Ruthram R Corporal Indian and Malay Corps 1942-10-26
18295 Naidoo V Private Indian and Malay Corps 1941-07-06
18290 Naicken Thima Marie T M Bearer South African Indian Bearer Corps 2nd Coy. 1916-12-10
18289 Nagle David Morgan D M Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-09
18284 Nagel Christian C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-03-11
18285 Nagel C P Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1941-07-09
18286 Nagel Jan J Burgher Mounted Commandos Geyser's Commando 1914-11-08
18287 Nagel Manuel M Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
18288 Nagel Walter Thomas W T Lieutenant South African Air Force 26 Squadron 1944-10-03
18283 Nagata Boridge B Private South African Native Labour Corps 39th Bn. 1918-07-19
18282 Nafura David D Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
18281 Naftati Ndabamtei N Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1916-08-15
18926 NOMANDHLA or NOMANDLILA David D Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-01-28
41053 NDLELA or NDLELO Thomson T Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours 1915-12-22