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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 3,859 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
28000 Weir Lancelot Cyril L C Lieutenant 134 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1943-03-28
27994 Weinrich Norman Alfred N A Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1944-08-16
27992 Weinman Frederick John F J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-03-30
27993 Weinman John Henry Albert J H A Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-07-22
27991 Weinberg Albert A Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st South African Field Ambulance 1918-10-17
27990 Weimer Theodore T Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1941-08-22
27989 Weil Robert R Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-11-18
27985 Weideman Jacobus Lodewickus J L Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 1941-11-23
27986 Weideman Willem Jacobus Arrie W J A Sergeant Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-07-28
27984 Weiblen Petrus Johannes P J Private South African Irish 1st Bn. 1941-11-23
27983 Wehner Albert Frederiek Valentine A F V Lance Corporal 10th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-24
27982 Weevers P Private Cape Corps 1945-05-30
27980 Weepner Cornelius Theodores Johannes C T J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
27981 Weepner William Smith W S Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1917-09-28
27977 Weeks Andrew Cyril A C Lieutenant 22 Squadron 1942-12-15
27978 Weeks Cassandra Valeria C V Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1941-12-31
27979 Weeks Walter Weymouth (puggy) W W Pupil Pilot 25 Air School 1942-06-09
27975 Weekes Frederick Albert F A Trooper Special Service Battalion 1945-04-21
27976 Weekes William W Air Mechanic 21 Squadron 1942-09-05
27974 Weeber Jakobus Hercules J H Lieutenant 112 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-11-18
27973 Wee Peter Lucas P L Private Cape Corps 2nd 1919-05-05
27972 Wedlake Wallace W Private South African Service Corps (Corps) 1915-05-22
27971 Wedges Charles C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 879th Coy. 1918-12-23
27969 Wedderburn Alexander A Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-01-26
27949 Webster Alexander A Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
27950 Webster Albert Bradfield A B Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1944-06-14
27951 Webster Bertie B Sergeant Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1941-11-23
27952 Webster Charles C Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-05-21
27953 Webster D C R Warrant Officer Class I 12 Squadron 1944-08-16
27954 Webster Donald Gordon D G Second Lieutenant 150 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-04-21
27955 Webster Dudley Stanton D S Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-15
27956 Webster Edward Francis Seymour E F S Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-05-22
27958 Webster H E Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-07-26
27960 Webster Harold Lorimer H L Corporal Pretoria Regiment 1944-06-15
27961 Webster James Bruce J B Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
27962 Webster James John Watt J J W Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-04-09
27963 Webster Leslie Garnett L G Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-15
27965 Webster Robert Drysdale R D Private 2nd South African Infantry 1915-11-27
27966 Webster Ronald E R E Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1942-12-10
27967 Webster S F Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-01-02
27968 Webster William W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-21
33822 Webster Hugh Alexander H A Second Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1939-07-21
27947 Weber Hendrik Johannes H J Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 10th Bde. Sig. Coy. 1942-08-21
27935 Webber Arthur Victor Giles A V G Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 7th Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-11-15
27937 Webber Gertrude Ann Florence G A F Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services (Corps) 1942-07-26
27938 Webber Harry H Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment 1915-07-15
27940 Webber John Henry J H Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-01-30
27941 Webber John Maskery J M Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-28
27942 Webber John Osborne J O Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-10
27943 Webber Ronald R Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Gloucester 1941-05-22