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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
17650 Motee William W Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-04-25
17649 Motebejane Dikongoe Jim D J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-08-27
17648 Motebe Francis F Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-08-20
17647 Motebang Eliah E Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
17640 Motaung David D Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-07
17641 Motaung G Private South African Native Labour Corps 1947-03-17
17642 Motaung Jacob J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
17643 Motaung Joel J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-01-27
17644 Motaung Joseph J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-11-09
17645 Motaung Sampson S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-01-09
17646 Motaung William W Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-12-22
17639 Motau Phillip P Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-15
17638 Mosuoe Kankane K Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1942-11-19
17631 Mostert A J Private South African Corps of Military Police 1942-11-28
17632 Mostert Etienne E E E Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
17633 Mostert Francis George F G Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-17
17634 Mostert Gert G Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-07-19
17635 Mostert M J S Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1943-04-04
17636 Mostert Martinus Petrus M P Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-12-10
17637 Mostert Peter Benjamin Van Ryn P B V R Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-17
17629 Mossop Clement C Private South African Infantry Corps 10th Regt. 1916-03-29
17630 Mossop William Hodgson W H Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
17628 Mosses George Douglas G D Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-13
17615 Moss Andries A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-05-14
17618 Moss Daniel D Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-11-02
17619 Moss George Edward Hunt G E H Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-09-19
17620 Moss Harvey H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-16
17621 Moss Isaac I Private South African Medical Corps 1st Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance 1920-02-06
17622 Moss Isaac I Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-08-23
17623 Moss J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1946-02-12
17624 Moss Jafta J South African Native Labour Corps 1916-10-22
17625 Moss James Alexander William J A W Sergeant South African Artillery 2 Field Regt. 1942-09-26
17626 Moss Lewis Walter L W Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1940-07-05
17627 Moss Sydney Winston S W Trooper Royal Natal Carbineers 1943-10-14
17614 Mosotho Ernest E Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-08-07
17612 Mositsi Amos A Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
17610 Mosito Issac I Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-11-25
17609 Mosine Samuel S Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1916-11-02
17608 Mosimele Kgotlaesele K Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-12-04
17607 Mosifane Jacob J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-06-03
17606 Mosieleng Ishmael I Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-10-30
17605 Mosiane Petros P Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-07-04
17604 Mosiana John J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-02-18
17603 Mosia John J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-03-28
17602 Mosi Jacob J Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-07-11
17601 Moshome Festus F Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1915-05-12
17600 Moshoete William W Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-09-13
17598 Moshoeshoe George G Private South African Native Labour Corps 1941-12-22
17599 Moshoeshoe Jack J Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-22
17597 Moshine Joas J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-06-12