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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
17596 Moshimane Jack J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
17595 Moshia Ntsoropo Swartbooi S N Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-12-01
17594 Moshelo Stemmer S Private South African Native Labour Corps 13th Bn. 1917-05-01
17592 Moshe Moses M Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
17593 Moshe Moses M Cape Boy South African Native Labour Corps Sanitary Section 1917-09-18
41048 Moshabele Petiros P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts 1915-06-19
17591 Moseye Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-05-13
17590 Moseuw Ephraim E Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1916-05-13
3692 Moses Chetty C Private Indian and Malay Corps 1943-10-11
17576 Moses Apols A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 255th Coy. 1919-06-24
17577 Moses Benjamin D B D Corporal Indian and Malay Corps 1942-05-29
17578 Moses Harry H Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-01-06
17579 Moses J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1946-03-12
17580 Moses J Private Cape Corps 1947-12-20
17581 Moses Jacobus J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-02-11
17582 Moses Johnny J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-11-13
17583 Moses Jonas J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-08-26
17585 Moses Peter P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-11-19
17586 Moses Samuel Jacobus (james) S J Corporal Cape Corps 1943-08-22
17575 Mosenyehi Edwin E Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 1944-09-07
17573 Mosene Alfred A Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1916-08-19
17572 Mosemeki Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps 21st Bn. 1917-06-27
17570 Mosekwa Sam S South African Native Labour Corps 1916-09-06
17569 Moseki Samson S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-08-04
17568 Mosebi Hendrick H Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-01-19
17567 Moscos John George J G Leading Writer South African Navy S.S. Ceramic (Southampton) 1942-12-06
17566 Mosasa Jantjie J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-06-10
17562 Mosala A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1947-09-19
17563 Mosala Hendrik H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1918-10-15
17564 Mosala John J Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-05-02
17565 Mosala Thomas T Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-04-23
17561 Morwaswe J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1946-07-31
17560 Moruti Gaeeteiwe G Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-08-03
17559 Morupi Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-07-08
17558 Morupa R Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1947-09-26
17556 Morum Albert Desmond Victor A D V Lieutenant South African Air Force 66 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1942-07-24
17555 Morule Albanose A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-05-15
17554 Morua William W Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-06-02
17540 Morton Alexander Archibald A A Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-16
17542 Morton D A E Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-20
17543 Morton Frederick Klaas F K Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
17545 Morton Harry Nelson H N Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1944-07-11
17546 Morton Jacobus Johannes J J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1947-05-30
17547 Morton James Martin J M Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-10-12
17548 Morton James Syme J S Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1916-03-21
17549 Morton John Whitnell J W Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-09-03
17550 Morton Reginald Strachan Lethard R S L Corporal South African Field Artillery 1919-08-03
17551 Morton Thomas T Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-08-31
17552 Morton Thomas Frederick T F Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
17553 Morton William James W J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-13