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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
16993 Mofokeng Zulu Z Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-01-21
16985 Mofika George G Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-21
16984 Moffett Kenneth William Walter K W W Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-10-21
16983 Moffet W P Corporal Cape Corps 1941-12-09
16980 Moffatt Archibald C A C Private South African Medical Corps 1918-11-01
16981 Moffatt Henry H Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-07-19
16982 Moffatt William Douglas Rankine W D R Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-13
16977 Moffat Charles C Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-02-28
16978 Moffat Kenneth Murray K M Trooper South African Armoured Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1941-11-23
16979 Moffat Ronald R Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-12
16976 Mofekeng Johannes J Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-07-07
16975 Mofale Johannes Mantate J M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-08-14
16974 Moepi Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-12-10
16970 Moeng George G Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-07
16971 Moeng John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-03-25
16972 Moeng John J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1917-10-08
16973 Moeng Sampson S Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
16968 Moema Adam A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1941-11-16
16969 Moema John J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-10-08
16967 Moelelwa Andries A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-06-14
16966 Moela-Monokane Charlie Monokane C M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-03-07
16964 Moeketsi Dick D Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-03-22
16965 Moeketsi Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-03-11
16963 Moeata Petrus P Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
16961 Modupi Aaron A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-10-22
16962 Modupi Letsema L Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-12-11
16960 Modumane Thomas T Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 1941-03-04
40304 Modjadji Kleinbooi K Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. 1918-01-31
16947 Modisoatsile George G Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
16958 Modisi Johannes J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1918-04-01
16957 Modisetse Daniel D Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-02-23
16937 Modise David D Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-02-09
16948 Modise Albert A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-08-18
16949 Modise Alfred A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-06-20
16950 Modise Daniel D Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1944-09-05
16951 Modise David D Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
16952 Modise Esau E Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-04-13
16953 Modise Johannes J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-06-03
16954 Modise Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-03-03
16955 Modise Petros P Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-30
16956 Modise Stephanus S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-04-02
16945 Modisane Jan J Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
16946 Modisane John J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-11-03
16943 Modisa David D Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-11-10
16944 Modisa Joshua J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-07-25
16942 Modipe Aaron A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-01-07
16941 Modikoe Timothy T Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-24
16940 Modikhunana William W Donkey Driver Military Labour Corps 1917-04-15
16939 Modikeng Goodman G Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
16938 Modieginyana Gideon G Private South African Native Labour Corps 1941-05-19