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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
16494 Meyer Jan Van Rooyen J V R Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-09-24
16496 Meyer L J Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1941-09-01
16497 Meyer Michael M Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-07-28
16498 Meyer Malhys H M H Corporal Technical Service Corps 1944-08-02
16499 Meyer Normann N Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-27
16500 Meyer Peter P Private South African Native Labour Corps 1941-07-27
16501 Meyer Philip John C P J C Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-22
16502 Meyer Petrus Lafras P L Private Q Service Corps 1947-04-11
16503 Meyer Peter Philippus P P Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-09
16504 Meyer Robert R Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-02-24
16506 Meyer Rolf Schram R S Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Air School 1943-09-07
16507 Meyer Stephanus S Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Squadron 1943-09-17
16508 Meyer Siegfried Frederick S F Corporal Regiment Botha 2nd 1945-03-18
16509 Meyer Stephanus Jacobus S J Trooper Pretoria Regiment 1944-07-01
16510 Meyer Schalk Willem Jacobus S W J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1944-05-29
16511 Meyer Thomas Ignatius T I Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-19
16512 Meyer Vivian Gericke V G Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1943-07-03
16513 Meyer William W Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-06
16514 Meyer William Frederick W F Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-09-16
16515 Meyer W H Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1942-07-28
16516 Meyer William Petrus W P Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
31879 Meyer Montague M Air Apprentice South African Air Force 1935-09-22
31881 Meyer S J (fanie) S J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 17 Squadron 1957-03-08
16461 Mey Hendrick Stephanus H S Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1919-01-25
16462 Mey Jan Adam J A Burgher Mounted Commandos Ermelo Commando 1915-03-20
16463 Mey Michael Jacobus M J Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-07-28
29463 Mevana William G D Private South African Native Labour Corps 10th Coy. 1918-04-23
16460 Meuhinick Sidney S Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1916-03-16
16459 Metsing Mau M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-11-02
16458 Metseabangoe Jack J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-04-16
16457 Metrowich Redvers Frederick R F Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-07-19
16453 Methven Alexander B A B Air Mechanic South African Air Force 41 Air School 1942-12-14
16454 Methven Alexander Marshall A M Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-09-20
16455 Methven Charles Andrew C A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-09-25
16456 Methven Paul Everard P E Air Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1941-11-07
16452 Methula Charlton C Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-04-29
41311 Methula Piet P Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. 1918-10-18
16451 Methuka J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-08-28
16445 Meth Frantz F Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-10-26
16446 Meth Franz Carsten Diedrich F C D Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 4 Air School 1941-12-23
16447 Meth John McKenzie J M Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-07-29
16442 Metelerkamp Alexander Henry Rex A H R Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1944-10-13
16443 Metelerkamp George G Lieutenant South African Road Corps 2nd 1917-12-08
16444 Metelerkamp Peter Carel Rex P C R Major South African Air Force 1 Squadron 1942-12-13
16439 Metcalf Cyril Oates C O Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-09
16440 Metcalf William Ivor W I Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1940-09-20
16436 Messina Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps 1941-04-24
16437 Messina Percival Frederick P F Private South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. 1916-02-12
16434 Messenger Albert James A J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1921-03-16
16433 Messalisa William W Private Cape Corps 1943-12-07