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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 3,874 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 167 UK — British forces 4,095 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
16274 Mdata Soloman S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section 1917-02-21
41422 Mdaka Sikayi S Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1915-09-29
16270 McWILLIAMS Robert Edgar R E Lieutenant 17 Squadron 1944-02-12
16271 McWILLIAMS Vernon Robert Edwin V R E Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-09
16265 McWILLIAM Charles Norman C N Captain 6th South African Infantry 1916-08-17
16266 McWILLIAM Douglas Walter D W Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 9 Ad 1941-04-26
16268 McWILLIAM George Robert G R Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1918-04-29
16269 McWILLIAM Maurice M Flight Sergeant 41 Squadron 1941-06-03
16264 McWHIRTER Alexander J A J Private South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) 1943-10-13
16263 McVITTY William W Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1917-04-24
16262 McVICAR Donald D Private 8th South African Infantry 1916-03-18
16260 McVEAN Hugh Cumberford H C Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-03-31
16258 McTAVISH Donald D Private South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) 1915-09-14
16259 McTAVISH Sutherland S Staff Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1920-06-19
16257 McRAE Malcolm M Corporal 7th South African Infantry 1916-06-13
16255 McQUIRE I E Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 7 Field Regiment 1941-12-04
16253 McQUEEN Oscar O Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-11
16245 McPHERSON Angus A Trooper Pretoria Regiment 3 Troop 1944-07-15
16248 McPHERSON John J Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-04-19
16249 McPHERSON John J Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-08
16250 McPHERSON John Alexander J A Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1918-01-18
16251 McPHERSON James Binnie J B Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-04-06
16243 McPHEE Charles C Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-17
16244 McPHEE Ian McDonald I M Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 17 Field Park Coy. 1941-11-15
16241 McOteli Duncan D Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-21
16240 McNIEL William W Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-03-29
16238 McNICHOLAS Laurence Gregory L G Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-07-21
16239 McNICHOLAS Walter Michael Hugh W M H Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 1944-06-12
16235 McNEILL James J Corporal South African Mounted Engineers 1917-08-08
16236 McNEILL Patrick Brougham P B Warrant Officer Class I 15 Squadron 1944-02-20
16237 McNEILL Ronald Malcolm Douglas R M D Second Lieutenant 61 Air School 1943-02-03
16229 McNEIL Edmond C E C Corporal South African Veteran Reserve Garrison Military Police 1918-10-22
16231 McNEIL Harry Leslie H L Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 31 Road Construction Coy. 1941-10-25
16232 McNEIL John Zuill J Z Second Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-07
16233 McNEIL William Astbury W A Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-21
16225 McNAUGHTON Alexander A Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport 1916-12-31
16226 McNAUGHTON Duncan D Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-10-15
16227 McNAUGHTON Peter Travers P T Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 4th Field Ambulance 1917-12-05
16228 McNAUGHTON Robert Watt R W Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-19
16224 McNAUGHT-DAVIS John J Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-06-22
16222 McNAMEE B William J B W J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-12-19
16218 McNAMARA Albert Edward A E Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-07-07
16219 McNAMARA Harry H Private Field Force Brigade 1940-05-16
16221 McNAMARA Neil Aloysius N A Warrant Officer Class I 30 Squadron 1944-09-04
16216 McNAIR Duncan D Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1 Field Coy. 1944-05-20
16217 McNAIR George Deniston G D Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-12-24
16213 McNAB David Evan D E Lieutenant 26 Squadron 1944-02-03
16214 McNAB Henry Duncan H D Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
16210 McMURRAY Andrew A Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section 1918-11-21
16211 McMURRAY Adam J A J Sergeant Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1942-01-11