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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 3,859 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 164 UK — British forces 4,066 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
27811 Waterston William Anderson W A Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1947-06-02
27808 Waterson Hugh Connellan H C Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1944-12-23
27809 Waterson John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Veterinary Corps 1917-04-05
27802 Waters Eric Gordon E G Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-09-11
27803 Waters George Jenkin G J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1914-09-26
27804 Waters John J Sergeant Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-10-23
27805 Waters John Frederick Penrose J F P Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (South Africa) S.A.R.N.V.R. H.M.S. "Afrikander" 1918-10-16
27806 Waters Robert Arthur R A Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1944-12-30
27807 Waters Ruben Hulyett R H Sapper South African Mounted Engineers 1917-11-19
27799 Watermeyer Cecil C Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1946-10-27
27801 Watermeyer Norman Maitland N M Captain 24 Squadron 1944-02-03
27797 Waterman Edwin Swaine E S Lance Corporal 6th South African Infantry 1916-02-12
27798 Waterman Herbert Robert H R Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-03-19
27796 Waterhouse John Victor J V Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-11-24
27795 Waterford Ernest Anthony E A Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1st S.A. Bde. Sig. Coy. 1945-02-16
27794 Waterfield William Thomas Heathcock W T H Sergeant Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1942-02-02
27793 Waterboer G Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-12-25
27791 Watcham Cuthbert Edward C E Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-05-25
27792 Watcham Percival P Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-29
27790 Wassermann Johannes Petrus Calvyn J P C Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-23
27787 Wasserman Cornelius J C C J C Private Rand Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1940-12-22
27788 Wasserman Daniel D Private 3rd South African Infantry 1918-01-10
27789 Wasserman Joshua J Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-10-29
27785 Wasserfall Clifford William C W Bandsman Imperial Light Horse 1st 1942-06-16
27786 Wasserfall William George W G Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-11
27784 Waspe Ernest Ebenezer E E Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-10-21
27783 Wason Ernest Cameron E C Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1917-10-14
27781 Washington George Ian G I Sergeant South African Instructional Corps (Corps) 1943-11-10
27775 Warwick Francis F Sergeant 4th South African Infantry 1917-09-20
27776 Warwick Linnell David Granville L D G Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 4 Field Regiment 1942-03-02
27777 Warwick Mark Neville M N Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 71 Flight 1941-09-05
27771 Warrington Frank John F J Pupil Pilot 2 Air School 1942-02-05
27772 Warrington Henry Edmund H E Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Field Ambulance 1918-04-15
27761 Warren Allen Victor A V Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 6 Field Coy. 1941-03-28
27762 Warren Dudley Boyd D B Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
27764 Warren George Stoddard Travers G S T Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1942-07-24
27766 Warren Henry Templar H T Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
27767 Warren John Kenneth Harty J K H Staff Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1943-12-10
27768 Warren John Sydney Robert J S R Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1941-01-12
27752 Warner Alfred Meredith A M Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1946-01-16
27753 Warner Arthur P A P Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 5 Field Coy. 1941-11-23
27754 Warner Christopher Herbert C H Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1943-01-06
27755 Warner John J Corporal South African Rifles 1st 1918-10-21
27756 Warner Ronald Edward R E Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1947-01-02
27758 Warner Trevor Ray T R Second Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1945-03-07
27749 Warneke Charles William George C W G Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 4th Bde. Sig. Coy. 1945-02-24
27750 Warneke Frederick Charles F C Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1916-09-02
27751 Warneke Frederick Joseph F J Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1947-02-01
27747 Warne Alfred Joseph A J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-21
27748 Warne Keith K Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-10-23