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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
15961 McEWAN William Alexander W A Steward South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Parktown 1942-06-21
15959 McEVOY James J Sapper South African Corps of Signals South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1918-10-25
15960 McEVOY Walter Henry W H Sapper South African Corps of Signals South African Div. Signal Coy. 1917-10-17
31768 McELWEE John Charles J C Staff Sergeant South African Medical Corps HMS Seahawk 1923-02-25
15956 McELNEY William Harper Campbell Davidson W H C D Sergeant South African Air Force 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1942-10-02
15955 McELNEA Frederick Harvey F H Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1945-05-06
48609 McDonald Henry Thomas H T Junior Inspector South African European Auxiliary Services European Auxiliary Services 1953-08-21
15954 McDOWELL James Daroe J D Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1917-04-23
15951 McDOWALL H Corporal Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-01-01
15952 McDOWALL John J Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-11
15949 McDOUGALL Daniel Charles D C Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1945-01-02
15950 McDOUGALL James Struthers J S Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-21
15912 McDONALD Alastair A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Squadron 1940-10-23
15913 McDONALD Alexander A Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1916-08-29
15914 McDONALD Arthur A Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-03-12
15915 McDONALD Arthur A Corporal South African Native Labour Corps Native Carrier Transport 1918-01-13
15916 McDONALD Allen James A J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-18
15918 McDONALD Allan Morrison A M Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
15919 McDONALD Albert William Harvey A W H Captain South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-21
15920 McDONALD Colin Campbell C C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-15
15921 McDONALD Cyril James C J Company Sergeant Major South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-08
15922 McDONALD Dennis F D F Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 2 Field Regt. 1942-06-13
15923 McDONALD Duncan Munro D M Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
15924 McDONALD Donald Peter D P Private Q Service Corps 1943-01-17
15925 McDONALD Donald Watson D W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-19
15926 McDONALD Francis Ernest F E Private South African Infantry Corps 5th Regt. 1916-06-20
15927 McDONALD George G Private South African Infantry Corps 11th Regt. 1916-07-06
15929 McDONALD H Private Cape Corps 1945-06-10
15931 McDONALD John J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-02-26
15932 McDONALD John J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-29
15933 McDONALD John J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1st Special Engineer Section 1918-12-06
15934 McDONALD James Burns J B Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
15935 McDONALD John Christian J C Gunner South African Artillery 1939-10-28
15937 McDONALD Joseph Frederick J F Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1945-07-29
15940 McDONALD Murdoch M Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-16
15941 McDONALD Peter Grant P G Corporal South African Engineer Corps 1918-03-17
15942 McDONALD P J Corporal Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1943-06-11
15943 McDONALD Robert R Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-15
15944 McDONALD William W Sergeant South African Veterinary Corps 1917-03-17
15945 McDONALD William Gordon W G Conductor South African Service Corps 1919-04-19
15946 McDONALD Wallace Hubert W H Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-10-04
15947 McDONALD William Joseph W J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-13
15948 McDONALD William Simpson W S Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-15
15911 McDONAGH Basil Terrance B T Private South African Horse 7th 1916-11-15
15910 McDIARMID Russell Hamilton R H Lance Corporal Technical Service Corps 6th Bde. Workshops 1942-06-13
15909 McDERMOT Leonard Gerard L G Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-11-17
15908 McDERMID Charles Robert C R Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1921-02-16
15907 McDAVID William Kenneth W K Stoker 2nd Class South African Navy H.M.S. Cornwall 1942-04-05
15902 McCullum Johannes J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Dairy Herd 1918-10-14
15854 McCauly William W Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-07-07