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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
15569 Matsabise Caswell C Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-03-15
15568 Matross Philemon P Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-24
15566 Matroos Alfred A Private Cape Corps 1942-09-11
15560 Matotso John J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1919-03-11
15565 Matopo Sam S Private South African Native Labour Corps 16th Coy. 1917-12-23
15564 Matonsi Jaftha J Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
15562 Maton Jacob J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 22nd Coy. 1918-11-24
15561 Matolana Matolana M Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-05-09
15559 Matodzi Andries A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-09-22
15557 Matobela Robert R Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1942-10-28
15556 Matobe Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Sanitary Section 1916-05-15
15555 Matoane Simon S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-03-20
15554 Matnse William W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-02-25
15553 Matlonamela Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps 16th Coy. 1918-01-01
15552 Matloko Petrus P Loader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-24
41369 Matloe John J Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. 1919-12-27
15551 Matlobose David D Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-03-16
15550 Matloa Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-09-18
15549 Matlhako Job J Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-05-25
15548 Matle Petros P Private South African Native Labour Corps 18th Bn. 1917-08-26
15547 Matlani Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-01-28
15546 Matlange Petros P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1915-08-31
15545 Matlale Klaas K Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-02-10
15541 Matlala Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
15542 Matlala Karel K Private South African Native Labour Corps 1941-12-25
15543 Matlala Picennin P Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
15544 Matlala William W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1916-12-17
17682 Matlala Frans F Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-02-26
15540 Matlaku Japie J Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1916-09-04
15539 Matlakale Simon S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-09-21
15537 Matlakala Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-04-22
15538 Matlakala Saul S Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-06-12
15536 Matlaba George G Ox Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-06-18
14603 Matjola Jan J Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
15534 Matjatja Jim Kopi J K Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-02-01
15531 Matiwana John J Private Cape Corps 1943-08-24
15532 Matiwana Piet P Private Cape Corps 1st 1920-05-02
15530 Matisika William W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-12
15529 Matime Lucas L Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-08-16
15526 Mathys Jack J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-07-10
15527 Mathys Jacob J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Sanitary Section 1918-11-17
41036 Mathuse April A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Supplies 1916-06-12
15524 Mathume Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-05-05
15525 Mathume Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps 9th Coy. 1917-11-21
15523 Mathopa Timothy T Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1944-08-13
15522 Mathodi Jack J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-02-17
15521 Mathobela Eliasmus E Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-12-30
15520 Mathlhareng Klaas K Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-02-18
15519 Mathlana Aaron A Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
15518 Mathlaku Gasemore G Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-06-02