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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
15170 Marks Koos K Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-09
15164 Markram P G Corporal Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
15165 Markram R F Lance Corporal Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
15163 Marklew Alexander Frederick A F Sergeant First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1943-08-29
15161 Markham William W Private General and Base Depots Base Depot Coy. (Durban) 1916-11-24
15160 Markey Thomas T Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police 1945-05-05
15146 Maritz Abraham Andrew A A Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 1945-03-17
15147 Maritz A J P Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1942-07-15
15148 Maritz C Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps 4th Armoured Car Regt. 1941-12-01
15149 Maritz Cornelius C Air Sergeant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1940-09-03
15150 Maritz Cornelius Jacobus C J Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-23
15151 Maritz Gabriel Gerhardus G G Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 1945-09-28
15152 Maritz G M Lance Corporal Technical Service Corps 1942-12-30
15153 Maritz Jacqueline A J A Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services 1944-09-24
15154 Maritz John Gijster J G Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. 1919-04-20
15155 Maritz Johannes Gerhardus Andries J G A Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-06-29
15156 Maritz Petrus Johannes P J Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-28
15157 Maritz P J Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1942-08-30
15158 Maritz Peter John P J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
15159 Maritz Thomas D T D Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Mets Raf 1943-02-09
31624 Maritz Pieter Jacobus P J Captain South African Artillery 3 Field Regiment (Transvaal Horse Artillery) 1956-05-21
15145 Marisane Jan J South African Native Labour Corps 1916-09-17
15144 Mariri Moses M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-06-13
15140 Marinus Henry H Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1917-02-20
15141 Marinus Hendrik Christoffel H C Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-07-19
15142 Marinus J J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-09-09
15143 Marinus Joseph W J W Staff Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police 1945-01-16
15139 Marincowitz Johannes Joubert J J 2nd Class Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. 1921-08-21
15136 Marillier Donovan F D F Lieutenant South African Air Force 25 Squadron 1944-01-15
15138 Marillier Ronald Ford R F Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Squadron 1942-05-31
41033 Marikukuma Masojo M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1914-08-04
15135 Maributsi Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps 42nd Bn. 1918-06-19
15134 Maribe Jacob J Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1942-04-08
15133 Margolis Hyman H Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st Bn. 1944-10-10
15132 Marewane Sixpence S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-02-15
15130 Marenis Abraham A Native Driver South African Field Artillery Natives 1917-04-21
15129 Mareme John J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-09-30
15128 Maremane Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-03-23
15127 Maremana William Mabusha W M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-06-11
15126 Mareko Mokisi M Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1942-10-21
15117 Maree David Jacobus D J Captain South African Air Force 60 Squadron 1943-09-25
15118 Maree Daniel Wilhelm D W Major South African Air Force 40 Squadron 1944-07-10
15119 Maree H Private Indian and Malay Corps 1947-05-30
15120 Maree Ignatius Johannes I J Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-04-16
15121 Maree Johannes Andries Petrus J A P Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-12
15122 Maree Louw J L J Private Field Force Battalion 1942-06-07
15123 Maree P J Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-23
15124 Maree Samuel Joseph S J Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-11-30
15125 Maree William W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Remount Section 1916-08-24
31612 Maree Paul Johannes P J Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Squadron 1955-05-24