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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
15111 Mare Benjamin Paulus Bernardo B P B Lieutenant Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-21
15112 Mare Pieter Ernst Kruger P E K Warrant Officer Class II South African Pay Corps 1944-10-18
15113 Mare Petrus Paulus P P Air Corporal South African Air Force 1945-05-26
15114 Mare Philippus Petrus P P Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1942-10-15
15115 Mare William W Private Mounted Commandos De La Rey's Commando 1914-12-16
15116 Mare William Douglas W D Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
15106 Mardon Alfred William A W Private South African Medical Corps 4th Field Ambulance 1916-11-19
15107 Mardon Arthur Walter Lewin A W L Lieutenant Cape Corps 2nd 1918-05-22
15109 Mardon Joseph Alexis J A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-10-13
15110 Mardon Thomas William Bentley T W B Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
31606 Mardon Lawrence L Seaman South African Navy SAS Protea 1955-01-02
15100 Marcus Aron A Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1943-01-08
15101 Marcus Ernest Leopold E L Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1916-02-12
15102 Marcus Hans Otto H O Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1947-10-21
15105 Marcus William W Donkey Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-06
15099 Marcoso Percy Douglas P D Second Lieutenant South African Rifles 2nd 1920-07-06
15095 Marchant Henry Edward H E Private Q Service Corps 1944-11-13
15096 Marchant Henry Thomas H T Sapper South African Mounted Engineers 1917-01-04
15097 Marchant Harold William H W Captain South African Air Force 74 Operational Training Unit RAF 1943-04-01
15098 Marchant John Richard J R Corporal Armoured Fighting Vehicle Training Centre 1941-09-03
15094 Marchand Peter De Coligny Wege P D C W Gunner South African Artillery 15 Field Bty. 1945-12-12
15092 March M Private Cape Corps 1942-06-26
15093 March Martinus M Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
41032 Marcelo Johannes J Labourer South African Labour Corps Railway Section 1915-07-15
15091 Marbrook Alfred Richard A R Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
15090 Maratsile Adam A Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-26
15089 Maratha Daniel D Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-02-28
15088 Marapyana A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1947-12-18
15086 Marapeng George G Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-03-07
15054 Marais A J Staff Sergeant General Service Corps 1947-01-22
15055 Marais Alfred Norman A N Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-10-20
15056 Marais Barend B Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
15057 Marais D Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-12-16
15058 Marais Douglas Thomas D T Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 21 Air School 1942-03-10
15059 Marais E Air Corporal Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1946-02-25
15060 Marais Frank F Private Central Army Training Depot 1943-06-12
15061 Marais Francois Marthinus Johannes F M J Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-07-26
15062 Marais Hendrik Gert H G Sapper South African Railway Operating Company 3 Armoured Train 1914-11-26
15063 Marais Gert G Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-03
15064 Marais George Henry G H Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1917-03-17
15065 Marais Guillaume Johannes G J Staff Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police 1945-04-22
15066 Marais Henry John H J Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1942-09-02
15067 Marais Jack J Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Squadron 1941-04-01
15068 Marais Johannes Eckardt Oosthuizen J E O Colonel South African Air Force 2 Squadron 1942-01-07
15069 Marais J E V Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1945-09-06
15070 Marais Johannes Jurgens J J Gunner South African Artillery 2 A.A. Regt. 1945-02-27
15071 Marais J M Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps 1944-01-26
15072 Marais J N Private Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
15073 Marais Klaas Cloudie K C Private Mounted Commandos Cradock Commando 1914-12-21
15074 Marais K J Gunner South African Artillery 1941-11-19