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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
14890 Manavall Moses M Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
14888 Manasewitz Meyer Ansil M A Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1945-08-03
14887 Manase Stephen S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-06-06
14884 Manana Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-01-21
14885 Manana Lekwane L Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-10-09
14886 Manana Simon S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-07-23
39539 Manana Albert A Private South African Native Labour Corps 15th Coy. 1918-03-08
41367 Manamela Gubuki G Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. 1919-08-26
14883 Manale Johannes J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-05-23
14881 Manala Jack J Private South African Native Labour Corps 2nd Coy. 1917-09-15
14882 Manala Klaas K Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-01-08
14880 Manake Jonas J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-03-18
14879 Manaha Frans F Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-27
17313 Mamunyane Bernard B Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
14878 Mampuru Phillip P South African Native Labour Corps 1917-02-08
17724 Mampuru Jeremiah J Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 2nd Bn. 1917-02-27
14877 Mampi J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-08-06
14876 Mampers Ruben Clarence R C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-11-06
14875 Mampe Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1941-11-09
14874 Mampane William Makopi W M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-10-07
14873 Mamogodi Jonas J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps South African Field Artillery 1917-03-29
14872 Mamile Motor M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-07-28
14871 Mamiela Johannes J Leader South African Native Labour Corps South African Service Corps Transport 1917-03-04
14870 Mamet Louis Ange L A Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-10-17
14868 Mamema Charlie C Native Driver South African Field Artillery Natives 1916-10-27
14864 Mambolo Frans F Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1943-06-03
14865 Mambolo Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
14862 Mambo John Gqwetani J G Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-08-04
14863 Mambo Plaatjie P Private Cape Corps 1943-09-19
14859 Mamba Samson S Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-08-14
14858 Mamato Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps 28th Bn. 1918-05-03
14857 Mamashie Kenneth K Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-08-09
14855 Malyon John Edwin Hardey J E H Corporal South African Engineer Corps 41 Harbour Construction Coy. 1945-07-20
14851 Malusi Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
14852 Malusi Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
14853 Malusi Lucas L Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
14845 Maluse Abel A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps South African Railway Operating Company 1916-04-16
14846 Maluse Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Coy. 1917-05-20
14847 Maluse Ephriam E Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1916-04-26
14848 Maluse J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1947-03-14
14849 Maluse Jack J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-03-12
14850 Maluse Jonas J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-04-01
14844 Malupenya Mango M Driver South African Native Labour Corps South African Field Artillery 1917-06-01
14843 Malunga Matematema M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1946-01-29
14841 Maluleke William W Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-07-31
14842 Maluleke William W Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-11-29
14839 Maluleka Daniel Hlinjane D H Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-11-11
14840 Maluleka John Mbuyasi J M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1941-03-31
41307 Maluleka Charlie C Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. 1918-11-09
14838 Maluku William W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1918-10-16