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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) 405 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,809 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,874 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,040 SAP — South African Police 3,732 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 159 AUS — Australian forces 167 UK — British forces 4,095 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 24,809 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
14735 Malan D G Air Sergeant 24 Squadron 1941-07-02
14736 Malan Daniel Petrus D P Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 76 Operational Training Unit RAF 1944-10-06
14737 Malan Gert G Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-12-23
14738 Malan Magnus David George M D G Staff Sergeant Major South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-31
14739 Malan Ralph Jordan R J Captain 31 Squadron 1944-06-12
14740 Malan Willem W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1916-06-01
14741 Malan William Henry W H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1944-08-22
14731 Malakutla Mathews M Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-06-23
17155 Malakoane Gideon G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-06-20
14729 Malakia Labourer South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1915-06-03
14728 Malakela James J South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-06-08
14726 Malaka Malepane M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-10-04
14727 Malaka Nchabe Jim N J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-01-28
14133 Malagwana (malangwana) Titi T Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
14725 Makwena (mokoena) Josias J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
14724 Makwena Andries A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-09-11
14722 Makwane Jacob J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
14721 Makwale Makene Natal N Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 24th Coy. 1917-07-09
4321 Makwale (makoale) Come Come C C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 8th Coy. 1917-06-04
14719 Makungo Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-10-09
14718 Makung Klaas K Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-06-30
41026 Makuman Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1915-04-16
14715 Makudu Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
14713 Makubu Joseph J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-03-07
14712 Makubo Marshall M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-04-27
14710 Makuba William W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-11-12
14709 Makotoko Setha S Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 38th Bn. 1918-04-09
14708 Makoseni Jackson J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-11-02
14706 Makope Klaas K Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1916-11-30
14705 Makopane Frank F Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
14703 Makondelela Phineas P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1941-12-03
14701 Makomasi Sixatula S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 37th Bn. 1918-01-05
14700 Makomane Klaas K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 14th Coy. 1917-07-10
14699 Makole Benjamin B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
14697 Makofole William W Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-08
14696 Makoene MacK M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-06-20
14695 Makoena Henry H Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-26
14694 Makoe Jack Jantje J J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section 1917-02-21
41390 Makobo William W Native Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment 1917-07-31
14691 Makoba Johannes J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-26
14692 Makoba Majuta M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
14693 Makoba Solomon S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-09-29
14723 Makoatedi MacK M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
14690 Makoane Jappie J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-03-02
14689 Makoale Joseph J Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-21
14688 Makoala Assegai A Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-08-04
14687 Makoae Jack J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-03-03
41025 Makledgi Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1915-04-13
14686 Makkink Jan Willem J W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1919-06-06
14685 Makiya Joseph J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-05-15