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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 3,859 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 164 UK — British forces 4,066 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
27557 Wake Vivian Beaumont V B Leading Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Afrikander 1942-10-10
27558 Wake Vivian Hereward V H Sub-Lieutenant South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Landrail 1945-03-28
27555 Waite Edgar Victor E V Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
27553 Wait Charles C Private South African Horse 4th 1916-09-08
27554 Wait Standon Norman S N Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-11-17
27551 Wainwright Andrew A Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st S.A. Gen. Hosp. 1918-06-16
27552 Wainwright John Daniel J D Trooper South African Horse 5th 1916-08-11
27547 Wahl Johnson J Trooper South African Horse 4th 1916-05-19
27548 Wahl Jacobus Johannes J J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1942-12-21
27544 Wagstaff Alfred Thomas A T Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1917-06-14
27545 Wagstaff Geoffrey G Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-11
27546 Wagstaff Harry Cyril H C Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
27539 Wagner Abraham A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 5th Coy. 1919-04-18
27540 Wagner Ernest E Sapper South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1917-09-17
27541 Wagner Henry Schroeder H S Private 12th South African Infantry 1916-03-19
27542 Wagner Johannes Willem J W Private South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1947-09-28
27543 Wagner Saul Johannes S J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 10th Bn. 1944-03-29
27537 Wagenar Cornelius C Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-10
27538 Wagenar Willem W Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-11
27536 Wagenaar Christiaan Johannes C J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-09-18
27530 Wade Henry Joseph Patrick H J P Private 6th South African Infantry 1916-03-25
27531 Wade John J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1941-10-03
27532 Wade John Patrick J P Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1945-11-11
27534 Wade Llewellyn Felix L F Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1942-08-17
27526 Vyvyan-Day Roger Howard R H Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 7 Field Regiment 1945-02-23
27525 Vyfer Peter P Private Cape Corps 2nd 1916-05-21
27524 Vyers I Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1946-04-22
27523 Vutula Charles C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
27522 Vusani John Aaron J A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-12-31
27521 Vungxana Ben B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-07-19
27520 Vundhla Nkosana N Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 10th Bn. 1917-07-24
27519 Vumazonke Griffiths G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-10-10
27518 Vucasivich Thomas Trepo T T Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-10-17
27517 Vroom Clement Harold C H Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-04
27514 Vries Abram A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-01-06
27515 Vries Hans H Private Cape Corps 1945-05-04
27516 Vries Peter P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) No. 2 Veterinary Base 1916-11-01
27513 Vreede Cornelius Hudson C H Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1942-01-11
27512 Vovela Joe J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
41399 Votchwana Smith S Native Driver South African Mounted Rifles 4th Permanent Bty. 1920-04-28
27511 Voster Hendrik H South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-06
27510 Voss Phillip P Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section 1917-02-21
27503 Vosloo Benjamin Jurgens B J Warrant Officer Class II Q Service Corps (Corps) 1941-12-09
27504 Vosloo Hendrik Jacobus H J Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-13
27506 Vosloo Johannes Albertes J A Sergeant Mounted Commandos Cradock Commando 1915-01-24
27507 Vosloo John J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-20
27508 Vosloo Petrus Jacobus P J Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-26
27509 Vosloo Schalk Burger S B Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1945-01-03
33780 Vosloo Jacob Jeremais J J Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1950-08-17
27501 Vos Andries Pieter A P Air Sergeant 15 Squadron 1942-05-04