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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
27502 Vos James Peter J P Sergeant 18th Mounted Rifles (Griqualand West Ruiters) 1915-01-02
41462 Vos Jos Centlivres J C Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1914-02-13
27486 Vorster A L Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-02-12
27487 Vorster Coen Brits C B Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-10-12
27488 Vorster C J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-05-18
27490 Vorster Daniel Jacobus Brink D J B Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-04-16
27491 Vorster John Harold J H Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1941-12-09
27492 Vorster Jaap J J J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1945-02-08
27493 Vorster Jack Peter J P Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Hermes 1942-04-09
27494 Vorster Peter Cornelius Johannes P C J Private 3rd South African Infantry "Rhodesia" Coy. 1918-07-19
27496 Vorster R P J Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 7 Field Regiment 1942-06-14
27497 Vorster Stephanus Johannes S J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1941-10-01
27498 Vorster Venter Johannes V J Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-11-17
27499 Vorster Willem Jacobus W J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1940-11-09
27485 Vorsatz August William A W Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1944-04-24
27484 Vondo Jele J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-01-13
27483 Von Zweigbergh Erik Conrad Frederick E C F Lieutenant 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-20
27482 Von Petrikowsky Augustine Albert A A Trooper Special Service Battalion 1944-07-26
27481 Von Moltke Thomas Dean Terry T D T Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1944-06-17
27480 Von Linsingen Frederick William Berry F W B Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
27479 Von Keyserlingk Arthur Harold A H Sergeant Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. 1944-07-17
27477 Von Gruning Dawid Christiaan Jacobus D C J Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1947-10-04
27476 Von Gordon Frederick Albert George Adolph F A G A Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1916-08-10
27475 Von Dresselt Daniel D Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
27474 Von Der Heyde Francis Leopold F L Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-10-12
27473 Von Der Decken Thomas Vincent T V Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
33770 Von Broembsen Cyril Nesbitte C N Air Mechanic 17 Squadron 1953-08-18
27472 Von Brandis Matthew Francis M F Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1942-01-08
27471 Volsteedt Royland James R J Warrant Officer Class II 34 Squadron 1945-04-04
27470 Volschenk Mathys Johannes M J Private Field Force Battalion 1944-11-06
27468 Vollenhoven Edwin E Corporal Cape Corps 2nd 1918-05-07
27469 Vollenhoven John Josias J J Private 8th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-03-22
27467 Volentala James J Native Driver South African Mounted Rifles 4th Permanent Bty. 1918-07-17
27465 Volbrecht Arthur John A J Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-12
27466 Volbrecht Emil Bawden E B Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-09-20
18912 Vokazela Nofeli V Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-11-26
27464 Voigt Frederick Carl Marthinus F C M Captain South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 31 Road Construction Coy. 1943-04-07
27463 Voight F J Private Cape Corps 1945-11-22
27461 Vogt William Alexander W A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-13
27462 Vogt Walter Patrick W P Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-09-06
27459 Voges Johannes Christian J C Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1942-11-28
27460 Voges Louis L Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-25
27458 Vogel Fritz F Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1945-03-04
27457 Vlotman David D Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-22
27456 Vlok Theodore Villiers T V Lieutenant 37 Squadron 1944-07-07
27454 Viviers Egbert Johannes E J Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1943-07-24
33762 Viviers Francois F Second Lieutenant 4 Squadron 1956-03-02
27452 Vivian Edward Valentine E V Captain 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-09-20
27450 Viveros Eric E Warrant Officer Class I 24 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron 1944-03-04
40789 Vister Paul P Private Cape Corps 1st 1919-12-25