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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
27449 Vissie Isaac I Private Cape Corps 1945-02-14
27448 Vissian Paul A N P A N Private Youth Training Brigade 1944-01-10
27426 Visser Abraham Johannes A J Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1943-02-09
27427 Visser Barend Christoffel B C Private 8th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-02-25
27428 Visser C A Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1942-03-29
27429 Visser Cornelius Dirk Hendrik C D H Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-11-29
27430 Visser C P Staff Sergeant Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1947-06-28
27431 Visser Edward Petrus Johannes E P J Private Mounted Commandos Springbok Commando 1915-01-23
27432 Visser Frederik Antonie F A Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-04-16
27433 Visser Frederick Abraham Nicolaas F A N Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Regiment 1941-11-23
27434 Visser Gerrit G Private South African Railway Services 1918-11-12
27435 Visser Gerthaides Stephanus G S Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-31
27436 Visser Hennie Walter H W Private Physical Training Battalion 1942-03-03
27437 Visser Jacobus Adriaan J A Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-10
27438 Visser Jan Abraham Louis J A L Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-11-07
27439 Visser Johannes Jacobus J J Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-11-25
27440 Visser Joachim Jacobus J J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-08
27441 Visser Jochim Jacobus J J Cyclist South African Motor Cyclist Corps (Corps) 1916-12-17
27442 Visser Joseph Peterus J P Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1918-10-30
27443 Visser Michael George M G Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 4th Armoured Car Regiment 1941-10-24
27444 Visser Nicolaas Jacobus Campher N J C Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1944-07-20
27445 Visser Piet P Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-03-24
27446 Visser P J Captain South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1945-01-04
27447 Visser S J P Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1942-04-06
43379 Visser Johannes Hendrik J H Private South African Army 1949-08-05
27425 Visscher Henry H Second Lieutenant 74 Squadron 1943-01-25
27405 Visagie Abram Johannas A J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-01-24
27406 Visagie Andries Phillipus Daniel A P D Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1940-08-18
27407 Visagie Cornelius Johannes Christian C J C Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment 1920-03-12
27408 Visagie F Private Cape Corps 1945-08-29
27409 Visagie F A Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-07-07
27410 Visagie Frans Christoffel F C Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1940-03-05
27411 Visagie Gideon Johannes Jacobus G J J Private Returned Soldiers' Battalion 1920-08-30
27412 Visagie Hendrik H Private Cape Corps 1944-11-13
27413 Visagie Jacob J Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-04-08
27414 Visagie Jan J Private Cape Corps 1942-07-07
27415 Visagie Jan Johannes Petrus J J P Lance Bombardier Cape Corps 1945-07-30
27417 Visagie Louis Christian L C Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment 1918-11-30
27419 Visagie Petrus Gerhardus P G Private South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-01-27
27420 Visagie Stephan S Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-18
27421 Visagie Sarel Petrus Jacobus S P J Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1942-10-28
27422 Visagie Sybrand Willim Albertus S W A Private 8th South African Infantry 1917-07-20
27423 Visagie T E Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1941-07-18
27402 Viret Walter Frederick W F Air Mechanic 21 Squadron 1944-09-09
27401 Vipan Cecil Arthur C A Second Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
27399 Vinnicombe Ira I Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-22
27397 Vink Benjamin Francois B F Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Cornwall 1942-04-05
27398 Vink Stephen S Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-05-31
27390 Vine Edgar E Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1916-09-26
27392 Vine Gustav Leonard G L Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1946-04-23