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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 1,041 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
11662 July Jim J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-23
11663 July John J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-11
11661 Jullies Piet P Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-07-15
11645 Julius A Private Cape Corps 1946-03-24
11646 Julius Benjamin B Driver South African Field Artillery Reinforcements 1916-09-30
11647 Julius Edward E Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-09
11648 Julius Fred F Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1915-07-05
11649 Julius Henry H Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-16
11650 Julius Julie J Lance Corporal Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-05-03
11651 Julius Jacob J Corporal Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 4th Coy. 1919-08-01
11653 Julius John Richard J R Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-06-26
11654 Julius Kammies K Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1945-04-27
11655 Julius Leopold Theodore L T Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-13
11656 Julius Michael C M C Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-01-06
11657 Julius Solomon S Corporal Cape Corps 1944-11-07
11658 Julius T T H Private Cape Corps 1944-12-30
11642 Julies Adam A Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1918-05-25
11643 Julies Andries A Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-21
11644 Julies William W Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-16
11638 Julie David D Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-07-01
11639 Julie John J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-07-25
11640 Julie Martin M Private Cape Corps 1st 1920-12-02
11641 Julie Phillip Henry P H Private Cape Corps 1941-11-18
11637 Jukarainen David John D J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-16
11634 Judson John J Private Cape Corps 1944-01-11
11636 Judson Reginald R Lieutenant Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-10-23
11633 Juds Albert Ernest Max A E M Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 11 Field Coy. 1942-12-20
11632 Judes Arthur A Private South African Irish 1st Bn. 1941-02-09
11631 Jude Phillip P Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-22
11627 Judd Douglas Reginald D R Captain 1 Squadron 1944-07-03
11629 Judd Patrick John P J Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1945-09-21
11630 Judd Robert Charles R C Private South African Motor Cyclist Corps (Corps) 1916-12-22
11625 Juby Kenneth Joseph K J Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Hollyhock 1942-04-09
11626 Juby Lionel Orsmond L O Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-12
11624 Jubile Lawrence L Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section 1917-02-21
11622 Jubber Alexander Edward A E Sergeant First City 1941-10-28
11623 Jubber Clifton C Lieutenant 40 Squadron 1940-11-16
11621 Jozaffe Gabriel G Corporal Cape Corps 1st 1916-05-05
11618 Joyner Cecil Robert C R Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1940-10-23
11619 Joyner Douglas Keith D K Rifleman 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) "D" Squadron 1914-12-16
11620 Joyner Richard Laughton R L Second Lieutenant 21 Squadron 1942-08-13
11616 Joyce George Thomas G T Warrant Officer Class I South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1942-10-16
30945 Joyce Harold Theodore Retief H T R Second Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1951-09-29
11613 Joy George Henry Bertram G H B Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
11612 Jowett Percy John P J Captain 1st South African Infantry 1916-07-20
11611 Jovah Toby T Native Driver South African Field Artillery 1917-05-17
11609 Joughin Thomas Cain T C Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-12-08
11574 Joubert Albert Stephanus Johannes A S J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-10-06
11575 Joubert Claude De Villiers C de V Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-10-28
11576 Joubert Christian Jozua Peter C J P Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1942-11-22