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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
27338 Vikinduku David D Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-14
27336 Vierdag John J Corporal South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-10-23
27330 Victor David De Klerk D d K Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-10-27
27332 Victor Daniel Matthews D M Private 8th South African Infantry 1917-09-07
27333 Victor John George J G Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-10-06
27334 Victor Rudolph Van Der Muelen R V D M Private 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) 1914-09-10
27335 Victor Theunis Gert T G Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-08
27329 Vickery Sidney Francis S F Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
27322 Vickers Colin Percival C P Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Hermes 1942-04-09
27323 Vickers Daniel Johannes D J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-12-04
27324 Vickers Joseph J Private Cape Corps 1942-11-20
27325 Vickers J J C Sergeant Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1942-12-13
27327 Vickers Peter P Ganger South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-10-26
40797 Vickers Arthur De Muschamp Westhorp A D M W Lieutenant South African Forces 2nd Regiment 1918-09-12
27319 Vice Cedric Noel C N Lieutenant 38 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-02-03
27320 Vice Hector Ralph H R Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1946-06-29
27321 Vice Louis Guy L G Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
27318 Vicary Leslie Frank L F Private Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
27317 Viboom Alfred A Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-22
27316 Vezi Pius P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-02-16
27314 Vey Alfred Edward A E Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-10-24
27313 Vester John J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-01
27312 Verwey Leslie Ronald L R Air Mechanic 40 Squadron 1942-04-15
27311 Vertuin Louis L Private Cape Corps 1946-01-07
27309 Verster Jacobus Erasmus J E Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-27
27310 Verster Jacobus Johannes Petre J J P Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1941-12-02
33721 Verster Jesse Powell J P Second Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1951-07-01
27306 Versfeld Joshua Metcalfe J M Lieutenant South African Horse 4th 1916-05-20
27307 Versfeld Peter Henry Swift P H S Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Cornwall 1942-04-05
27305 Verreynne William W Private South African Horse 6th 1916-09-07
27304 Verrell Victor Henry V H Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-22
27301 Vernon Ronald Cecil R C Lieutenant General and Base Depots General Depot Staff (Wynberg). 1918-10-11
27298 Verner John Alexandra J A Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-27
27297 Vermooten Henry Nourse H N Private 12th Infantry (Pretoria Regiment) 1914-12-16
27286 Vermeulen Abraham Johannes A J Lance Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1943-10-01
27287 Vermeulen Barend Johannes B J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-01-02
27288 Vermeulen Gert Cornelis G C Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1943-12-16
27289 Vermeulen Gert Jacobus G J Private South African Horse 6th 1916-09-29
27290 Vermeulen Johannes J Private South African Horse 3rd 1919-08-08
27291 Vermeulen Johannes J Private Cape Corps 1944-08-06
27292 Vermeulen James Gabriel J G Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-23
27293 Vermeulen J J F Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1941-11-30
27294 Vermeulen Matthys Adrian M A Lieutenant 21 Squadron 1941-11-20
27295 Vermeulen Petrus Hermanus P H Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1940-12-05
27296 Vermeulen Sybrand Johannes S J Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 17 Field Bty. 1941-03-17
27277 Vermaak Coenraad Jacobus C J Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Field Regiment 1945-02-27
27278 Vermaak Frederick George F G Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-04-09
27279 Vermaak Frank Kenneth F K Lance Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-07-14
27280 Vermaak Frans Nicolaas Stephanus F N S Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1941-09-28
27281 Vermaak H J Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-12-09