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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
11442 Jones Herbert Vaughan H V Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
11443 Jones Isaac I Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-06-08
11444 Jones James J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
11445 Jones James J Private 10th South African Infantry 1919-03-17
11446 Jones Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-06-25
11447 Jones John A J A Air Mechanic 42 Air School 1943-03-05
11448 Jones John Arthur J A Sergeant Camp Commandants Staff 1918-11-04
11449 Jones John Brown J B Sergeant South African Horse 8th 1916-09-07
11450 Jones John Harris J H Air Mechanic 3 Squadron 1941-07-13
11451 Jones John Jacobus J J Private Cape Corps 1945-12-07
11452 Jones Jesse Norris J N Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-26
11453 Jones John Smithson J S Private South African Veteran Reserve 1916-10-04
11454 Jones John Tillson J T Second Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-10-18
11455 Jones John Winter J W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-12-21
11459 Jones Maurice Lightoller M L Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1917-04-22
11461 Jones Nathaniel Mouat N M Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-12-08
11462 Jones Otto Barlow O B Captain General Service Corps (Corps) Non-European Army Services. 1946-10-09
11463 Jones Percy P Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
11466 Jones Robert Evans R E Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-19
11467 Jones Robert Shudall R S Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-01-23
11468 Jones Robert William R W Private Cape Corps 1944-07-02
11469 Jones Samuel S Private Cape Corps 137th M.T. Coy. 1942-07-11
11470 Jones Stanley S Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-21
11472 Jones Thomas Henry T H Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1940-08-06
11473 Jones Trevor Reginald T R Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1942-08-09
11474 Jones Vivian Albert V A Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-17
11475 Jones William Albert W A Sergeant South African Horse 2nd 1916-05-31
11476 Jones William Glyndwa W G Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force (Corps) 76 Operational Training Unit RAF 1945-03-29
11478 Jones William Thomas W T Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-01-14
11388 Jonck R H Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-02-22
11386 Jonathan Jacob J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-02-13
11387 Jonathan Jonathan J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-19
11384 Jonase Fishana F Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-03-20
11376 Jonas Aaron A Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-07
11377 Jonas Frederick F Private Cape Corps 1943-06-25
11378 Jonas Haileka H Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-06-18
11379 Jonas J Private Cape Corps 1945-07-30
11380 Jonas Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
11375 Jonah Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-21
11374 Jolly Sydney S Second Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry 1918-11-05
11372 Jolliffe Arthur Henry Thomas Watt A H T W Sergeant South African Field Artillery 1918-11-17
11373 Jolliffe Henry Clydesdale H C Gunner South African Field Artillery 1918-10-07
11358 Johnstone A Lance Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 1941-08-21
11359 Johnstone Andrew A Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-12-08
11360 Johnstone Arthur William A W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-10-12
11362 Johnstone George Hugh Cameron G H C Lance Corporal South African Horse 2nd 1916-09-17
11364 Johnstone H N Lieut-Commander (E) South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Birmingham 1942-08-18
11365 Johnstone J Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1947-12-08
11368 Johnstone Percy William P W Trooper South African Horse 4th 1916-05-31
11369 Johnstone Robert Hindle R H Lieutenant Pretoria Regiment 1944-06-07