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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
27282 Vermaak Nicolaas Jacobus N J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1942-12-20
27284 Vermaak S J M Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1945-12-26
27285 Vermaak Xavier X Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1946-07-16
27276 Verkyl Otto O Private Cape Corps 1942-12-23
27272 Verity Gordon Howard G H Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-10
27273 Verity Leighton Aaron L A Second Lieutenant 114 Squadron 1944-10-02
27274 Verity Reginald Raymond R R Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Field Ambulance 1917-12-07
27275 Verity William George W G Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1940-11-30
27271 Verhoog James J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-08-21
27270 Vergotine Charles Edward C E Lance Bombardier Cape Corps 1942-11-02
27269 Verden John Rugbeer J R Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1945-10-05
27267 Vercueil Christoffel Louis C L Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-12-12
27268 Vercueil Johan Frederick J F Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-12-06
27266 Verbeek Bernard Robert Louis B R L Private 8th South African Infantry 1916-03-22
27265 Veny Tom T Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-05-24
27235 Venter A J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-11-30
27236 Venter Abraham Jacobus A J Burgher Mounted Commandos Middelburg Commando 1915-04-30
27237 Venter Albertus Stephanus A S Lieutenant 3 Squadron 1941-06-03
27238 Venter Bernardus Gerhardus Abram B G A Corporal General Service Corps (Corps) 1943-11-15
27239 Venter Coert Christoffel Matthyson C C M Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1940-02-15
27240 Venter Cecil John C J Private 4th South African Infantry 1919-08-16
27241 Venter F Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1942-11-03
27242 Venter Gert H J G H J Private South African Railways and Harbours Brigade Base Workshops. 1943-12-04
27243 Venter Hendrik Johannes H J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-07-24
27244 Venter John J Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1941-12-02
27245 Venter Johannes Gerhardus J G Lieutenant Prince Alfred's Guard 1944-06-13
27246 Venter J H Private Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
27247 Venter Jan Hendrik J H Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-01-30
27248 Venter J I Lieutenant 22 Squadron 1944-01-15
27249 Venter Johannes Jurgens Jacobus J J J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-21
27250 Venter Jacobus Johannes Marthinus J J M Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-25
27251 Venter Jurgens Johannes S J J S Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-15
27252 Venter J P Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 11th Armoured Car Coy. 1942-07-06
27253 Venter Jacobus Paulus J P Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1945-04-15
27254 Venter Petrus Daniel P D Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1918-10-30
27255 Venter Philippus Francois P F Staff Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1945-01-19
27256 Venter Patrick Hendrik P H Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1946-08-13
27258 Venter Rudolph Gideon R G Private South African Rifles 2nd 1916-10-31
27259 Venter Pieter Schalk P S Sergeant Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
27260 Venter William A W A Corporal General Service Corps (Corps) 1944-11-17
27261 Venter Willem Adriaan Jacobus W A J Warrant Officer Class II 34 Squadron 1945-03-25
27262 Venter W C Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1947-11-23
27263 Venter Willem Daniel Francois W D F Trooper Pretoria Regiment 1944-06-20
27264 Venter William John W J Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
33676 Venter Christiaan Hattingh C H Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) Air Operations School Langebaanweg 1951-05-12
27233 Venske Eric Friedrich Theodor E F T Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Field Regiment 1942-03-06
27234 Venske Percy Eithel Herman P E H Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
27232 Venn Andries A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-07-24
27228 Venables Albert A Trooper South African Horse 3rd 1916-05-21
27229 Venables Edward Thomas James E T J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-07-29