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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
10381 Howell James Henry J H Captain Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-09-04
10382 Howell Joseph Leigh J L Lance Sergeant 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-16
10383 Howell Louis Frederick L F Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-09-12
10384 Howell Marmaduke Gwynne M G Lance Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1918-10-21
10385 Howell Stanley S Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-18
10367 Howe Arthur A Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-12
10368 Howe Alfred Ernest A E Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 1945-03-31
10369 Howe Albert Henry A H Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1941-12-25
10370 Howe Charles Edward C E Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-09-25
10372 Howe Ernest George E G Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-11-26
10373 Howe Frederick Carl F C Warrant Officer Class I 15 Squadron 1945-03-07
10375 Howe Horace George H G Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Dorsetshire 1942-04-05
10377 Howe John J Sergeant Pretoria Regiment 1944-06-27
10366 Howden Russell Kenyon R K Sub-Lieutenant South African Navy (Corps) H.m.m.l. 1163. 1945-01-04
10365 Howat William Frederick W F Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1942-10-13
10360 Howarth Matthew Bourne M B Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment 1918-01-31
10362 Howarth Ralph Hubert Francis R H F Major 12 Squadron 1944-08-20
10339 Howard Arthur Sidney A S Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
10340 Howard Clifford John William C J W Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-06-24
10342 Howard Douglas James D J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1944-07-09
10343 Howard Edward E Private 7th South African Infantry 1917-02-09
10344 Howard Ernest Henry E H Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
10346 Howard George G Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-03-06
10347 Howard George William G W Private South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1919-03-28
10348 Howard Harry Benjamin H B Sergeant 4th South African Infantry 1918-01-07
10349 Howard Harold Deighton H D Signalman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Neptune 1941-12-19
10350 Howard H F Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1942-04-25
10351 Howard Ivor William I W Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 1942-06-02
10352 Howard James Hassall J H Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1917-08-06
10354 Howard Keith Guy K G Warrant Officer Class I 17 Squadron 1944-05-29
10355 Howard Kenneth Thomas K T Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-04-17
10357 Howard Squire S Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-01-31
10358 Howard Stanley Cecil S C Captain 22 Squadron 1946-09-19
10359 Howard Stanley James S J Lance Corporal 7th South African Infantry 1916-03-11
10336 How Peter P Lance Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1918-11-03
10337 How Robert Henry R H Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Field Regiment 1942-06-20
10333 Houtasmar J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-06
10332 Houston Sidney Silva S S Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-10
10331 Houshold Frank Percy F P Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-12
10330 Houseman Eric Frederick E F Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1675 Heavy Conversion Unit 1945-07-19
10328 Housden Harry Francis H F Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
10327 Houldsworth Harry Wright H W Rifleman Rand Rifles 1915-05-10
10326 Houghton Krusteyn Victorious K V Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1945-01-14
10325 Hough Marcus Maximillian M M Warrant Officer Class II 12 Squadron 1940-12-05
10323 Hotsitso Solomon S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-18
10322 Hotlani Charlie C South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-08-06
10321 Hothersall Richard Denis R D Air Mechanic 60 Squadron 1941-01-27
10319 Host Anthony M A M Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 4 Field Coy. 1942-01-02
10318 Hosmer Ronald R Air Corporal 44 Squadron 1944-07-31
10317 Hoskison William John Robert W J R Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-01-25