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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) 60 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,793 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,693 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 985 SAP — South African Police 3,730 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 158 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,055 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 24,793 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
9793 Heuvel Peter P Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-06-29
9792 Heunis E P Shoeing Smith South African Veterinary Corps 1941-03-23
9789 Heugh Carl C Corporal Cape Corps 1945-01-21
9791 Heugh Tiene Paul T P Private Cape Corps 1942-11-14
9788 Heuer Gerard Johannes G J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1944-11-22
9786 Hetherington Gavin Murdoch G M Lieutenant South African Air Force 60 Squadron 1943-01-27
9787 Hetherington Wilfrid W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-22
9785 Hester Francis Danby F D Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-08-01
9783 Hesselman Hillis James H J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
9781 Hesqua James J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-01-27
9778 Heslop Dudley Baldwin D B Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
9780 Heslop Lionel L Private South African Infantry Corps 10th Regt. 1917-09-12
9777 Hesketh Roy Oscar R O Lieutenant South African Air Force 29 Operational Training Unit 1944-09-19
9776 Hervel Klaas K Native Driver South African Field Artillery 1916-09-09
9773 Herselman Christian Albritch C A Private South African Infantry Corps 5th Regt. 1919-10-10
9774 Herselman Napoleon N Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-01-15
9771 Herran William John W J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-24
9768 Heroldt Constance Lillian C L Private Women's Auxiliary Army Services 1944-04-27
9766 Herold Francis William F W Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
9767 Herold Henry Johannes H J Private South African Infantry Corps 12th Regt. 1916-08-22
9765 Herns John Daniel J D Private Indian and Malay Corps 1947-09-05
9761 Herman Alfred Domilius A D Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-02-13
9762 Herman Martinus M Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-01-19
9760 Herling Lodwyk L Private Indian and Malay Corps 1943-06-23
9759 Herington Frank F Sergeant South African Medical Corps Sanitary Section 1916-12-22
9754 Herbst C F B Private General Service Corps 1942-11-02
9755 Herbst Cornelius Rudolf C R Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section 1918-10-17
9756 Herbst George Charles Alfred G C A Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-26
9757 Herbst J J W Air Corporal South African Air Force Voortrekkerhoogte Air Station 1943-05-10
9758 Herbst Sarel Coenraad Petrus S C P Sapper South African Engineer Corps 12 Field Sqn. 1944-06-22
30695 Herbst Abraham Johannes A J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1939-01-05
30699 Herbst Johannes Hendrik J H Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Coast Artillery Brigade 1936-05-30
9753 Herbison Ernest Newman E N Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-09-19
9745 Herbert Alfred James A J Private South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. 1917-01-20
9746 Herbert Charles Benedictus C B Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps 3rd Armoured Car Regt. 1942-11-28
9747 Herbert Frederick William F W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-14
9749 Herbert Jack J Private Natal Scottish 3rd 1945-09-21
9750 Herbert John Conradie J C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-12
9751 Herbert Richard R Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
9752 Herbert William Lemuel Lord W L L Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Squadron 1942-02-13
9744 Herald James J Private Technical Service Corps 1945-03-05
9742 Heradien Louis L Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-05-18
9743 Heradien Daniel D Private Cape Corps 1943-09-29
9736 Hepburn Arnot A Bombardier South African Artillery 5 Field Regt. 1942-06-05
9738 Hepburn Gordon G Lieutenant South African Air Force 1945-08-28
9739 Hepburn Norman Eric Cameron N E C Staff Sergeant Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-23
9734 Henwood Albert John A J Driver South African Engineer Corps No. 1 Armoured Train 1915-05-20
9733 Henthorn Charles John C J Private Natal Light Horse 1915-04-27
9732 Henstock James Walter J W Warrant Officer Class II Technical Service Corps 1946-05-13
9731 Hensley F Private Cape Corps 1941-09-08