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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
9293 Harris Reginald Roberts Kekewich French R R K F Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 6th Res. Regiment 1944-06-07
9294 Harris Robert Sykes R S Private 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) 1915-04-27
9295 Harris Raymond William Smart R W S Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-18
9296 Harris Sydney S Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-07-22
9297 Harris Samuel S Private South African Horse 3rd 1917-04-04
9298 Harris Samuel Alick S A Corporal South African Horse 3rd 1916-05-19
9299 Harris William W Private Cape Corps 1944-05-13
9300 Harris William W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-17
9301 Harris Wallace Cranmer W C Lieutenant South African Service Corps (Corps) Supplies 1917-09-27
9302 Harris Willie Peter W P Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-08-26
9303 Harris William Stanley W S Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
43400 Harris Lucien L Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Air Depot 1949-08-13
9253 Harrington Abraham A Private Cape Corps 1945-09-01
9255 Harrington Walter John W J Major General Service Corps (Corps) 1941-10-01
9250 Harries Noel Allen Ryder N A R Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1946-08-27
9251 Harries Percy Sidwell P S Gunner South African Field Artillery 1918-10-21
9247 Harrhy Ramsay Steuart R S Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-05-10
9246 Harrap John William J W Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-07-12
9244 Harpur Stephen Solomon S S Corporal Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-12-09
9233 Harper Archibald A Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-01-21
9234 Harper Arthur A Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) Natal Field Artillery 1943-03-30
9236 Harper David Ferguson D F Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-23
9237 Harper George Henry G H Private 6th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-10-13
9239 Harper Joseph Fredrick J F Private 6th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-10-18
9240 Harper Leslie John L J Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-08-02
9241 Harper Reginald Charles R C Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-08-01
9242 Harper Robert Holley R H Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1919-01-30
9243 Harper Walter Alexander W A Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-08
9232 Harnoster Lucas L Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-17
9230 Harney Dennis Joseph D J Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1916-08-30
9231 Harney Eric E Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-21
9223 Harmse Bartlemus Thomas B T Private South African Horse 3rd 1916-09-08
9224 Harmse Joseph Johannes J J Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-05-15
9225 Harmse Karel K Sergeant Cape Corps 1945-12-24
9226 Harmse Ockert C O C Private South African Irish 1st 1941-11-23
9227 Harmse P Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1914-11-18
9228 Harmse Petrus Wilhelm P W Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 1st Bde. 1918-10-20
9229 Harmse W C Burgher Mounted Commandos Pietersburg Commando 1915-06-17
9221 Harms Carl August C A Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1945-05-09
9222 Harms J H Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Regiment 1942-11-28
9219 Harmer Henry Richard Frank Wiltshire H R F W Air Sergeant 17 Squadron 1944-05-25
9220 Harmer John Richard J R Lieutenant 40 Squadron 1944-02-01
9218 Harmening Harry Frederick Thomas H F T Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-12-31
9217 Harling Sydney Arthur S A Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-10
9214 Harley George Alfred G A Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment 1914-09-14
9215 Harley John Stanley J S Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-12-02
9216 Harley Kenneth K Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1941-08-13
9211 Harle Paul August P A Petty Officer South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Bonaventure 1943-10-03
9212 Harle Peter John P J Private South African Irish 1st Bn. 1941-02-23
9213 Harle Sydney S Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st 1941-02-22