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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
27109 Van Wyk H Staff Sergeant South African Pay Corps (Corps) 1945-05-15
27110 Van Wyk H Private Cape Corps 1945-07-25
27111 Van Wyk Hendrik H Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1941-12-31
27112 Van Wyk Henry H Private Cape Corps 1941-10-05
27113 Van Wyk Hendrik J W. H J W Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1941-12-31
27114 Van Wyk J Private Cape Corps 1945-10-07
27115 Van Wyk James J Private 8th South African Infantry 1917-07-19
27116 Van Wyk Johannes J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
27117 Van Wyk John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-08
27118 Van Wyk Jacobus B J B Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1943-08-24
27120 Van Wyk Johannes Gerhardus J G Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1947-03-09
27121 Van Wyk J J Private Field Force Brigade 1/2 1942-05-24
27122 Van Wyk Jacobus Johannes J J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-04-22
27123 Van Wyk J J W Captain South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1942-03-07
27124 Van Wyk Johannes Michael J M Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-07-19
27125 Van Wyk Johannes Petrus Marais J P M Private South African Horse 6th 1916-07-20
27126 Van Wyk K Private Cape Corps 1946-01-12
27127 Van Wyk Kater K Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1947-10-26
27128 Van Wyk Maarten Johannes M J Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 6th Armoured Division Signals. 1944-08-30
27129 Van Wyk Peter P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-04-04
27130 Van Wyk Pieter P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 5 Coy. 1919-02-17
27131 Van Wyk Pieter Daniel P D Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-10-06
27132 Van Wyk Saul S Private Cape Corps 1944-07-22
27133 Van Wyk Stoffel S Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-05-25
27134 Van Wyk Thomas S T S Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1944-04-22
27135 Van Wyk William Abraham W A Batman Union Defence Forces Machine Gun Unit 1915-06-11
27136 Van Wyk W C Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1942-09-03
33622 Van Wyk Dawid Hercules D H Air Mechanic 17 Squadron 1953-09-08
41337 Van Wyk P Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment 1915-02-20
27089 Van Winkel Lloyd Morris L M Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Field Regiment 1942-06-20
27088 Van Willing Samuel S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-07
27084 Van Wijk Albert A Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
27085 Van Wijk Abraham Johannes A J Private 8th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1917-08-13
27086 Van Wijk Carl C Driver South African Field Artillery 1916-12-07
27087 Van Wijk Thomas T Private Cape Corps 1st 1920-09-11
27119 Van Wijk Johan Georg J G Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Depot 1918-10-24
27083 Van Wezel Louis Edward L E Second Lieutenant 61 Air School 1942-09-28
27063 Van Vuuren Andries Johannes A J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-08-27
27064 Van Vuuren Andries Jansen A J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1941-09-26
27065 Van Vuuren B A J Warrant Officer Class I South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1946-05-07
27066 Van Vuuren Coenraad J C J Corporal Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-23
27067 Van Vuuren Frederick F Private 8th South African Infantry 1918-10-25
27068 Van Vuuren Gert Adriaan Janse G A J Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1942-10-29
27069 Van Vuuren G J Second Lieutenant 61 Air School 1943-02-03
27070 Van Vuuren J Private Cape Corps 1943-02-28
27071 Van Vuuren John J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1918-04-22
27072 Van Vuuren Jeremia Jesaja Jansen J J J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1947-06-05
27073 Van Vuuren Jacobus M J M Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1944-09-28
27074 Van Vuuren Johannes P J P Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-01-21
27075 Van Vuuren Lucas Daniel L D Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-18