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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
8854 Grosman Abe Joseph A J Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1947-12-03
8853 Grose Edgar John E J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1918-04-26
8852 Groom Spensley Boyd S B Private South African Horse 8th 1916-10-19
8850 Grond Toss T Private Cape Corps 157 Wks Coy. 1945-08-31
8848 Gronau Clift Howard C H Private 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) "D" Squadron 1914-09-25
8849 Gronau George Isaac G I Corporal Cape Corps 1941-12-09
8846 Grogan Basil Graham B G Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Gloucester 1941-05-23
8847 Grogan John Edward J E Sub-Lieutenant South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Titania 1942-11-08
8845 Groepe Gert Dirk G D Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-19
8844 Groep Matthew M Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-05-26
8830 Groenewald Albert A Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st South African Field Ambulance 1916-11-11
8831 Groenewald Andries A South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-25
8832 Groenewald Benjamin B Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-08
8833 Groenewald Henry H Private Cape Corps 1943-11-12
8834 Groenewald Henry James H J Sapper 12 Field Squadron 1944-09-11
8835 Groenewald Jacobus H H J H H Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1943-09-03
8836 Groenewald Lukas Johannes L J Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-09
8837 Groenewald M Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-07-08
8838 Groenewald Mattheus Lukas M L Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1943-12-15
8839 Groenewald Pieter H P H Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Bty. 1941-12-02
8840 Groenewald Petrus L P L Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-21
8841 Groenewald William Adrian W A Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
8842 Groenewald John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-04
8843 Groenewald Petrus Lafras P L Private South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 5th Armoured Car Regiment 1941-03-20
8828 Groener Christian C Private Cape Corps 1944-09-21
8829 Groener N Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1945-10-26
8810 Grobler Andreas P A P Private 4th Infantry (1st Eastern Rifles) "C" Coy. 1914-10-17
8811 Grobler Christoffel Boneparte C B Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1943-10-07
8812 Grobler Christopher Gerbrandt C G Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Field Regiment 1944-07-09
8813 Grobler Daniel Jacobus D J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-11-10
8814 Grobler E Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Smalvlei 1945-03-18
8815 Grobler Hendrik C H C Sergeant Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1941-09-22
8817 Grobler Izak H I H Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 4 Field Coy. 1942-01-03
8818 Grobler Johannes Francois J F Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-12-09
8819 Grobler J G Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 7 Field Regiment 1942-07-03
8820 Grobler Johannes Lodewyk Kruger J L K Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1944-07-16
8821 Grobler John Nicholas J N Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-18
8822 Grobler Jacobus Paulus J P Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1944-08-16
8823 Grobler Nicolaas Johannes N J Air Mechanic 41 Squadron 1941-10-04
8824 Grobler Pieter J P J South African Medical Corps (Corps) Schweizer-Reneke 1914-11-27
8825 Grobler Phillippus Petrus Jacobus P P J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-09-12
8826 Grobler Solomon S Burgher Mounted Commandos Ermelo Commando 1914-11-30
8827 Grobler Willem Johannes W J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 41 Heavy Bridging Constr. Coy. 1945-07-19
8809 Grobelaar S M Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1941-09-15
8807 Grobbelaar Christian Johannes C J Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1941-05-28
8808 Grobbelaar Johannes Jacobus J J Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
8806 Grix John Derrick Lennox J D L Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1942-01-16
8805 Gritten Richard Errol R E Lieutenant 27 Squadron 1945-04-17
30539 Grinyer Henry Joseph H J 2 Signals Regiment 1922-03-12
8803 Grimsley Francis Richard F R Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-12