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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
8606 Gray Grainger Orchardson G O Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 4 Field Regiment 1942-01-30
8607 Gray Herbert Arnold H A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-01-01
8609 Gray Herbert Ieuan H I Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-29
8610 Gray James De Villiers Browse J D V B Lieutenant Pretoria Regiment 1944-06-30
8612 Gray John Stewart J S Sapper 12 Field Squadron 1944-08-03
8614 Gray Leslie L Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-20
8615 Gray Lionel Louis L L Private South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) 1944-07-06
8616 Gray L L W Pupil Pilot 3 Air School 1941-03-10
8617 Gray Patrick Meyer P M Flight Sergeant 60 Squadron 1942-12-07
8618 Gray Robert Campbell R C Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-17
8619 Gray Raymond Barrett R B Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1916-10-12
8620 Gray Robert Jasper Stewart R J S Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Field Regiment 1942-02-14
8621 Gray Thomas Ernest T E Second Lieutenant 43 Air School 1942-04-25
8622 Gray Thomas Granger T G Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1920-07-19
8623 Gray William Johnston W J Captain 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-15
30519 Gray Robert Edward R E Captain 2 Squadron 1949-08-18
8593 Graves Charles Edward C E Private 6th Infantry (Cape Town Highlanders) "P" Coy. 1915-05-24
8595 Graves Harry H Corporal South African Road Corps (Corps) 1st 1918-10-06
8592 Gravenstein Christoffel Jacobus C J Sergeant South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-29
8591 Gravenor Ben B Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 40 Railway Constr. Coy. 1945-04-25
8590 Gravell John James J J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-07-15
8588 Gratton Donald Robert D R Sergeant Technical Service Corps (Corps) 2 Div. Troops Stores 1942-08-01
8589 Gratton Ronald R Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers 1943-04-16
8587 Grapentin Arthur A Private South African Mounted Brigade 1st 1916-11-15
8586 Granton Cyril Frank Alexander C F A Private South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) 1944-07-17
8564 Grant Arthur Douglas A D Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-01-18
8565 Grant Albert Victor A V Sergeant Permanent Force H Q Staff 1916-10-08
8566 Grant Bolton B Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1945-05-07
8567 Grant Birt Adriaan B A Private 11th South African Infantry 1916-02-25
8569 Grant Ernest E Air Mechanic 12 Squadron 1944-04-07
8570 Grant Eric Kenneth E K Captain South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1918-07-07
8571 Grant George William G W Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-10-29
8572 Grant Henry Sealby H S Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-02-27
8573 Grant James J Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1917-09-20
8574 Grant James J Corporal Military Labour Corps (Corps) 1919-01-27
8575 Grant John J Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-16
8576 Grant Joseph Christopher J C Private 3rd South African Infantry 1918-04-03
8577 Grant Joseph Henry J H Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-24
8578 Grant Joseph Jamieson J J Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1917-09-21
8581 Grant Ronald R Air Sergeant 13 Squadron 1941-04-10
8582 Grant Robert Godfrey R G Private 8th South African Infantry 1916-03-22
30516 Grant William Ernest W E Band Sergeant Durban Light Infantry 1922-10-08
8561 Granger Ernest Utley E U Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-09
8562 Granger J C Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Air Depot 1943-03-01
8560 Graners Frank F Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 255th Coy. 1919-07-14
8559 Grandison William Aitken W A Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1944-03-07
8558 Grammer Edwin Augustus E A Sergeant 6th South African Infantry 1917-07-07
8556 Grahame Douglas Frederick D F Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-02-12
8557 Grahame Frank John Sydney F J S Lance Corporal South African Motor Cyclist Corps (Corps) 1917-05-09
8555 Graham-Bell Neil N Lieutenant Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1941-12-02