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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
8487 Gouws P J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 6 Field Provost Coy. 1942-04-22
8488 Gouws Pieter Stefanus P S Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1945-07-11
8489 Gouws Stanley S Private Cape Corps 38 Railway Construction Coy. 1942-11-18
8475 Gouly De Chaville Lionel Vaughan L V Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
8473 Goulding Terence Tom T T Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1943-07-23
8471 Goulden Thomas Robert T R Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1944-06-12
8465 Gould Astley John A J Lieutenant South African Artillery 1942-06-16
8466 Gould Charles Terry C T Lieutenant South African Air Force 3 Squadron 1940-10-27
8468 Gould Donald Llewellyn D L Captain South African Air Force 15 Squadron 1945-04-26
8469 Gould Harry H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
8461 Gough Bertie Vincent B V Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-16
8462 Gough Hylton Edward H E Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1916-06-19
8463 Gough Herbert Rodgers H R Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-10
8464 Gough Moses Christian M C Gunner Cape Corps 1944-12-28
8460 Goudie Arnold James A J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
8459 Gotz Leopold Henry L H Gunner South African Artillery 1944-05-13
40186 Gotlip Kohako K Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Intelligence Corps 1914-08-04
8456 Goss Johannes Jacobus J J Private South African Horse 2nd 1916-04-11
8454 Goslett Allen Lewis A L Gunner South African Artillery 4 Field Regt. 1944-07-21
8455 Goslett William Christian W C Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1917-06-03
8452 Goschen Owen M O M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-12-02
8451 Gosch John Henry "hans" J H Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1916-02-12
8449 Gorst John Walton J W Sergeant Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-10-23
8446 Gorman George Charles G C Private South African Horse 1st 1918-02-02
8445 Goring Albert Thomas A T Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-10-19
8444 Gorekoang Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-01-20
8442 Gore Norman Spencer N S Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1943-01-12
30501 Gordon-Gray Gordon G Lieutenant South African Field Artillery Armoured Corps 1922-03-11
8440 Gordon-Cumming John Duff J D Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
8439 Gordon Patchett Reginald William R W Lieutenant Military Labour Corps 1918-03-07
8411 Gordon Alexander A Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-07-19
8413 Gordon C A Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 1942-01-02
8415 Gordon Charles Cornack C C Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1941-06-14
8416 Gordon Douglas Drummond D D Lieutenant South African Air Force 34 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-08-21
8418 Gordon Edward Ian Drummond E I D Lieutenant Colonel South African Staff Corps 1942-07-04
8419 Gordon Frank D F D Private Cape Corps 1942-12-18
8420 Gordon Frank Leslie F L Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1st Special Engineer Section 1918-05-29
8421 Gordon Frank Wiseman F W Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
8423 Gordon Hugh Francis H F Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-10
8425 Gordon Ian Alexander I A Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-02-22
8426 Gordon Ian Hamish Mohr I H M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 13 Squadron 1940-04-19
8427 Gordon John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-07-02
8428 Gordon John F J F Private South African Irish 1st Bn. 1941-12-09
8429 Gordon Lionel S L S Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1944-05-25
8430 Gordon Morris M Private Cape Corps 1942-06-29
8431 Gordon Nathan Lesar N L Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1941-01-08
8432 Gordon Reginald Henry R H Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. 1916-12-13
8433 Gordon ROBERT McLOUGHLIN R M Lieutenant South African Artillery 1 A.A. Regt. 1942-05-10
8434 Gordon R N Sergeant General Service Corps 1947-07-02
8435 Gordon V Staff Sergeant Cape Corps 1946-10-18