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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
8420 Gordon Frank Leslie F L Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1st Special Engineer Section 1918-05-29
8421 Gordon Frank Wiseman F W Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1918-03-24
8423 Gordon Hugh Francis H F Corporal 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 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 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 (Corps) 1944-05-25
8430 Gordon Morris M Private Cape Corps 1942-06-29
8431 Gordon Nathan Lesar N L Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1941-01-08
8432 Gordon Reginald Henry R H Sergeant 6th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-12-13
8433 Gordon ROBERT McLOUGHLIN R M Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Regiment 1942-05-10
8434 Gordon R N Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1947-07-02
8435 Gordon V Staff Sergeant Cape Corps 1946-10-18
8436 Gordon William W Sergeant 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. attd. Machine Gun Corps 1916-07-05
8437 Gordon William Henry W H Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-08-04
30499 Gordon Mandel M Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1938-12-04
40792 Gordon John J Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1921-04-10
8409 Goqo Elphas E Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-08-19
8410 Goqo Mingleton M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-07-15
8408 Goqa Nduna N Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-06-13
8407 Gopane David D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-01-28
8401 Goosen Daniel Jacobus D J Sergeant Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1942-11-23
8402 Goosen Francis Cecil F C Private South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. 1918-10-16
8403 Goosen Jacobus Alwyn J A Air Mechanic 53 A.A. Regiment 1942-09-24
8404 Goosen J F Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 6th Armoured Car Regiment 1941-11-22
8405 Goosen Johannes Petrus Theodores J P T Private Camp Commandants Staff Roberts Heights 1918-11-03
8406 Goosen Nicolas Johannes N J Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport 1918-10-18
8399 Goose Frank Alexander F A Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
8400 Goose William George W G Air Mechanic 5 Squadron 1944-12-26
8398 Goolden John Richard J R Captain South African Artillery (Corps) 1945-02-07
8397 Gooieman W Private Cape Corps 1941-11-20
8388 Goodwin Bransby William B W Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry 1918-04-30
8390 Goodwin Herbert H Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-28
8391 Goodwin John Edward Michael J E M Second Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1941-08-21
8392 Goodwin P Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-01-02
8394 Goodwin Thomas Augustine T A Private South African Irish 1st 1941-11-23
8396 Goodwin Wilfrid Cyril W C Lance Corporal South African Motor Cyclist Corps (Corps) 1917-01-10
8387 Goodwill William Carlyle W C Private 7th South African Infantry 1916-02-12
8384 Goodrum Alfred William A W Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-21
8383 Goodrick Harold H Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment 1919-11-05
8382 Goodreau George Henry G H Bugler South African Rifles 2nd 1915-11-10
8374 Goodman Antony A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-01-22
8377 Goodman Max M Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-24
8378 Goodman Petrus P Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-15
8379 Goodman PHANYA or PHUNYA P Donkey Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) East African Expeditionary Force 1916-12-06
8380 Goodman R Private Cape Corps 1946-04-06
8381 Goodman Willie W Private 9th South African Infantry Machine Gun Section 1917-04-26
40045 Goodman John J Driver South African Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1915-10-31
8371 Gooding Henry Cecil H C Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-20