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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
8373 Gooding John Harry J H Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-07-16
8369 Goodeve Jack Stanbrook J S Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Field Regiment 1942-07-13
8368 Goodes Robert Eccles R E Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-22
8366 Gooden Andrew A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-08-11
8367 Gooden Colin Spry C S Pupil Pilot 23 Air School 1941-11-20
8364 Goodchild Ernest George E G Private 10th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-05-29
8365 Goodchild Samuel George S G Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-09
8361 Goodall Arthur Morton A M Lieutenant 6th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-03-21
8363 Goodall Harry Whitfield H W Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-12-08
8360 Goodale Thomas Britten T B Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
8358 Goodacre George Alfred G A Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-01-01
8359 Goodacre William Hewlett W H Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
8352 Good Abel A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-12-19
8353 Good Arnold Herbert A H Private 7th Infantry (Kimberley Regiment) 1915-04-26
8354 Good Edward Alan E A Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-12
8355 Good John J Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry 1921-08-14
8356 Good Ralph R Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1945-04-18
8357 Good William Thomas W T Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-17
8351 Gonsalves Manoel Aloysius M A Captain General Service Corps (Corps) 1943-04-03
8350 Gonga John J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-02-18
8348 Gomtwana Mkohla M Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-11
8347 Gomba Berry B Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-08-12
8346 Goltz Ernest Herman E H Private 5th South African Infantry 1920-09-14
8345 Golombick Israel I Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1941-12-12
8343 Golightly Frederick Walton F W Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 72nd Siege Battery 1916-07-21
8335 Goliath A Private Cape Corps 1947-02-08
8336 Goliath Jacob J Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-22
8337 Goliath Jacobus J Corporal Cape Corps 1944-09-19
8338 Goliath Jimmie J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-12-31
8339 Goliath Martinus M Native Driver South African Mounted Rifles 4th Permanent Bty. 1918-11-14
8340 Goliath Plaatjes P Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-11
8341 Goliath S Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1947-05-12
8342 Goliath Stoffel S Donkey Loader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-30
30485 Goliath Benjamin B Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport Coy. 21 Squadron 1923-09-05
8332 Goldsworthy Leycester Louis L L Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1943-04-05
8331 Goldswain Ernest Christopher E C Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-10-09
8329 Goldstone Henry Benjamine H B Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1941-05-31
8330 Goldstone Richard Francis R F Air Corporal 21 Squadron 1944-12-10
8328 Goldstein Lazar L Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 7/23 Medium Regiment 1944-10-30
8325 Goldsmith Frederick Ronald F R Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1944-06-17
8323 Goldschmidt Cyril Alfred C A Air Corporal 43 Squadron 1942-01-23
8321 Goldmann Gilbert G Warrant Officer Class I 30 Squadron 1944-12-26
8319 Golding William George W G Corporal Cape Corps 1941-09-17
8317 Goldie Alexander Wilson A W Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-16
8316 Goldfoot Stephen S Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1941-12-12
8315 Golden Martin George M G Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-06-22
8314 Goldby Walter Victor W V Lieutenant Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
8311 Goldberg Harry H Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1942-05-10
8312 Goldberg Samuel S Sergeant Major South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-12-02
8307 Gold Dave D Private South African Horse 2nd 1918-01-15