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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
8309 Gold Percy Clark P C Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-12
8310 Gold William Ernest W E Lieutenant 10th South African Infantry 1917-04-06
8306 Golby Thomas Arthur T A Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-25
8305 Gokela Sam S Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-15
8304 Going Edward Bertram E B Private 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-18
8301 Gogh Charlie George C G Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-12
8300 Goetz Henry Bosenberg H B Lieutenant Mounted Commandos De La Rey's Commando 1914-12-16
8299 Goetsch Sydney Arthur S A Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 1944-09-27
8298 Goeiman P Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
8297 Goeieman A Private Cape Corps 1946-03-04
8296 Goedhals Frederick Carel F C Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1943-07-09
8293 Goeda Fred F Private Cape Corps 1944-09-04
8294 Goeda Frans A F A Private Cape Corps 1943-04-30
8295 Goeda Phillip P Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-12-14
8292 Godwin Alfred William A W Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 1940-04-23
8291 Godsel William W Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-01-23
8290 Godlonton D'urban D Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 76 Operational Training Unit RAF 1944-08-12
8286 Godfrey Charles Norman C N Second Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-23
8287 Godfrey Henry Melville H M Second Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
8289 Godfrey Reginald Bultitude R B Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
8284 Godfery Ernest Herbert E H Sapper South African Rifles 2nd 1915-11-24
8283 Godding James Edward J E Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1942-01-12
8281 Godden Charles Robert C R Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-08
8282 Godden William George W G Private 3rd South African Infantry 1918-01-11
30476 Goddard Eric Sydney E S Private Transvaal Scottish 2 South African Infantry Battalion 1922-03-10
8279 Goch Frank Woodman F W Captain 24 Squadron 1941-12-10
8276 Goble Evelyn Norman Everard E N E Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. 1941-06-09
8277 Goble Eric Raymond E R Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
8278 Goble William Oswald W O Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) 1940-04-08
8275 Gobizitwana Willie W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section 1917-02-21
8274 Gobizimbe Bukwena B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-09-30
8273 Gobesa Jim Makosini J M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 27th Coy. 1917-07-30
8272 Gobani John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-02-28
8271 Gobane Mangaba M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-07-15
8270 Goad Claude Louis C L Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-31
8268 Gnade Carl Frederik Gottlieb C F G Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1945-12-30
8269 Gnade Karel Frederik Gottlieb K F G Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-02-22
8267 Glynn-Baker Wilfred Dudley W D Private Rand Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1945-04-20
8266 Gluckmann Joseph J Lance Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1st Bn. 1944-06-10
8265 Gluckman Samuel S Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-07-09
8263 Gloy Pieter Edward P E Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-02-05
8258 Glover Claud Maxwell C M Pupil Pilot 45 Air School 1943-09-14
8259 Glover George Martin G M Rifleman South African Rifles 2nd 1915-12-22
8261 Glover Henry Herbert H H Signaller South African Horse 8th 1916-09-20
8262 Glover Thomas Edward T E Private Pretoria Regiment 1st 1941-02-28
8257 Glenton Patrick Walter P W Lieutenant Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1942-01-11
8256 Glenny James Henry Stevenson J H S Lieutenant 44 Squadron 1944-07-31
8255 Glennon Thomas T Corporal South African Horse 3rd 1915-12-31
8254 Glenney Robert R Sergeant 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-23
8253 Glenn Paul Victor P V Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Barham 1941-11-25