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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
8131 Giddes Jack J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-09
8107 Gibson Alexander A Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1919-04-22
8108 Gibson Craig C Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1943-09-03
8109 Gibson Clement Roy C R Second Lieutenant General Service Corps (Corps) 1944-03-14
8110 Gibson DONALD McGREGOR D M Private Pretoria Highlanders 1st Bn. 1940-08-16
8111 Gibson Ernest Stewart E S Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-12-09
8112 Gibson Edwin William E W Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-12
8114 Gibson GEORGE McNEIL G M Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-12
8115 Gibson George Samuel G S Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-09
8116 Gibson Henry A. (jackie) H A Lieutenant 25 Squadron 1944-01-15
8117 Gibson James J Lance Corporal 3rd Infantry (Prince Alfred's Guards) "E" Coy. 1914-11-08
8118 Gibson John J Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-07-06
8119 Gibson John J Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-23
8120 Gibson James Alfred J A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-12-04
8121 Gibson John McGregor J M Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Adria 1944-02-10
8124 Gibson Peter S P S Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-05-10
8125 Gibson Robert R Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1944-06-07
8127 Gibson William W Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-21
8129 Gibson William Douglas Errol Pennefather W D E P Staff Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 1945-12-29
30421 Gibson Lennox Stanley L S Corporal 2 Field Engineer Regiment 1948-11-03
8101 Gibbs Alfred Jabez A J Sergeant 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-25
8102 Gibbs Albert St. Francis A S F Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-12-08
8104 Gibbs Edward Ruben E R Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1944-08-27
8105 Gibbs Herbert Charles H C Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-18
8098 Gibbons John Robert J R Flight Sergeant 21 Squadron 1943-01-14
8099 Gibbons Tommy T Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-13
8100 Gibbons William Edward W E Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-06-03
8095 Gibbon Kenneth Sinclair K S Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-25
8096 Gibbon Thomas Blair T B Private 6th South African Infantry 1916-08-01
8093 Gibbens James William J W Sergeant First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-07-17
8089 Gibb Adolphus Bryant A B Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
8090 Gibb Archibald Louis A L Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-11
8091 Gibb George G Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
8092 Gibb Victor John Benjamin V J B Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
8088 Giachetti Henrics H Company Sergeant Major Military Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-28
8085 Ghey Hearsey Edwin H E Private 7th South African Infantry Machine Gun Section 1917-08-04
8084 Ghei Gert G Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-14
8083 Gezane-Jabalada Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-12-23
8080 Gezane Jan J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-04-10
8081 Gezane Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-01-04
8082 Gezane Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-03-03
8079 Gezana Jackson J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-05-03
8077 Geza Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 26th Bn. 1918-01-01
8078 Geza Robert R Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-06-28
8073 Geyser Bernardus Lambertus B L Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1920-02-22
8074 Geyser Johannes Jacobus Stephanus J J S Second Lieutenant 26 Air School 1942-08-02
8075 Geyser Petro Giovanni P G Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 7 Field Regiment 1942-07-03
8076 Geyser Stefanus Lodewicus S L Warrant Officer Class II 50 Squadron 1940-08-04
8068 Geyer Albert William A W Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1942-07-04
8069 Geyer Benjamin Phillippus B P Private 6th Mounted Rifles (Cape Light Horse) "A" Squadron 1915-02-01