PDF

← Info

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.

Wikipedia
# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Date of Death
8121 Gibson John McGregor J M Able Seaman South African Navy 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 South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-10-21
8129 Gibson William Douglas Errol Pennefather W D E P Staff Sergeant South African Artillery 1945-12-29
30421 Gibson Lennox Stanley L S Corporal Technical Service Corps 2 Field Engineer Regiment 1948-11-03
8101 Gibbs Alfred Jabez A J Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-25
8102 Gibbs Albert St. Francis A S F Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-12-08
8104 Gibbs Edward Ruben E R Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1944-08-27
8105 Gibbs Herbert Charles H C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-18
8098 Gibbons John Robert J R Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1943-01-14
8099 Gibbons Tommy T Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-13
8100 Gibbons William Edward W E Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-06-03
8095 Gibbon Kenneth Sinclair K S Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-25
8096 Gibbon Thomas Blair T B Private South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. 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 South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
8090 Gibb Archibald Louis A L Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-11
8091 Gibb George G Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
8092 Gibb Victor John Benjamin V J B Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
8088 Giachetti Henrics H Company Sergeant Major Military Labour Corps 1917-03-28
8085 Ghey Hearsey Edwin H E Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1917-08-04
8084 Ghei Gert G Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-14
8083 Gezane-Jabalada Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-12-23
8080 Gezane Jan J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-04-10
8081 Gezane Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-01-04
8082 Gezane Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-03-03
8079 Gezana Jackson J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-05-03
8077 Geza Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps 26th Bn. 1918-01-01
8078 Geza Robert R Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-06-28
8073 Geyser Bernardus Lambertus B L Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1920-02-22
8074 Geyser Johannes Jacobus Stephanus J J S Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 26 Air School 1942-08-02
8075 Geyser Petro Giovanni P G Sergeant South African Artillery 7 Field Regt. 1942-07-03
8076 Geyser Stefanus Lodewicus S L Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 50 Squadron 1940-08-04
8068 Geyer Albert William A W Air Sergeant South African Air Force 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
8071 Geyer Robert John R J Corporal Military Labour Corps 1920-11-20
8072 Geyer Walter W Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-11-07
8067 Geustyn Pieter Johannes P J Gunner South African Artillery 1941-10-26
8066 Gettliffe Stephen Leslie S L Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1941-01-27
8065 Gets Francis F Warrant Officer Class I South African Medical Corps 1945-09-07
8064 Geswindt Nicholas N Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-05-19
8063 Geswind Edward E Private Cape Corps 1942-03-19
8062 Gesundheit Bertram Victor B V Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1944-07-26
8061 Gervel Antonie A Private Indian and Malay Corps 82 Workshops and Park Coy. 1942-06-26
8060 Gervais Achullies Theodore A T Private Prince Alfred's Guard 1940-12-06
8057 Gertse Booi B Private Cape Corps 1944-10-30
8058 Gertse Johannes J Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1918-08-02
8059 Gertse Jozwa Christian J C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-18
8056 Gertenbach Thomas Arthur T A Private South African Railway Services 1915-09-13