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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
7956 Geater Howard Albert H A Lieutenant 3 Squadron 1944-04-16
7955 Geard B Private Cape Corps 1945-09-29
7952 Geach Harry Gray H G Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1940-08-05
7954 Geach Samuel Stanley S S Second Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-10-16
7951 Gcopela Jim J Native Driver South African Mounted Rifles 4th Permanent Bty. 1918-10-17
7974 Gcina Manie M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
7950 Gcabasha Michael M M M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-09-18
7949 Gazu N Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-12-16
7948 Gazi E Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-12-29
7947 Gaza Bendezi B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-12-17
7943 Gaynor Cecil C Company Quartermaster Sergeant 5th South African Infantry 1915-12-24
7944 Gaynor John Henry J H Major 2 Squadron 1944-03-03
7945 Gaynor John Wolfestone J W Private 9th South African Infantry 1916-10-01
7938 Gaylard Clifford C Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-09-20
7939 Gaylard Franklin Errol F E Lieutenant 41 Air School 1942-10-08
7940 Gaylard Hilton Norman H N Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-10-12
7941 Gaylard Algy William A W Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-04-09
7937 Gayisa Mubunge Sam M S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 3rd Bn. 1941-02-26
7936 Gaye Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-11-02
7935 Gaya Solomon S Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-04-03
7934 Gay Samuel Robert S R Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-02-13
7933 Gawe Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-03-12
7931 Gavin David Basil D B Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1945-04-18
7932 Gavin Harry Douglas Barker H D B Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
7930 Gavana George G Donkey Driver Military Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-27
7929 Gauss Felix F Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Air Depot 1941-08-30
7928 Gauntlett Vivian Glynne Granville V G G Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1941-11-25
7925 Gauld Douglas Davidson D D Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-12-08
7926 Gauld James J Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1944-08-24
41421 Gaulana Percy P Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1915-10-02
7924 Gaul John J Private 7th South African Infantry 1916-06-07
7923 Gatyeni Jim J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-07-25
7922 Gatu Harry H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-06-14
7920 Gatt Clifford Bowey C B Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-13
7916 Gates Benjamin Hugh Edwin B H E Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1941-01-18
7917 Gates Kenneth K Lance Corporal Pretoria Regiment 1944-06-15
7918 Gates Reginald Godfrey William R G W Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-11-28
7919 Gates Roy Lancelot R L Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 2 Docks Operating Coy. 1945-04-09
7915 Gater Hugh James H J Lieutenant 450 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron 1944-08-13
7914 Gately Frederick Maurice F M Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-15
7913 Gatebe K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-06-05
7912 Gate William Hasalden W H Mechanician South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1917-12-14
7909 Gaskell Lawrence John L J Private 12th South African Infantry 1916-03-21
7910 Gaskell Robert Harry R H Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-02-01
7907 Gaselatoe Thomas T Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-04-14
7906 Gasela Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Remounts 1917-04-04
7904 Gascoigne Frederick John F J Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 4th Armoured Car Regiment 1941-06-07
7905 Gascoigne John William J W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
7903 Gasanne Hlosi H Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-17
7902 Garvey Andrew A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-12-01