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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) 60 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,793 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,697 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.

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Date of Death
7939 Gaylard Franklin Errol F E Lieutenant South African Air Force 41 Air School 1942-10-08
7940 Gaylard Hilton Norman H N Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
7941 Gaylard Algy William A W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
7937 Gayisa Mubunge Sam M S Private South African Native Labour Corps 3rd Bn. 1941-02-26
7936 Gaye Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-11-02
7935 Gaya Solomon S Lance Corporal South African Native Labour 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 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 South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-09
7930 Gavana George G Donkey Driver Military Labour Corps 1917-03-27
7929 Gauss Felix F Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1 Air Depot 1941-08-30
7928 Gauntlett Vivian Glynne Granville V G G Sergeant Q Service Corps 1941-11-25
7925 Gauld Douglas Davidson D D Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 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 Regt. 1915-10-02
7924 Gaul John J Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1916-06-07
7923 Gatyeni Jim J Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-07-25
7922 Gatu Harry H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1916-06-14
7920 Gatt Clifford Bowey C B Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-13
7916 Gates Benjamin Hugh Edwin B H E Private South African Medical 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 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-11-28
7919 Gates Roy Lancelot R L Sapper South African Engineer Corps 2 Docks Operating Coy. 1945-04-09
7915 Gater Hugh James H J Lieutenant South African Air Force 450 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron 1944-08-13
7914 Gately Frederick Maurice F M Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-15
7913 Gatebe K Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-06-05
7912 Gate William Hasalden W H Mechanician South African Service Corps M.t. 1917-12-14
7909 Gaskell Lawrence John L J Private South African Infantry Corps 12th Regt. 1916-03-21
7910 Gaskell Robert Harry R H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-02-01
7907 Gaselatoe Thomas T Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-04-14
7906 Gasela Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Remounts 1917-04-04
7904 Gascoigne Frederick John F J Trooper South African Armoured Corps 4th Armoured Car Regt. 1941-06-07
7905 Gascoigne John William J W Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-24
7903 Gasanne Hlosi H Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-17
7902 Garvey Andrew A Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-12-01
7900 Garton Edwin Charles E C Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-01-01
7901 Garton Horace William H W Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-17
7898 Gartly David Coutts D C Captain South African Engineer Corps 5 Field Squadron 1945-04-20
7899 Gartly John Devitt Elrick J D E Major Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-22
7897 Garstang Henry H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-10-13
7896 Garson Oliver Muir O M Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
7895 Garrow Roy Allan R A Air Mechanic South African Air Force 60 Squadron 1944-08-15
7894 Garrity Clifford John C J Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1941-07-30
7892 Garrett Isaac Hendricks I H Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1917-08-10
7893 Garrett Leslie Brougham L B Captain South African Engineer Corps 36 Water Supply Coy. 1946-08-01
7888 Garnett Albert Alan A A Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-12-26
7886 Garner Norman L N L Private Cape Corps 1943-09-01
7887 Garner William Gerald W G Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-03-10
7885 Garnard Abraham A Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20