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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
7121 Filer Frank Digby F D Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-03-31
7116 Filby Arthur A Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-16
7117 Filby Gordon Lewis G L Lance Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1945-04-16
7118 Filby Jack Ernest J E Lieutenant 5 Squadron 1945-04-24
7119 Filby Thomas Allan T A Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
7114 Filander Bernard B Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1946-05-13
7115 Filander Willem W Gunner Cape Corps 1943-07-20
7113 Fiford William George Henry W G H Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-07
7112 Fife George Frederick G F Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-05-28
7111 Fietze Donald Eric D E Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-06-29
7109 Fielding Fred F Private South African Pioneers 1917-12-13
7105 Field Colin Greene C G Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Anti-Tank Regiment 1943-11-10
7106 Field Percival Everett P E Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-11-06
7107 Field Raynor George R G Lieutenant 145 Squadron 1944-08-31
7108 Field William Gibb W G Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1916-12-12
7104 Fidyoli John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section 1917-02-21
7103 Fiddis William George W G Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-09-20
7100 Fick Graham Gordon G G Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1946-01-06
7101 Fick Harry Arthur H A Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1942-05-10
7102 Fick Martin Laurence M L Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1945-08-02
7099 Fichat Charles Carlisle C C Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1916-07-16
7097 Ffytche-Hogg Peter John P J Captain 1 Squadron 1940-08-04
7094 Few Jim J Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Neptune 1941-12-19
7093 Feucht Kenneth R K R Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment 1941-11-23
7092 Fetile Ntsumpa N Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-05-05
7091 Festoes Abraham A Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-09
7090 Fester Peter P Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-10-12
7087 Fertuin Samuel S Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-06
7082 Ferris Frans F Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1945-09-10
7083 Ferris Frans F Private Cape Corps 1945-10-06
7081 Ferriman Edward E Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-17
7080 Ferrero Bernard Patrick B P Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1918-04-23
7056 Ferreira Andries Johannes A J Private South African Pioneers 1918-10-21
7057 Ferreira B L Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1942-04-27
7058 Ferreira Bernardus Lambertus B L Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-19
7059 Ferreira Edward E Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Bty. 1918-10-21
7060 Ferreira Gerrit Thomas G T Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1944-06-06
7061 Ferreira Henry Eardly H E Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1945-01-29
7062 Ferreira Ignatius Wilhelm I W Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-05-24
7063 Ferreira Ignatius Wilhelm I W Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1919-09-08
7064 Ferreira Johan Abraham J A Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1944-07-19
7065 Ferreira Johann Jacob J J Field Cornet Mounted Commandos Bultfontein Commando 1914-11-08
7067 Ferreira Jacobus W J W Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1943-10-19
7068 Ferreira L P Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1946-07-15
7069 Ferreira M Baden M B Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1947-12-03
7070 Ferreira Marthinus Gert Thomas M G T Lieutenant 11 Squadron 1941-04-10
7071 Ferreira Marthinus Petrus Jansen M P J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
7072 Ferreira Nicolas M S N M S Sergeant Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-23
7073 Ferreira Petrus Gerhardus P G Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-09-24
7074 Ferreira P J Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1942-11-28