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
6790 Euvrard G B Private Rand Light Infantry 1941-04-03
6789 Euselen William W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-11
6788 Eunson Charles C Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-05
6786 Etsebeth Andries Abraham A A Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1944-04-15
6787 Etsebeth Jacobus J Sergeant Mounted Commandos Kalahari Horse 1915-04-15
43391 Etsebeth Charl Christoffel C C Private South African Permanent Force South African European Auxiliary Services 1954-08-10
6784 Etheredge Reginald Victor Sprules R V S Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1944-07-20
6785 Etheredge Wilfred George Sprules W G S Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-09
6781 Etellin Louis Victor L V Bombardier South African Artillery 1 Anti-Tank Regt. 1942-07-16
6780 Etea Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
6779 Estill Douglas D Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-16
6778 Estermann Aeron A Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
30270 Esterman Morris M Mechanic South African Service Corps M.t. 1922-12-01
6764 Esterhuizen Andrew A Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-16
6765 Esterhuizen Andries Petrus Jacobus A P J Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps 11th Armoured Car Coy. 1942-05-31
6766 Esterhuizen Cornelius A C A Private Q Service Corps 1941-05-19
6767 Esterhuizen Frank Albert F A Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-20
6768 Esterhuizen Johannes J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-10
6769 Esterhuizen Josias J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-12
6770 Esterhuizen Jozua J Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 1940-04-02
6771 Esterhuizen Jan Christoffel J C Burgher Mounted Commandos Philipolis Commando 1914-11-12
6772 Esterhuizen John Christian J C Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-10
6773 Esterhuizen Jasper Erasmus Jacobus J E J Private South African Corps of Military Police 1942-11-28
6774 Esterhuizen Jacobus Pieter J P Private Cape Corps 1942-06-20
6775 Esterhuizen Rudolph Marthinus R M Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1943-10-29
6776 Esterhuizen W S Gunner South African Artillery 1941-01-31
30269 Esterhuizen Servaas Huiser S H Conductor South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts 1926-06-23
6760 Esson Charles C Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. 1918-07-10
6761 Esson J G Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1941-05-05
6762 Esson Robert R Private South African Medical Corps 2nd South African Field Amb. 1916-05-18
6763 Esson William Alexander Scott W A S Sergeant First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-05-07
6758 Essery Arthur Conrad A C Sergeant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1942-07-23
6759 Essery Louis Vivian L V Lieutenant South African Air Force 34 Squadron 1944-07-26
6757 Espey Thomas T Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-01-07
6755 Espach Arend Jacobus A J Corporal Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-23
6756 Espach Abraham Jacobus A J Sergeant Mounted Commandos Potchefstroom Commando 1915-08-22
30266 Escort Johnnie J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1923-02-05
6747 Esau Abram A Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-12-30
6748 Esau Carel C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-17
6749 Esau Dial D Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-01
6750 Esau Ephraim E Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-06-03
6751 Esau Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-05-13
6752 Esau John J Private Cape Corps 1943-08-03
6753 Esau Osiah O Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-07-22
40781 Esau Carel Phillipus C P Driver South African Service Corps Keep Protection 1918-10-20
6744 Errington Leslie Ruben William L R W Air Corporal South African Air Force 25 Squadron 1945-07-26
6743 Errenrich Petrus Jakobus P J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1943-11-30
6740 Ernst Johannes August J A Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-12-04
6741 Ernst Lucas L Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-01-01
6738 Erlichman Norton N Gunner South African Artillery 2 A.A. Regt. 1942-06-16