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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 3,693 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.

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Date of Death
6735 Erlank Johannes Gustav J G Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment "B" Coy. 1944-09-16
6736 Erlank Louis Marius L M Lance Corporal Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
6737 Erlank Theodore Paul T P Warrant Officer Class II South African Artillery 1/11 Anti-Tank Regt. 1944-08-23
6733 Ereaut John George J G Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Squadron 1941-11-21
6690 Erasmus Andries A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1916-05-22
6691 Erasmus Anthony A Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1942-10-24
6692 Erasmus Abel Daniel A D Corporal South African Engineer Corps 1945-05-18
6693 Erasmus Andreas Hendrik A H Burgher Mounted Commandos Bethal Commando 1914-11-13
6694 Erasmus Albert Newton Fincham A N F Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1942-05-09
6695 Erasmus A P Private Cape Corps 1943-11-04
6696 Erasmus Barend Hendrik B H Lieutenant South African Air Force 16 Squadron 1943-07-08
6697 Erasmus Carl C Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-09
6699 Erasmus C G J Corporal South African Air Force 1945-08-20
6700 Erasmus C J Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-23
6701 Erasmus C S Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1941-03-15
6702 Erasmus Daniel D Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-05
6703 Erasmus David Jacobus D J Corporal South African Medical Corps 1918-10-22
6704 Erasmus Ezra E Private Technical Service Corps 1945-05-03
6705 Erasmus Frederick F Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-01-25
6706 Erasmus Gerhardus Martinus G M Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-11-28
6707 Erasmus George Christian G C Trooper South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-25
6708 Erasmus Gerhardus Cornelius Nicholaas G C N Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-07-20
6709 Erasmus G H Private Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
6710 Erasmus G J Sergeant South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-24
6711 Erasmus George Petrus G P Corporal Regiment Botha 2nd 1942-10-27
6712 Erasmus Hendrick Johannes H J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-07-07
6713 Erasmus John J Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-06-19
6714 Erasmus Jacobus Barend J B Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1944-08-17
6715 Erasmus Jacobus Daniel J D Private South African Infantry Corps 10th Regt. 1917-06-20
6716 Erasmus Johanna Dorethea J D Private Women's Auxiliary Army Services 1943-08-24
6717 Erasmus Jurie D J D Private Cape Corps 1947-02-04
6718 Erasmus Jacobus Lodewikus J L Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-09-02
6719 Erasmus Johannes Lourens Alberts J L A Air Mechanic South African Air Force 27 Squadron 1946-01-19
6720 Erasmus Koos K Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-21
6721 Erasmus Michael Daniel Otto M D O Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 4th Permanent Bty. 1918-10-23
6722 Erasmus Petrus Johannes P J Burgher Mounted Commandos Cradock Commando 1915-01-25
6723 Erasmus Pieter W P W Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1944-11-12
6724 Erasmus Samson S Private Cape Corps 1945-09-21
6725 Erasmus S A Private Indian and Malay Corps 1946-05-05
6726 Erasmus Struben Olivier S O Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-21
6727 Erasmus Titus Allan T A Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1940-07-05
6728 Erasmus T J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 9th Bn. 1945-08-10
6729 Erasmus Wynand Jacobus Rudolf Vivier W J R V Private Technical Service Corps 1944-10-12
6730 Erasmus Willem Stevenburg W S Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-04
6731 Erasmus Zacharius Z Private General and Base Depots Base Depot Coy. (Durban) 1919-01-02
30261 Erasmus Louis Lourens L L Private Special Service Battalion "C" Coy. 1935-02-09
6689 Epstein Jeremiah J Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade 1943-09-20
6688 Ephraim Cape Boy South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-16
6687 Entress Leonard William L W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-13
6686 Enstrom Erik Stanley E S Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1942-12-29