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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
6660 Engelbrecht Schalk Willem S W Constable South African Military Constabulary 1st 1918-11-10
6661 Engelbrecht Thomas Wait T W Private Field Force Battalion 1/2 1941-03-13
6662 Engelbrecht W A P Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1946-01-26
6663 Engelbrecht Willem Jacobus W J Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 7 Field Regiment 1942-01-21
6640 Engelbeen Leslie Crewe L C Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Treern 1945-01-12
6639 Engela Thomas William T W Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-24
6638 Endler Eric Arnold E A Captain 34 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-09-11
6637 Endacott Harry William (aka William Henry James) H W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 40 Railway Constr. Coy. 1945-03-28
6636 Enah Andrew A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-09-14
6631 Emslie Desmond Garth D G Warrant Officer 34 Squadron 1944-07-22
6632 Emslie Joseph Walter Bradberry J W B Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-12-30
6633 Emslie Samuel S Lieutenant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
6634 Emslie William Alexander W A Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-09
6635 Emslie William Henry W H Sergeant 1st South African Infantry transf. to 14th Coy. South African Native Labour Corps 1917-08-15
6630 Emsley Frederick Arthur F A Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-11
6628 Empey Robert Harkness R H Warrant Officer Class II 12 Squadron 1944-07-13
6627 Emond Douglas Haig D H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-01-01
6626 Emmott John Walter J W Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-07-24
6625 Emmett James Henry Christoffel J H C Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1920-10-14
6623 Emmenes Christiaan Johannes C J Private Regiment Botha - Regiment President Steyn 1945-04-15
6621 Eminson Herbert Luther H L Lieutenant 8th South African Infantry 1917-07-19
6619 Emery Cyrus Henry C H Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-22
6620 Emery Harold Abraham H A Corporal South African Service Corps (Corps) Supplies 1919-03-25
30234 Emery Harold Kershaw H K Major General Service Corps (Corps) Combat Flight School 1948-09-27
6616 Embling Keith Owen K O Lieutenant 7 Squadron 1945-04-01
6614 Elvers Pieter Ernest P E Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-23
6612 Elston Sydney Charles S C Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1919-03-16
6611 Elson Frederick J F J Staff Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1942-09-14
6610 Else Chapman Oxden C O Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
6609 Elsas Martin M Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 11 Field Coy. 1945-06-09
6599 Els Clifford C Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-12-30
6600 Els C P Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1940-03-01
6601 Els Gert G Burgher Mounted Commandos Piet Retief Commando 1915-05-04
6602 Els Gert Wilhelmus Paulus G W P Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1947-11-11
6603 Els Johannes Marthinus J M Lieutenant Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-16
6604 Els N E Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment 1941-12-09
6605 Els William Adolph W A Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
6606 Els Wilhelmus Christoffel W C Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1945-02-25
6607 Els William Christoffel W C Air Mechanic 12 Squadron 1941-01-08
6608 Els William John W J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
6598 Elrick Walter Shewan W S Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1921-07-21
6593 Eloff Johannes Z J Z Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1945-04-09
6594 Eloff Jan Hendrick J H Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment 1918-10-24
6595 Eloff Lambertus Albertus L A Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 12 Field Coy. 1941-06-10
6596 Eloff Pieter Frederik Johan P F J Corporal Regiment President Steyn 1941-11-21
6597 Eloff Sarel Johannes S J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-10
6592 Elms Thomas T Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-15
6591 Elman Nathan N Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-09-11
6574 Ellis Albert Edward A E Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st Bn. 1941-04-22
6576 Ellis Clifford Henry Lance C H L Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1943-09-21