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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
6630 Emsley Frederick Arthur F A Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-11
6628 Empey Robert Harkness R H Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 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 South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-07-19
6619 Emery Cyrus Henry C H Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-10-22
6620 Emery Harold Abraham H A Corporal South African Service Corps Supplies 1919-03-25
30234 Emery Harold Kershaw H K Major General Service Corps Combat Flight School 1948-09-27
6616 Embling Keith Owen K O Lieutenant South African Air Force 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 M.t. 1919-03-16
6611 Elson Frederick J F J Staff Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1942-09-14
6610 Else Chapman Oxden C O Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
6609 Elsas Martin M Sapper South African Engineer Corps 11 Field Coy. 1945-06-09
6599 Els Clifford C Driver South African Service 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 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 3 Field Regt. 1941-12-09
6605 Els William Adolph W A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
6606 Els Wilhelmus Christoffel W C Private South African Medical Corps 1945-02-25
6607 Els William Christoffel W C Air Mechanic South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1941-01-08
6608 Els William John W J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
6598 Elrick Walter Shewan W S Private South African Medical Corps 1921-07-21
6593 Eloff Johannes Z J Z Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps 1945-04-09
6594 Eloff Jan Hendrick J H Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. 1918-10-24
6595 Eloff Lambertus Albertus L A Sapper South African Engineer 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 South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-15
6591 Elman Nathan N Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 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 South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1943-09-21
6577 Ellis C R Private Technical Service Corps 1947-02-20
6578 Ellis D M Trooper South African Armoured Corps 8 Armoured Commando 1946-07-25
6579 Ellis Edward Beresford Bourke E B B Major General Service Corps 1947-12-14
6580 Ellis Elmer George E G Mechanician South African Service Corps M.t. 1919-10-29
6582 Ellis John Butt J B Private South African Horse 2nd 1917-02-06
6583 Ellis Johannes Lodewyk J L Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1945-04-16
6584 Ellis Joseph Norman J N Gunner South African Artillery 2 Field Regt. 1942-06-25
6585 Ellis Oliver Hiram O H Captain South African Pay Corps 1918-06-20
6586 Ellis Philip P Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-12-03
6587 Ellis Patrick H P H Lieutenant South African Air Force 62 Air School 1943-12-11
6588 Ellis Richard Henry R H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-28
6590 Ellis William Ewart W E Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Squadron 1945-01-30
6552 Elliott Charles Howe C H Quartermaster Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 5th Regt. 1916-12-27
6553 Elliott David D Lieutenant South African Air Force 17 Squadron 1944-08-05