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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
6307 Dunneen Michael John M J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
6306 Dunne William Gould W G Corporal South African Engineer Corps 4 Field Coy. 1944-09-23
6297 Dunn Frederick Algernon F A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-22
6298 Dunn Gertrude Eliza G E Staff Nurse South African Military Nursing Service 1918-12-14
6299 Dunn Harry Cecil H C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-18
6300 Dunn J Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1946-02-06
6301 Dunn John J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. 1918-10-18
6302 Dunn Joseph Albert J A Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-17
6303 Dunn James Selwyn J S Air Sergeant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1941-07-17
6304 Dunn Stephanus Andries S A Private South African Medical Corps 1918-10-24
6305 Dunn William John W J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-12
6294 Dunlop Donald Derges D D Corporal Natal Mounted Rifles 1942-11-28
6295 Dunlop George Burn G B Lieutenant South African Air Force 1945-03-17
6292 Dunkerley Rex Kenilworth R K Captain South African Air Force 40 Squadron 1944-06-11
6290 Dunjana Speelman S Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 501st Coy. 1919-02-23
6289 Dunhouse John Abraham J A Private Cape Corps 1945-01-21
6288 Duncanson George Ormiston G O Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-09-24
6272 Duncan Alexander A Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-24
6273 Duncan Andrew A Major South African Air Force 5 Squadron 1942-05-31
6274 Duncan Andrew Beattie A B Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 10th Regt. 1918-03-08
6275 Duncan Alan Matheson A M Lieutenant South African Air Force 5 Squadron 1942-08-07
6276 Duncan Angus Stewart A S Lieutenant Colonel First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-04-16
6277 Duncan David MacMillan Brogan D M B Captain South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1946-04-29
6278 Duncan Edward E Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-08
6279 Duncan George Albert G A Gunner South African Field Artillery 1918-06-26
6280 Duncan George Donald G D Lieutenant General Service Corps 1945-04-05
6281 Duncan George L G L Air Corporal South African Air Force 8 Squadron 1944-09-23
6282 Duncan Kenneth K Private South African Medical Corps 11 Field Amb. 1941-12-06
6283 Duncan Kenneth Alexander K A Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1943-01-21
6284 Duncan Robert R Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-21
6286 Duncan Thomas T Private South African Armoured Corps 4th Armoured Car Regt. 1941-12-02
6287 Duncan Walter Durie W D Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
6267 Dunbar David Paul D P Private South African Medical Corps 1917-12-20
6268 Dunbar Jack J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-10-19
6269 Dunbar James J Private South African Veteran Reserve 1915-04-17
6270 Dunbar James Morton J M Corporal South African Horse 4th 1916-10-17
6271 Dunbar Quintin Pringle Q P Private South African Medical Corps 2nd South African Field Amb. 1916-07-01
6266 Dumo C Private South African Native Labour Corps 1947-11-22
6264 Dummett Neil Raymond N R Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-02-26
6265 Dummett Quinton Rowland Q R Captain South African Air Force 94 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-10-19
6263 Dumisa Philemon Ngavela P N Private South African Native Labour Corps 1941-11-20
6262 Duminy Peter P Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-04-13
6261 Dumas Nathan N Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-01-02
6260 Dumane Augustine A Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1916-11-08
6259 Duma Lawrence L Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-02-04
6258 Dulaze George G Private South African Native Labour Corps 1st Bn. 1917-01-17
6255 Dukmbana Kasipile K Ox Driver Military Labour Corps 1917-04-16
6251 Duke Esmonde George Barry E G B Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-11
6252 Duke Maurice Atkinson M A Captain South African Air Force 1942-06-09
6253 Duke Rex Clifford R C Private South African Irish 1st 1941-11-24