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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
6104 Du Plessis Stephanus Jacobus S J Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-13
6105 Du Plessis Schalk Willem S W Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-06-09
6106 Du Plessis Tommy T Private Cape Corps 1941-06-03
6107 Du Plessis Vivien Foch V F Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
6108 Du Plessis William W Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Field Artillery 1916-05-02
6109 Du Plessis William Adrian Daniel W A D Private 6th South African Infantry 1918-10-06
6110 Du Plessis Willem Jacobus W J Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1942-10-12
30129 Du Plessis Izak Jacobus I J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) Central Flying School 1953-12-08
49648 Du Plessis Jan Phillippus J P Private Durban Light Infantry 1916-07-22
6046 Du Piesanie Gideon Stephanus G S Flight Sergeant 21 Squadron 1943-11-28
6044 Du Buisson Izaak Stephanus I S Quarter Master Sergeant South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-31
6043 Du Bruyns Henry H Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-09-10
6042 Du Bois Louis Jean Joseph L J J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1918-03-21
6041 Drysdale Kenneth Douglas K D Sergeant First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-10-13
6039 Dryden G T Private Cape Corps 1943-12-25
6033 Drury Fred F Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-08
6034 Drury Frederick F Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Sotra 1942-01-29
6036 Drury Jacobus Henry J H Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 1st Bde. 1918-10-19
6037 Drury John Williams J W Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1920-01-13
6038 Drury Leslie Howard L H Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-16
6028 Drummond Hugh H Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-11
6029 Drummond Hugh Malcolm H M Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-07-06
6030 Drummond James J Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-17
6031 Drummond John Hughes J H Captain Rand Light Infantry 2nd 1941-01-30
6032 Drummond Valentine Wynford V W Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Edinburgh 1942-04-30
6026 Drummer Benno Francois Theodore Max B F T M Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
6025 Dromgoole Frederick Edward John Janoraine F E J J Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-23
6020 Driver David D Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1943-10-07
6021 Driver Garnet Edwin G E Lieutenant South African Horse 8th 1916-09-07
6022 Driver Harry Thackwray H T Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
6024 Driver Kenneth Weeks K W Major South African Air Force (Corps) 1947-02-03
6019 Driscoll Michael M Private General and Base Depots Base Depot Coy. (Durban) 1917-03-10
6018 Drinkwater Richard Crichton R C Lieutenant General Service Corps (Corps) 1945-08-04
6017 Dring Francis Richard John F R J Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-18
6003 Dreyer Adrain Albertus A A Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-04-09
6004 Dreyer Christian Lawrence C L Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-25
6005 Dreyer Frank Edward Walter F E W Private 1st South African Infantry "E" Coy. 1918-04-10
6006 Dreyer Gustav G Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1944-08-01
6008 Dreyer Johannes Gerhardus J G Warrant Officer Class I 17 Squadron 1944-08-14
6009 Dreyer Jacobus Stephanus J S Second Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
6010 Dreyer Leslie Llewellyn L L Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-14
6011 Dreyer Matthews Lucas M L Private Cape Corps 1944-10-31
6012 Dreyer Peter P Leading Cook (S) South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Bever 1944-11-30
6013 Dreyer Petrus Johannes P J Private 10th Dismounted Rifles "B" Squadron 1914-11-25
6014 Dreyer Ronald Christian R C Private Cape Corps 1942-05-31
6015 Dreyer Thomas Frederick T F Sergeant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1943-04-12
5999 Drew Frank Maurice F M Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-04-12
6000 Drew James Edward J E Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-11-10
6002 Drew Vincent Francis V F Captain Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-12-30
5998 Dredge Trenly John T J Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-06-05