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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
5982 Doyle James Joseph J J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-09-21
5983 Doyle John Kelly J K Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-09
5984 Doyle Neville N Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-16
30115 Doyle Warsley Robert Christopher W R C Lieutenant South African Air Force Air Operations School Langebaanweg 1952-01-25
5972 Dowthwaite Robert R Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
5970 Dowse Edward George E G Sapper South African Corps of Signals South African Div. Signal Coy. 1918-10-20
5971 Dowse John Johannes J J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-12-12
5969 Dowry Adam A Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-26
5966 Downing Harold H Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-10-11
5967 Downing Norman Oscar N O Sergeant 8th Mounted Rifles (Midlandse Ruiters) "C" Squadron 1915-01-18
5968 Downing Samuel Joseph S J Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1945-04-19
30111 Downie John Roberts J R South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1922-12-08
5964 Downey Thomas Arthur T A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
5963 Downes Thomas Richard T R Sergeant Technical Service Corps 7 Mobile Field Workshops 1941-06-21
5962 Down William Frederick W F Acting Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1917-04-04
5957 Dowling Anthony Terrance A T Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-10
5958 Dowling John J Captain South African Medical Corps 1918-10-19
5959 Dowling Michael M Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-14
5960 Dowling Peter Charles Broughill P C B Sergeant South African Corps of Signals 1944-02-04
5961 Dowling Walter W Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
5956 Dowler Arthur Edward A E Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1920-12-12
5954 Dowie Arthur Allan A A Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1943-04-30
5952 Dowdall Gordon G Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-06-27
5951 Dow Robert Alexander R A Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-09-20
5950 Dovey Clifford C Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1942-07-20
30110 Doveton Gordon Derrick G D Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Squadron 1951-02-15
5949 Dove Eric Irvine E I Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1942-06-07
5948 Douries D Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1947-11-02
5947 Dourie Abraham Hendrick A H Private Cape Corps 1944-11-18
5946 Douglass Lenard Walter L W Lieutenant South African Air Force 55 Squadron 1945-01-21
5925 Douglas Alex A Private Cape Corps 1943-02-16
5927 Douglas Brian Roderick B R Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Squadron 1942-09-07
5928 Douglas Charles C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 879th Coy. 1919-01-20
5929 Douglas Colin Stanley C S Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 1945-03-23
5930 Douglas Donald Gordon D G Lance Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-09-20
5931 Douglas Donald Thomas D T Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
5932 Douglas Francis F Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-07-19
5933 Douglas George Blankenburg G B Sergeant South African Engineer Corps 1941-11-09
5936 Douglas James J Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-07-26
5937 Douglas John J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-19
5938 Douglas Robert R Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-08-01
5939 Douglas Robert Hiper R H Private Cape Corps H.Q. Rly. Constr. Coy. 1944-05-27
5940 Douglas Roderick Swift R S Lieutenant South African Air Force 27 Squadron 1945-04-17
5941 Douglas Richard William Frederick R W F Captain South African Artillery 1944-10-06
5942 Douglas William W Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-21
5943 Douglas William Archibald W A Corporal South African Medical Corps 1944-10-23
5944 Douglas William Robson W R Corporal Technical Service Corps 1944-10-21
5924 Doubtfire Henry H Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1915-12-16
5921 Doubell Albert Henry A H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-21
5922 Doubell Lourens Daniel L D Constable South African Military Constabulary 1st 1917-05-14