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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
5621 Dexter John J Private South African Medical Corps 1918-12-01
5619 Dewsbury Conrad Bunford C B Burgher Mounted Commandos Vryheid Commando 1915-01-03
5618 Dewrance Herbert John H J Burgher Mounted Commandos Geyser's Commando 1914-11-06
5616 Dewing Frederick James F J Signaller South African Corps of Signals 5th S.A. Bde. Sig. Coy. 1942-06-01
5617 Dewing Frederick Richard F R Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-14
5615 Dewey Kenneth Vincent Douglas K V D Corporal South African Engineer Corps 1945-01-09
5612 Dewar David Hepburn D H Air Mechanic South African Air Force 16 Squadron 1941-08-31
5613 Dewar Kenneth Smith K S Signaller South African Engineer Corps South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1918-08-10
5609 Devonshire William Thomas W T Quartermaster Sergeant 7th Infantry (Kimberley Regiment) 1915-06-27
5607 Devitt Dennis Gordon D G Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-06-08
5606 Devis Charles Monro C M Company Quartermaster Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-20
5603 Devine H G Private South African Railway Services 1918-10-18
5604 Devine Victor Bartlett V B Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1 Squadron 1943-02-26
5605 Devine William Human W H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-21
5602 Devevey Jean Paul J P Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 2 Air School 1942-02-11
5600 Deverneuil Harry Maurice H M Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-17
5601 Devere Gert G Native Batman South African Native Labour Corps 1915-03-11
5598 Devenish James St. Leger J S L Air Corporal South African Air Force 1946-07-26
5595 Devantier Marcus M Corporal 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) 1914-09-10
5594 Devanner H J Burgher Mounted Commandos Geyser's Commando 1914-11-06
5593 Deutschmann Herbert William H W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
5592 Deutchman Edward William E W Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-12
5591 Dettling Francis Charles F C Captain South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-27
5590 Dethier Edouard Myers E M Lieutenant Camp Commandants Staff 1918-09-29
5587 Desmond William Baden W B Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-24
5586 Desfountain Gordon Rex G R Private Technical Service Corps 1943-05-29
5585 Dert Edward Henry E H Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-13
5584 Derry Patrick John P J Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 1918-11-29
5583 Derrick George James G J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-10-11
5582 Derham William Grimley W G Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1941-07-07
30050 Deretich Mark M Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1924-04-20
43389 Dercksen Daniel Jacobus D J Captain South African Air Force 1953-08-10
5581 Derby Edgar Phillip E P Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1917-01-17
5580 Deppe Royce Everett R E Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1944-09-22
5578 Depholo Stephen S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-03-12
5576 Denyssen Daniel Arthur D A Bombardier South African Artillery 18 Bty. 1944-07-04
5577 Denyssen Henry J H J Corporal South African Horse 2nd 1916-07-11
5572 Denton David W D W Sergeant South African Artillery 1 A.A. Bde. 1942-07-03
5573 Denton G Private South African Medical Corps 1941-06-13
5575 Denton Phillip Allan P A Lieutenant South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. 1942-01-08
5569 Dent Frederick F Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-16
5570 Dent Richard St. Augustine R S A Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Brigade Depot 1916-11-17
5571 Dent William Alfred W A Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-09-20
5567 Dennyson Oscar A O A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-04-11
5563 Denny John Roy J R Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1919-03-20
5565 Denny Richard Harold Cecil R H C Corporal Pretoria Highlanders 1st Bn. 1940-08-15
5566 Denny Robert Poole R P Lieutenant South African Irish 1st 1940-12-18
30049 Denny Leslie Wilmshurst L W Air Corporal South African Air Force 1 Maintenance Unit 1937-05-16
5562 Denniston Arthur A Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-10-21
5561 Dennison Herbert H Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1946-01-23