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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
5497 December Jack J Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-11
5495 Debeurier Hugh Roland Sinclair H R S Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders "B" Coy. 1944-05-23
5493 Deas George Adamson G A Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 71st Siege Bty. 1917-12-06
5492 Dearries D Corporal Indian and Malay Corps 1946-02-06
5491 Dearden Arthur A Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1915-06-30
5490 Deans William Romanes W R Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-10-12
5486 Deane Edward Albert E A Lance Bombardier Cape Corps 1942-10-12
5487 Deane George Samuel G S Lieutenant South African Air Force 1946-03-31
5488 Deane Harold MacHernie H M Driver South African Engineer Corps 35 Works Coy. 1941-02-26
5483 Dean John James J J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 1 Air Depot 1943-03-08
5484 Dean Joseph J Gunner South African Field Artillery Bde. HQ 1916-12-29
5482 Dealiaha Annaniya A Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
5481 Deakin John Keelinge J K Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
5477 De Witt Christiaan Jacobus C J Corporal South African Pay Corps 1947-11-22
5478 De Witt Dirk Johannes D J Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1941-04-04
5479 De Witt Jacobus J Captain Pretoria Regiment 1944-05-19
30039 De Witt Elberg E Lieutenant South African Air Force 35 Squadron 1956-11-01
5474 De Wit Johannes Frederick J F Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-11-21
5475 De Wit Pieter Jacobus P J Corporal South African Instructional Corps 1940-08-07
5476 De Wit Willem Jacobus W J Private Q Service Corps 6 Res. M.T. Coy. 1943-07-28
5473 De Wilde Albert Cornelis A C Burgher Mounted Commandos Geyser's Commando 1914-11-08
5472 De Wet-Vos Cornelius Christiaan C C Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1946-01-10
5459 De Wet Charles Herrick C H Private Youth Training Brigade 1944-10-22
5460 De Wet Christiaan Rudolf C R Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1945-04-15
5461 De Wet Daniel Rudalf D R Field Cornet Rebellion 1914 Militia 1914-11-08
5462 De Wet Edward George E G Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-09-20
5463 De Wet Henning Abram H A Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-19
5464 De Wet Hendrik Frederik Daniel H F D Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 73 Operational Training Unit 1944-06-28
5465 De Wet J Private Cape Corps 1941-03-27
5466 De Wet John Henry J H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-01-18
5467 De Wet Johan Louis Venter J L V Major South African Air Force 15 Squadron 1942-05-04
5468 De Wet Johannes Martinus J M Private South African Horse 7th 1916-09-01
5469 De Wet Pieter Daniel P D Lieutenant South African Artillery 1946-01-21
5470 De Wet Petrus Johannes P J Air Corporal South African Air Force 1944-06-26
5471 De Wet Willem Jacobus W J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-09-10
5457 De Wee D Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
5458 De Wee Ruiter R Private Cape Corps 1945-02-22
5451 De Waal Fred F Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-02-18
5452 De Waal Gysbert Johannes G J Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 1916-06-10
5453 De Waal Gert Louis G L Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1944-02-25
5454 De Waal Jakobus J Private Cape Corps 1945-08-04
5455 De Waal Johannes Olivier J O Captain South African Air Force 2 Squadron 1944-05-25
5456 De Waal M Corporal Cape Corps 1945-07-05
5448 De Vries Albert A Sergeant Cape Corps 1st 1915-12-23
5449 De Vries Barend B Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-05-13
5450 De Vries N Private Hartigan's Horse 1914-08-04
5447 De Vree Frederick F Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-11-07
5440 De Vos Cecil Du Toit C D T Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1944-02-13
5441 De Vos Dirk Cornelius Petrus D C P Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police 6th Armd. Divisional Provost Coy. 1944-07-03
5442 De Vos Gideon Jacobus G J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-17