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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
5403 De Villers Louis S L S Air Pupil 21 Air School 1941-12-16
5402 De Vee Lucas L Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-03
5401 De Vantier B E Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1946-09-09
5400 De Vaal William W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-01-28
5398 De Swardt Harold H Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st Bn. 1941-04-17
5399 De Swardt J P W Staff Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1946-05-14
5395 De Smidt J B Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-10-30
5396 De Smidt Johannes W J W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1943-05-03
5397 De Smidt Owen Douglas O D Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Aru 1944-12-03
5393 De Senan Edgar Albert E A Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1945-04-16
5391 De Roock Dirk Hermanus D H Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment "C" Coy. 1944-09-13
5390 De Rock F Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-12-30
5385 De Reuck George William Henry G W H Private South African Horse 9th 1917-03-16
5386 De Reuck Leslie Bernard L B Telegraphist South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Bever 1944-11-30
5387 De Reuck Peter Clifford Gilbert P C G Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-07-19
5388 De Reuck S J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1944-03-30
5389 De Reuck Thomas Frederick Lambert T F L Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
5384 De Preez ABRAHAM or ABRAM A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-14
5579 De Pledge Fredrick F Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. 1920-09-19
5383 De Pace Luigi Salvatori L S Petty Officer South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Bever 1944-11-30
5382 De Nysschen Theodoris Adrian T A Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-03
5380 De Montmorency Herbert Branston H B Major South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-06-04
5379 De Montille Maxime Marius M M Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1940-08-03
5378 De Mink Marinus Godfrey M G Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-14
5374 De Meyer Johannes Cornelius J C Corporal Camp Commandants Staff 1918-10-25
5375 De Meyer Jacobus Petrus J P Trooper Special Service Battalion 1944-09-25
5376 De Meyer Jacobus Petrus J P Private Regiment Botha 1945-11-22
5377 De Meyer Willem Albertus W A Burgher Mounted Commandos Ermelo Commando 1915-03-20
5370 De Meillon Copernicus Kepler C K Captain 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) Intelligence Staff 1915-02-22
5371 De Meillon Paul Coetzee P C Second Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1941-12-19
30005 De Meillon Malcolm Bernard M B Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1948-02-27
5368 De Marillac Louis Joshua Desmond L J D Corporal Kaffrarian Rifles 1942-12-11
5369 De Marillac Raymond Marie R M Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-08-25
5364 De Leender M Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1944-01-04
5353 De Lange Adriaan Jacobus A J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-07-31
5354 De Lange Bernard Francis B F Private 11th South African Infantry 1916-10-08
5355 De Lange Barend Jacobus B J Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard 1944-06-11
5356 De Lange John J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-25
5357 De Lange John Adrian J A Private 10th South African Infantry 1916-05-09
5358 De Lange Nicholaas Johannes N J Corporal Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. 1944-07-17
5359 De Lange Ralph George R G Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
5360 De Lange Stephanus J S J Private Field Force Brigade 1946-10-25
5361 De Lange S J B W Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1945-07-26
5362 De Lange Thomas Frederick T F Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1945-07-11
5351 De La Rey Pieter Adolf P A Sergeant Regiment De la Rey 1940-12-24
5352 De La Rey Susanna M S M Private Women's Auxiliary Army Services (Corps) 1944-06-20
5349 De La Porte Gerhardus Johannes G J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-06-01
5348 De La Harpe John Henry J H Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-07-15
5347 De La Guerra Ockert Petrus O P Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-28
5346 De La Croix Ambrose A Sergeant Central Army Training Depot 1943-12-07