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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 3,697 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
5231 De Beer Johannes Jacobus J J Sergeant South African Irish 1st 1942-08-07
5232 De Beer Marthinus Christoffel M C Sergeant South African Horse 1st 1916-08-25
5233 De Beer Mattas Johannes Adrian M J A Dresser South African Veterinary Corps 1918-01-07
5235 De Beer Peter P Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-02-01
5236 De Beer Peter P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 7 Coy. 1918-02-11
5237 De Beer Petrus Frederik P F Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-07-19
5239 De Beer Phillip Rudolph P R Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1942-05-12
5240 De Beer Roelof Adriaan R A Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 1947-06-13
29948 De Beer Christiaan Samuel C S Air Corporal South African Air Force 1934-03-15
29957 De Beer Matthys Andries M A Sergeant South African Navy South African Marines 1954-08-28
5216 De Bary Richard Alexander Hayward R A H Private 4th Mounted Rifles (Umvoti Mounted Rifles) 1915-04-27
5215 De Air Gangaram Pema G P Private Indian and Malay Corps 1946-02-21
5214 Dayton Archibald Louie A L Lance Corporal South African Horse 4th 1916-07-18
5213 Dayce Henry Ismail H I Private Indian and Malay Corps 1946-09-14
5212 Daybell George Frank G F Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-09
5202 Day A Sergeant Cape Corps South African Air Force 1943-03-01
5203 Day Charles Henry C H Private South African Infantry Corps 12th Regt. 1916-03-21
5205 Day Harry James H J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-18
5206 Day Herbert Victor H V Private South African Medical Corps 1st South African Field Ambulance 1918-11-10
5208 Day Norman Oliver N O Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-27
5210 Day Roy Noel R N Captain South African Air Force 7 Squadron 1944-12-22
5201 Dawu David D Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-04-08
5179 Dawson Charles James C J Sergeant South African Corps of Signals 1944-06-28
5180 Dawson Colin Thomas C T Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1942-06-04
5181 Dawson David D Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-10-30
5182 Dawson Frank Edward F E Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals 1941-12-22
5183 Dawson Frederick Stuart F S Brigadier General South African Infantry Corps Brigade 1920-10-26
5188 Dawson John J Private South African Medical Corps 2nd Field Ambulance 1919-05-01
5189 Dawson John Frank J F Private Cape Corps 1943-10-17
5190 Dawson John Frederick Thomas J F T Corporal South African Armoured Corps 4th Armoured Car Regt. 1942-04-11
5191 Dawson John Goldsbrough J G Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 17 Squadron 1944-06-16
5192 Dawson Joseph Trewitt J T Sergeant South African Horse 4th 1917-03-11
5193 Dawson L P Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 7 Field Regt. 1943-09-25
5194 Dawson Leonard Rishworth L R Corporal South African Engineer Corps 2 Field Coy. 1942-10-26
5197 Dawson Thomas T Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-01-08
5198 Dawson William Edward W E Private Q Service Corps 4 Res. M.T. Coy. 1941-12-09
5199 Dawson William Percy W P Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1915-08-10
5175 Daws George Edward G E Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 10th Regt. 1916-05-14
5176 Daws Harry H Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-11-20
5178 Daws Robert Dennis R D Gunner South African Artillery 7 Field Regt. 1941-11-30
5174 Dawe Reginald Arthur R A Lieutenant South African Artillery 1944-02-16
5172 Dawber John J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-23
5173 Dawber Phillip Oliver P O Lieutenant South African Air Force 3 Squadron 1944-08-30
5168 Davy Albert Edward A E Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-23
5170 Davy John J Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-07-19
5163 Davison John Edward J E Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-10
5164 Davison John Vernon J V Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-11
5165 Davison James Wright J W Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1943-12-20
5166 Davison Robert Hanbury Spence R H S Lieutenant South African Air Force 1942-08-10
5125 Davis Archibald A Captain South African Service Corps Animal Transport 1918-12-03