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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
5126 Davis Arthur A Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
5127 Davis Arthur Alfred A A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
5128 Davis Adam C A C Private Cape Corps 1942-11-18
5131 Davis Algerton Thomas A T Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1944-08-31
5132 Davis Gerald Cyril G C Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 1946-04-06
5133 Davis C P Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 41 Air School 1942-02-01
5135 Davis David D Driver South African Service Corps 1917-11-01
5136 Davis David Fred William D F W Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-24
5137 Davis Edwin Bertrand E B Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-05-10
5138 Davis Frank F Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-18
5139 Davis Francis Madnesfield F M Captain South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
5141 Davis George G Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 2nd Coy. 1918-07-20
5143 Davis George Joseph G J Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-24
5144 Davis Harry H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
5146 Davis Isaac I Private Q Service Corps 1943-10-04
5147 Davis John J Native Driver South African Field Artillery Natives 1916-07-12
5148 Davis John Lansbury J L Trooper Special Service Battalion "C" (Rhodesia) Sqn. 1944-07-26
5149 Davis Leo L Trooper South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) 1944-10-16
5150 Davis Maurice M Lieutenant South African Air Force 70 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-05-24
5151 Davis Percy Frederick P F Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-16
5152 Davis Raymond Armistice R A Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1941-01-17
5153 Davis R W Gunner South African Artillery 1 Anti-Tank Regt. 1941-11-23
5154 Davis Rodney William R W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
5155 Davis Sydney S Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1942-02-21
5156 Davis Solomon Aubrey S A Private Indian and Malay Corps 1945-08-12
5157 Davis Sydney Dennis S D Lieutenant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1942-09-05
5158 Davis Theodore T Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
5159 Davis Thomas Oliver T O Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-17
5160 Davis Willie W Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-26
5161 Davis William Mican W M Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-10-12
29937 Davis John Frederick Oliver J F O Captain South African Air Force 2 Squadron 1951-03-10
5091 Davies Arthur Leslie A L Corporal Technical Service Corps 1942-11-28
5093 Davies Benjamin B Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-08
5095 Davies Brynley Gordon B G Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1916-02-12
5097 Davies Charles Sydney C S Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-08-03
5098 Davies Dennis Daniel Olaf D D O Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1945-03-10
5100 Davies D R Lieutenant South African Air Force 1945-10-13
5101 Davies David Russell D R Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1943-03-20
5103 Davies Frank F Private Cape Corps 1944-06-12
5105 Davies Granville G Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1916-04-17
5106 Davies George Edward G E Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1916-03-30
5107 Davies George Griffith G G Corporal Prince Alfred's Guard 1944-06-13
5109 Davies Hugh H Private South African Corps of Signals 7th South African Infantry 1917-05-02
5112 Davies Herbert William H W Lieutenant South African Veteran Reserve Johannesburg Rest Camp 1919-12-21
5113 Davies James Brown J B Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1946-07-10
5114 Davies John J H Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. 1941-11-23
5116 Davies Joshua Lewis J L Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1944-02-11
5117 Davies Joseph Mitchell J M Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-07-02
5119 Davies N K Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1942-02-18
5120 Davies Peter P Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1941-12-31