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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
3195 Bye Bye Mahla B M Private South African Native Labour Corps 19th Coy. 1917-07-02
3194 Byas Harry Hargreaves H H Lieutenant South African Air Force 27 Air School 1943-02-09
3185 Buzzard Brian William Malcolm B W M Bombardier South African Artillery 2 Anti-Tank Regt. 1942-01-23
3186 Buzzard Philip John P J Gunner South African Artillery 1942-06-06
3184 Buyskes Norman N Staff Sergeant South African Engineer Corps 42 Geological Sec. 1944-12-14
3174 Buys A Private Indian and Malay Corps 1945-09-12
3176 Buys Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-03-02
3177 Buys Johannes Hendrik J H Corporal South African Pay Corps 1944-06-25
3178 Buys John Hendrik J H Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1941-11-29
3179 Buys Izaak Zerk I Z Sergeant Mounted Commandos Boshoff's Commando 1914-11-20
3180 Buys Peter P Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-14
3181 Buys Stephanus S Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1944-09-26
3182 Buys Stephanus S Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-10
3183 Buys Stephanus Bernhardus S B Private 9th Mounted Rifles (Hogeveld Ruiters) 1914-11-16
3172 Buxton-Forman Clifford C Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 2 A.A. Regt. 1942-11-28
3169 Buxmann Johan Heinrich J H Lieutenant South African Air Force 22 Squadron 1945-01-31
3168 Butz Christian Henry C H Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
3167 Butulezi Matuso M Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-02-20
3165 Button Edward Algernon E A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-09-10
3166 Button George Peter G P Private South African Infantry Corps 11th Regt. 1917-03-25
17778 Buttie Archibald A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1st Bn. 1917-11-17
3163 Buttery Colin C Lieutenant Q Service Corps 1941-06-06
3164 Buttery John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-12
3158 Butt Alexander John Francis A J F Private South African Medical Corps 1st/3rd 1918-10-08
3159 Butt Kenneth K Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals 7th Armd. Div. Sigs. 1942-12-29
3146 Butler Arthur Scott A S Gunner South African Field Artillery 1917-06-10
3147 Butler David D Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-08-18
3148 Butler George Eric G E Private South African Special Service Company 1918-10-23
3149 Butler Henry H Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 1919-03-14
3150 Butler Henry James H J Captain South African Artillery 1943-12-06
3151 Butler Joseph J Conductor South African Service Corps Animal Transport 1916-11-13
3153 Butler James Henry J H Private Cape Corps 1942-01-11
3154 Butler Sam S Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-17
3155 Butler Sidney Horace S H Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals 1942-10-24
3145 Butitjie Joseph J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
3141 Butelezi Absolom A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-10-21
3142 Butelezi Madodo M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-09-30
3143 Butelezi Mziwake M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-10-26
3144 Butelezi Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-03-28
3138 Butcher Cyril Ross C R Sergeant Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1940-07-17
3139 Butcher Frederick Claud F C Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-15
3140 Butcher Howard Montague H M Lieutenant Natal Mounted Rifles 1944-06-10
3137 Butarika Simon S Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-15
3135 Buswell Frederick Arthur F A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
3136 Buswell James Edward J E Sergeant South African Coast Defence Corps 1943-06-07
3134 Busumyang Jackson J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-05-30
3133 Busuku Willie W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-04-17
3132 Bussock John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1916-10-25
3131 Bussio John William Duncan J W D Air Corporal South African Air Force 1944-05-21
3130 Bussell Gordon Frederick G F Sergeant Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1945-07-11