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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
2936 Buck William Cummings W C Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-04-16
2934 Bucholtz John Andrew J A Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Mounted Bty. 1916-10-25
2924 Buchanan Alexander A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-07-12
2925 Buchanan Alexander A Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Birmingham 1942-04-20
2926 Buchanan Albert Clarence A C Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-12
2928 Buchanan Charles C Pioneer South African Pioneers 1918-05-08
2929 Buchanan Donald James D J Sergeant Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-06-30
2930 Buchanan Douglas Lindley D L Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1941-07-02
2931 Buchanan Guyon G Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-24
2932 Buchanan James J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
2933 Buchanan John Scott J S Private South African Medical Corps 1918-08-23
2923 Buchan Richard R Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-11
2921 Buch Harold Julius H J Captain South African Air Force 4 Squadron 1943-12-31
2922 Buch Isodore Lionel I L Air Corporal South African Air Force 23 Squadron 1942-11-27
2920 Bubb William Henry W H Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1941-05-11
2919 Bryson Neil Watson N W Ordinary Telegraphist South African Navy H.M.S. Hermes 1942-04-09
2918 Brymner Alexander A Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1918-08-27
2916 Bryington Arthur Francis A F Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-04-03
2915 Brydone John Robert J R Lieutenant South African Air Force 7 Squadron 1944-11-12
2914 Brydon Walter W Major South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1918-04-12
2912 Bryce James J Corporal Q Service Corps 1941-07-21
2903 Bryant Edmund Cosentine E C Captain South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-12-08
2904 Bryant Frank F Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-09
2905 Bryant John J Private South African Pioneers 1918-04-03
2906 Bryant John McDonald J M Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-05-01
2907 Bryant James Wilfred J W Company Sergeant Major South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-16
2908 Bryant Joseph William J W Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-16
2909 Bryant Michael M Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 1944-07-13
2910 Bryant Richard Arthur R A Gunner South African Artillery 1945-12-16
2911 Bryant William John W J Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade 1946-08-09
2902 Bryan George Benjamin G B Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-09
2900 Bruyns Jeremias Christiaan J C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-29
2901 Bruyns Paul Joseph Henry P J H Air Mechanic South African Air Force 3 Squadron 1943-09-06
2898 Bruwer Cornelius Frederick C F Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-11-01
2899 Bruwer James J Private South African Horse 7th 1916-11-07
2897 Bruton-Simmonds Clifford Rex C R Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Squadron 1942-10-12
2895 Bruton Charles Harold C H Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-01-27
2896 Bruton Harry Vernon H V Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-10-12
2894 Brussow Percy Richard Cecil P R C Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-10-23
2890 Brunton Keith Jack K J Second Lieutenant Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-24
2893 Brunton Walter Alfred W A Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps 1946-06-10
2887 Brunette Gerald Cobin G C Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police 1946-04-01
2888 Brunette Thomas Melville Du Toit T M D T Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1944-02-14
2884 Brummer Diederick Gerhardus Johannes D G J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-12-15
2885 Brummer Leslie Myra L M Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. 1919-10-01
2886 Brummer Michiel Johan Wichardt M J W Lieutenant South African Air Force 14 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-06-26
2883 Brummelkamp Roelof Gerard R G Lance Corporal Technical Service Corps 1943-09-30
2882 Brumfield Nicolaas Willem N W Sergeant General Service Corps 1946-10-31
2880 Brukman Ernest E Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-15
2881 Brukman John Sinclair J S Battery Quartermaster Sergeant South African Heavy Artillery 75th (Natal) Siege Bty. 1918-09-08