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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
2768 Brown George Lennox G L Staff Sergeant South African Mounted Brigade 1st 1916-11-24
2770 Brown Geoffrey Selwyn G S Second Lieutenant South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. 1919-07-25
2771 Brown Henry H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-16
2772 Brown Harold Angus H A Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-19
2773 Brown Henry Charles William H C W Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
2775 Brown Herbert James H J Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1944-08-17
2778 Brown Herbert Stanley H S Captain South African Air Force 26 Squadron 1943-12-18
2780 Brown Hubert Victor H V Private South African Mounted Brigade 1st 1917-03-20
2781 Brown Ivan I Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Squadron 1942-05-29
2782 Brown Iwan I Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1917-11-08
2783 Brown Ian Henry I H Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Treern 1945-01-12
2784 Brown Jonas J Private Cape Corps 1944-06-23
2785 Brown Jacobus J Loader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-14
2786 Brown James J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps South African Railway Operating Company 1916-05-26
2787 Brown James J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-08
2788 Brown John J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 22nd Coy. 1918-03-17
2789 Brown John J Private Cape Corps 1941-12-17
2790 Brown John J Private Cape Corps 1943-03-10
2791 Brown John J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1943-07-14
2792 Brown Johnnie J Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-10
2793 Brown Joseph J Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-08
2795 Brown John Durham J D Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
2796 Brown James F J F Private Youth Training Brigade 1946-10-16
2799 Brown J S Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1942-10-11
2800 Brown John Silcock J S Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-08
2801 Brown James Thomas J T Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-08-18
2803 Brown Kenneth Andrew K A Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1941-01-27
2804 Brown Kenneth Gavin K G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-17
2805 Brown Leslie Charles L C Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-13
2808 Brown Margaret M Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1946-04-18
2809 Brown Maurice James Edward M J E Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1940-07-30
2810 Brown Murdoch Morison M M Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1918-11-06
2813 Brown Percival Austen P A Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-19
2815 Brown Pearl Kathleen P K Lieutenant Women's Auxiliary Army Services 1947-03-15
2816 Brown Robert R Private General Service Corps 1940-11-09
2817 Brown Robert R Private South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. 1916-12-19
2818 Brown Robert Arthur R A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-12-09
2819 Brown Ronald Coventry R C Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
2820 Brown Roy Frederick R F Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1943-04-13
2821 Brown Ralph Sidney R S Corporal Pretoria Highlanders 1942-10-04
2822 Brown Robert William R W Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1941-11-12
2823 Brown Samuel S Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-08-02
2824 Brown Samuel S Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-08-09
2825 Brown Sydney Bennett S B Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-01-08
2828 Brown Thomas Fulton T F Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-10-12
2829 Brown Thomas William T W Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. 1916-04-11
2830 Brown Vernon Elmo V E Gunner South African Artillery 2 Field Regt. 1942-12-14
2831 Brown Victor Fuller William V F W Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1944-02-14
2832 Brown Victor Henry V H Corporal Q Service Corps 1943-02-27
2833 Brown V P Sergeant Indian and Malay Corps 1947-10-09