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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
2682 Bronkhorst Johannes Christian Jacob J C J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-10-05
2683 Bronkhorst Johannes Jacob J J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-04-13
2684 Bronkhorst Jacobus Lukas J L Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-12-11
2676 Bromley James Charles J C Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-14
2678 Bromley Stanley Shirley S S Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1918-04-05
2679 Bromley Thorneloe Clay T C Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-12
2674 Broli Peter William P W Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-06-16
2671 Brokensha Francis Wesley F W Sergeant South African Corps of Signals 1942-11-28
2672 Brokensha Hawtrey Vivien H V Lieutenant Natal Light Horse 1915-04-27
2668 Brodziak Gordon Ward G W Lieutenant South African Air Force 608 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1942-11-11
2662 Brodrick Alan A Rifleman 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1920-08-08
2667 Brodrick Harold James H J Trooper South African Armoured Corps 7th Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-05-10
2666 Brodigan Patrick Matthew P M Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps 1944-10-05
2663 Brodie Charles C Private Field Force Battalion 1942-11-27
2665 Brodie Ernest John E J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
2660 Brodell John August Herman J A H Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-12-12
2659 Brockwell Ernest Frederick E F Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-16
2658 Brocklehurst Peter Samuel P S Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Parktown 1942-06-21
2656 Brocklebank Jack J Bugler Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-23
2657 Brocklebank Thomas Edward T E Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-10-27
2655 Brockhouse Horace Frederick H F Private South African Medical Corps 1942-11-09
2652 Broadbent Samuel Comille S C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-07-21
2653 Broadbent Walter Edmiston W E Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
2636 Britz Andries A Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-01
2637 Britz Cecil Harold C H Sergeant General Service Corps 1945-08-13
2638 Britz Gert G Private Cape Corps 1943-06-13
2639 Britz Gerritt Frederick Cornelius G F C Private Q Service Corps 1945-10-03
2640 Britz Hans H Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-09
2641 Britz H J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1942-04-17
2642 Britz J Private Indian and Malay Corps 39 Railway Constr. Coy. 1942-02-19
2643 Britz John J Driver Military Labour Corps South African Service Corps Transport 1917-03-04
2644 Britz Josiah J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-01
2645 Britz Johannes Frederick J F Bombardier South African Artillery 1 Anti-Tank Regt. 1942-07-11
2646 Britz Johannes Frederick J F Lieutenant Colonel South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1943-11-03
2647 Britz Johannes Jacobus Frederick Beyers J J F B Warrant Officer Class II South African Corps of Signals 10 S.A.Bde. Sig. Coy. 1941-08-09
2648 Britz Jan Johannes Petrus J J P Dresser South African Veterinary Corps 1918-10-14
2649 Britz Rudolph Christian R C Private South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. 1916-09-18
2650 Britz Rudolf Johannes R J Private Q Service Corps 59 Q Coy 1945-05-16
2629 Brits Albert Erasmus Botha A E B Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 76 Operational Training Unit RAF 1944-10-06
2630 Brits Berhend Petrus B P Burgher Mounted Commandos Waterberg Commando 1915-04-05
2631 Brits Cecil C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-19
2632 Brits Christiaan Johannes Petrus C J P Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1940-07-19
2633 Brits Jacob Adriaan J A Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard 1945-05-09
2634 Brits Jan Hendrik Smartenryk J H S Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1944-09-23
2628 Brito Jacinto J Private South African Infantry Corps 12th Regt. 1916-09-15
2627 Britcliffe Clarence C Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1917-04-23
2625 Bristowe Vivian Ernest John V E J Private South African Medical Corps 2nd Field Ambulance 1917-04-14
2624 Bristow Herbert H Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1941-04-24
2623 Bristoe William W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-21
2619 Briscoe Arthur Wellesley Dooley A W D Captain Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1941-04-22