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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
2621 Briscoe James Henry J H Sergeant South African Armoured Corps 1st Light Tanks. 1947-11-18
29599 Briscoe John Charles J C Air Sergeant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1930-11-23
2618 Brinkworth George Rayment G R Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
2609 Brink Andrew A Private Cape Corps 4 Res. M.T. Coy. 1941-12-09
2610 Brink Beatrice F B F Private Women's Auxiliary Army Services 1944-07-29
2611 Brink Gerrard Edgar G E Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
2612 Brink George Stephanus G S Captain South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1944-07-04
2613 Brink Henry John H J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 25 Road Constr. Coy. 1942-05-10
2614 Brink John J Private Cape Corps 1943-08-30
2615 Brink John Francois J F Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1947-07-02
2617 Brink Victor Louis V L Captain Q Service Corps 1944-08-28
29597 Brink Willem Hermanus W H Air Apprentice South African Air Force 1938-08-20
2606 Brinders Abraham A Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
2605 Brimelow Gould Adams G A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-10-15
2604 Brill Albert Francis A F Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-21
2603 Brikwa Alfred A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-01-27
2602 Brighton Edwin Kenneth E K Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-07-17
2597 Bright Arthur A Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-08-29
2598 Bright Donald Frederick D F Trooper South African Armoured Corps 7th Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-06-20
2599 Bright Edward E Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-30
2600 Bright Percy P Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
2596 Briggs Ronald R Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1944-08-10
2593 Brigg George Miller G M Captain South African Medical Corps 1945-06-19
2592 Brigden Phillip Henry Brett P H B Warrant Officer Class II General Service Corps 1941-04-06
2590 Briers Abraham Johannes A J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
2591 Briers Gideon Retief G R Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-07-20
2589 Brien Robert Cecil R C Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1941-12-24
2588 Brielle Abraham A Private Cape Corps 1st 1921-04-13
2587 Briell David Clement D C Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-10
2585 Bridson John Leslie J L Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-06-10
2586 Bridson Walter W Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-17
2584 Bridgewater Henry James William H J W Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard 1945-04-22
2583 Bridges Norman Alfred N A Trooper South African Armoured Corps 4th Armoured Car Regt. 1943-01-21
2580 Bridge Frederick William F W Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1916-11-27
2578 Brickhill Harold Arthur H A Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-18
2579 Brickhill Thomas Arthur T A Sergeant South African Corps of Signals 1st S.A. Bde. Sig. Coy. 1941-11-23
2573 Brice Edgar Basil E B Air Sergeant South African Air Force 36 Flt 1942-02-26
2575 Brice Ronald Douglas R D Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1944-06-30
2568 Breytenbach Coenraad Johannes Lodewyk C J L Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1945-10-20
2569 Breytenbach Hermanus Johannes H J Corporal Mounted Commandos Middelburg Commando 1915-04-30
2570 Breytenbach Johan Hendrik E J H E Lieutenant South African Air Force 28 Squadron 1945-09-22
2571 Breytenbach J M Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-11-01
2572 Breytenbach Jacobus Stephanus Johannes J S J Sergeant Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1945-04-19
2566 Brewis George G Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-10-17
2567 Brewis Gert G Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-23
2565 Brewers Alfred A Private Cape Corps 1945-09-25
2560 Brett Anthony Edward A E Trooper South African Armoured Corps 1944-02-25
2561 Brett Dallas Dymock D D Major South African Artillery 1944-06-12
2562 Brett G A H Gunner South African Artillery 1947-08-19
2564 Brett James Russell J R Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1942-01-16