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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
2559 Bretagne Robert R Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1917-09-28
2558 Bressick William Rudolph W R Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1917-08-16
2556 Bresler Johannes Petrus J P Private South African Irish 1st 1945-03-13
2557 Bresler Peter B P B Gunner South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. 1942-05-10
2555 Breslan Joseph J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
2554 Brereton-Todd Herbert Spencer H S Gunner South African Artillery 1 Field Regt. 1942-06-20
2553 Brereton Leonard Suthard L S Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
2551 Brenton Arthur Charles A C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
2549 Brent Alford Douglas A D Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1941-07-14
2550 Brent Jeremiah Louis Ronald Hartley J L R H Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Squadron 1943-04-29
2544 Brennan Edward Danville E D Private South African Horse 5th 1916-08-27
2546 Brennan James J Corporal South African Military Constabulary 1st 1918-10-18
2547 Brennan James Edward J E Chief Petty Officer South African Navy H.M.S. Dragon 1945-07-08
2543 Brener John Ian J I Lieutenant South African Air Force 41 Squadron 1943-08-22
2537 Bremner George G Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-09
2538 Bremner George G Private Cape Corps 1941-07-27
2540 Bremner Neil N Lieutenant South African Air Force 7 Squadron 1945-04-13
2541 Bremner William Thompson W T Staff Sergeant Technical Service Corps 5th Bde. Workshops 1941-11-22
2534 Breitenbach Johan Hendrik J H Sergeant Essential Services Protection Corps 1946-02-27
2533 Brehem Anthony Richard Peter A R P Air Mechanic South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1944-10-06
2531 Breetveld John Johannes J J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 72nd Siege Battery 1916-07-30
2532 Breetveld Theunis Jacobus T J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-07-20
2530 Breet Johannes Augustinus J A Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Squadron 1944-02-13
2528 Breen James J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-02
2529 Breen Thomas Paul T P Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-02-26
2526 Breedt Jacobus J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 30 Road Construction Company 1941-06-26
2527 Breedt Lukas Augustinus L A Air Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1943-11-03
2525 Breeds George Frederick James G F J Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
2523 Bredenkamp Abram A Private Cape Corps 1943-03-09
2524 Bredenkamp Johannes Michiel J M Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Squadron 1942-11-27
2522 Bredell Charles Revel C R Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-11
2521 Bredekamp E V Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1947-09-03
2520 Bredecamp John J Lance Corporal Cape Corps 2nd 1917-02-20
2519 Brecker Dorothy Augusta D A Sergeant Women's Auxiliary Army Services 1944-12-05
2517 Breakey Lawrence Wallace L W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
2518 Breakey Thomas James McDonald T J M Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Squadron 1945-04-25
2516 Breach KENNETH McKENZIE K M Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-12
2515 Brazier George Edward G E Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1942-05-10
2514 Brazer Daniel D Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1945-02-08
2513 Brayevich Frank Alfred F A Sapper South African Engineer Corps 2 Docks Operating Coy. 1943-07-12
2512 Bray H Sergeant Essential Services Protection Corps 1942-04-16
2510 Braun Franz Adam F A Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. 1916-06-24
2508 Brassel Edward John E J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
2507 Brass Thomas Alfred T A Sergeant Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1944-05-20
2506 Brasler Gerhardus Croeser G C Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-21
2505 Branthwaite Stanley S Corporal South African Native Labour Corps Native Carrier Transport 1918-01-04
2504 Brant Walter Samuel W S Corporal South African Engineer Corps 8 Field Squadron 1944-09-19
2501 Branford Dudley D Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
2502 Branford Laurence Frederick L F Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-10
2500 Branfield Harry Ernest H E Private Southern Rifles 1915-05-28