PDF

← Info

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.

Wikipedia
# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Date of Death
2124 Booysen Samson S Private Indian and Malay Corps 1941-12-09
2125 Booysen Stephen S Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-13
2126 Booysen William W Private Cape Corps H.q. 1944-06-04
2096 Booyse Francois Abraham F A Lieutenant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1943-11-03
2097 Booyse Klaas K Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-01-20
2098 Booyse Klaas K Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-02-26
2094 Boothroyd Sidney Victor S V Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1920-06-25
2092 Boothman Arnold Ernest A E Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-09
2089 Booth Frederick Joseph F J Lieutenant South African Air Force 22 Air School 1945-11-07
2091 Booth John Hamilton J H Lieutenant South African Air Force 40 Squadron 1942-04-26
2084 Bootey Suliman Ismail S I Private Indian and Malay Corps 3 M.T. Coy. 1941-04-16
2083 Boot William W Private South African Pioneers East Africa Pioneer Corps 1917-10-24
2082 Boos Karl K Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-10-15
2081 Boonzaier Hermanus Dempers H D Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 23 Squadron 1942-10-02
2080 Boon Paul Verdoes P V Corporal Q Service Corps 1944-08-28
2078 Boolsen George Charles Arthur G C A Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-07-28
2079 Boolsen Jacob Francis J F Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1 Field Coy. 1944-10-28
2077 Booker Reginald Brereton R B Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1942-11-25
2075 Booise David D Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-06-30
2076 Booise Samuel S Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-05-05
2074 Booikango Herman H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1916-06-11
2069 Booi Bless B Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-06
2070 Booi Elias E Labourer Military Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-07-16
2071 Booi John J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
2072 Booi NATOYI or NOTOYI or NOTOZI N Cape Boy South African Native Labour Corps South African Infantry Gen. H.Q 1917-02-05
2073 Booi Robert R Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-06-17
2067 Boock Alfred A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-12
2066 Bontis Louis George L G Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-07-10
2065 Bonser David D Donkey Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-23
29491 Bonnes John J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 7 Squadron 1956-06-16
2063 Bonner Gordon Percy G P Corporal General Service Corps 1944-12-18
2064 Bonner Robert Henderson R H Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-10-27
2061 Bongoza Frank F Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-03-03
2059 Bones Arthur Meyrick A M Lieutenant South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Battery 1916-10-28
2060 Bones Anthony Owen A O Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-23
2058 Bone Samuel Henry S H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-12-18
2053 Bond Arthur Edward A E Sapper South African Corps of Signals Divisional Signal Coy. 1916-08-27
2054 Bond Bryan Cresswell B C Lieutenant South African Air Force 11 Squadron 1945-07-26
2055 Bond Charles Herbert C H Second Lieutenant South African Heavy Artillery 74th Bty. 1920-09-04
2056 Bond Richard Grenville R G Sergeant South African Engineer Corps 8 Field Squadron 1944-09-09
2057 Bond Thomas T Lance Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-17
2050 Bonane Daniel D Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-08-20
2049 Bompas Grace Ethel G E Nursing Sister South African Military Nursing Service 1918-09-12
2041 Bolton Alfred A Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-10-20
2042 Bolton Gerald MacRae G M Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-10
2044 Bolton John James J J Rifleman South African Rifles 2nd 1918-03-15
2045 Bolton Richard Michael R M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1942-06-29
2040 Boltman Hendrik Rudolph H R Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1941-10-09
2037 Bolleurs Henry James H J Lieutenant South African Air Force 47 Air School 1942-12-16
2035 Bolitho Alfred A Captain South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. 1941-11-26