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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) 405 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,809 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,874 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,041 SAP — South African Police 3,732 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 159 AUS — Australian forces 167 UK — British forces 4,095 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 24,809 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
2109 Booysen George G Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1918-07-14
2110 Booysen George B G B Stoker South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Goede Hoop 1944-04-23
2111 Booysen Garth William G W Lieutenant 135 Squadron 1943-02-20
2112 Booysen Hendrick H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-02-17
2113 Booysen Hendrick H Private Cape Corps 1944-05-17
2114 Booysen J Private Cape Corps 1947-02-20
2115 Booysen Jan J Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-31
2116 Booysen Jan J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-13
2117 Booysen Jan Benson J B Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regiment 1915-02-17
2118 Booysen Johannes Jacobus Louw J J L Warrant Officer Class I Q Service Corps (Corps) 1940-09-08
2119 Booysen Kort K Pack Leader Military Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-06-06
2120 Booysen Martin Jerret Johannes M J J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-03-03
2121 Booysen Paul P Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1945-10-04
2122 Booysen Phillip P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-10
2123 Booysen Petrus Jacobus P J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1946-09-09
2124 Booysen Samson S Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-12-09
2125 Booysen Stephen S Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-13
2126 Booysen William W Private Cape Corps H.q. 1944-06-04
2096 Booyse Francois Abraham F A Lieutenant 21 Squadron 1943-11-03
2097 Booyse Klaas K Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-20
2098 Booyse Klaas K Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-26
2094 Boothroyd Sidney Victor S V Private 1st South African Infantry 1920-06-25
2092 Boothman Arnold Ernest A E Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-04-09
2089 Booth Frederick Joseph F J Lieutenant 22 Air School 1945-11-07
2091 Booth John Hamilton J H Lieutenant 40 Squadron 1942-04-26
2084 Bootey Suliman Ismail S I Private Indian and Malay Corps (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 23 Squadron 1942-10-02
2080 Boon Paul Verdoes P V Corporal Q Service Corps (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 (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 (Corps) 1917-06-30
2076 Booise Samuel S Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-05-05
2074 Booikango Herman H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-06-11
2069 Booi Bless B Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-06
2070 Booi Elias E Labourer Military Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-07-16
2071 Booi John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
2072 Booi NATOYI or NOTOYI or NOTOZI N Cape Boy South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Infantry Gen. H.Q 1917-02-05
2073 Booi Robert R Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-06-17
2067 Boock Alfred A Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
2066 Bontis Louis George L G Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-07-10
2065 Bonser David D Donkey Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-23
29491 Bonnes John J Second Lieutenant 7 Squadron 1956-06-16
2063 Bonner Gordon Percy G P Corporal General Service Corps (Corps) 1944-12-18
2064 Bonner Robert Henderson R H Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-10-27
2061 Bongoza Frank F Private South African Native Labour Corps (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