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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
2034 Boles James J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-13
29485 Boles James (jock) J Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Squadron 1952-03-14
2033 Bold Andrew Thomas A T Lance Corporal Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1945-06-24
2313 Bokleni Henry H Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
4886 Bokleni Dokoda D Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
2031 Bokaba Daniel D Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-11-02
2030 Bok L Private Cape Corps 1947-10-09
2029 Boisson Frederick William F W Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-01-23
2028 Bois Henry John H J Private South African Railway Services 1918-10-26
2027 Bohn George G Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-10
2026 Bogota John J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-09-28
39284 Bogana Stephen S Labourer South African Labour Corps South African Service Corps 1915-06-28
2025 Bogachu Piet P Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1916-11-03
2024 Boesnek Hendrik H Mule Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-10
2022 Boesak Daniel D Private Indian and Malay Corps 1947-02-15
2023 Boesak Peter P Private Cape Corps 1943-10-07
2019 Boer Abraham A Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
2020 Boer Nathan N Private Cape Corps 5th Bde. Coy. 1941-12-09
2018 Bodmer Frances Bernard Miles F B M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 33 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1941-09-09
29478 Bodley Percy Gordon (bill) P G Captain South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1951-03-06
2017 Bodkin J P Private South African Medical Corps 1941-08-08
2016 Bodington Bertram Baldwin B B Trooper Pretoria Regiment 1944-07-01
2015 Bodill Thomas Tilbrook T T Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1920-02-01
2014 Bodenstein Hermanus Pieter H P Corporal General Service Corps 1947-06-28
2013 Bode William W Burgher Mounted Commandos Standerton Commando 1915-06-26
2012 Boddington Paul P Gunner South African Artillery 7 Field Regt. 1942-10-29
2010 Bock Johny J Private Cape Corps 1945-01-16
2009 Bobo David D Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Ox Transport 1916-12-09
2008 Bobesa Hendrik H Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-03-03
2005 Boardman Charles Leonard C L Corporal South African Medical Corps 1st Field Amb. 1918-11-12
2006 Boardman Harry John H J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 10 Field Coy. 1943-12-08
2004 Board Cecil C Leading Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Afrikander 1945-06-06
2003 Boag Edgar Frank E F Private Technical Service Corps 1944-09-04
1997 Blundell George Dyke G D Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
1994 Blumrick Albin Albert A A Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 1944-10-13
1995 Blumrick Edward Albert E A Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1941-06-16
1996 Blumrick Wilfred Richard W R Private 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) 1914-09-10
1993 Blumenthal Benjamin B Gunner South African Artillery 1/6 Field Regt. 1944-07-02
1992 Blumberg Max M Sergeant South African Corps of Signals 1942-08-25
1990 Bluck F Lieutenant South African Air Force 17 Squadron 1944-02-12
1987 Bloxam Richard William R W Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-05-09
1986 Blow John J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1917-03-21
1985 Blour Pieter P Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-08-02
1984 Blount Clavell Monkhouse C M Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-19
1983 Blou Jafta J Gunner Cape Corps 1942-10-23
1978 Bloom Abraham Joshua A J Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 1941-12-31
1980 Bloom Thomas T Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-22
1977 Blomson Bernard B Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1944-03-24
1976 Blommetjes J W Private Cape Corps 1942-10-04
1975 Blomeyer Robert Herman Frederick Ernest R H F E Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-02-22