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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
1842 Bishop-Brown Sidney S Captain General Service Corps 1943-06-29
1839 Bishop Cyril C Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-10-17
1838 Bischoff John J Shoeing Smith South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. 1919-10-22
1834 Birt Clarence Eric C E Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 75th (Natal) Siege Bty. 1918-09-15
1835 Birt Frank F Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. 1916-11-21
1833 Birnie James J Private South African Infantry Corps 12th Regt. 1916-06-19
1832 Birney William Desmond W D Gunner South African Artillery 1 Anti-Tank Regt. 1942-04-13
1831 Birks Joseph Henry J H Private South African Infantry Corps 12th Regt. 1917-01-14
1830 Birkigt William August W A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
1829 Birkenbach Stanley S Petty Officer South African Navy H.M.S. Afrikander 1945-08-15
1821 Bird Bryan Alexander B A Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Squadron 1943-11-07
1826 Bird Harold H Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-27
1827 Bird Leonard L Trooper South African Armoured Corps 6th Armoured Car Regt. 1942-12-08
1828 Bird Thomas Cecil T C Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-18
1815 Birch David D Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-21
1817 Birch Geoffrey Allan Mark G A M Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1917-07-12
1818 Birch John Vyvyan J V Sergeant Die Middelandse Regiment 1943-01-23
1819 Birch William Garcia W G Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-19
1812 Binnie Francis George F G Sergeant South African Artillery 1944-08-04
1808 Bingham Arthur Edward A E Bombardier South African Artillery 2 Field Regt. 1942-05-28
1809 Bingham J Sergeant Technical Service Corps 1946-03-29
1810 Bingham Percival Henry P H Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1942-10-24
1811 Bingham Thomas T Staff Sergeant South African Service Corps Supplies 1918-05-26
1806 Bindon Aubery William A W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-16
1804 Bimray Norman N Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-12-31
1802 Bilse Denis Oswald D O Lieutenant South African Air Force 216 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-06-03
1800 Billett Harold H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
1797 Bikitsha Alexander A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-09-07
1798 Bikitsha Levi L Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 1942-11-07
1793 Biggs Edward Warren E W Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-09-01
1794 Biggs George Sydney G S Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-08-01
1795 Biggs John Rollo Forbes J R F Lieutenant South African Air Force 29 Squadron 1944-12-30
1792 Bigge Archibald Daniel A D Sapper South African Engineer Corps 8 Field Squadron 1944-07-02
1791 Biersteker John J Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1918-10-17
1790 Bierman Hendrik Engelhardt H E Sapper South African Engineer Corps 13 Field Coy. 1943-08-31
29440 Biden Norman N Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Squadron 1951-09-05
1784 Bickley Hubert Ernest H E Trooper South African Horse 8th 1916-09-08
1782 Bicheno William Rushmer Shelton W R S Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
1781 Biccard Theodore Louis T L Gunner South African Artillery 2 A.A. Regt. 1942-11-10
1780 Bhongo Zonke Z Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-09-01
1779 Bhay Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
1753 Bezuidenhout A Private Cape Corps 1942-06-20
1754 Bezuidenhout Easias Renier E R Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1944-07-13
1755 Bezuidenhout Francois Jacobus F J Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-12-14
1756 Bezuidenhout Fredrick L J F L J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1945-12-25
1757 Bezuidenhout Gert G Private Mounted Commandos Graaff-Reinet Commando 1915-02-13
1758 Bezuidenhout H Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-21
1759 Bezuidenhout Hennie H Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1941-12-06
1760 Bezuidenhout Harry H Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-04-16
1761 Bezuidenhout H C Sergeant General Service Corps 1947-11-11