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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
1856 Blaauw John J Private Cape Corps 1943-11-20
1857 Blaauw Mark M Staff Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1946-10-02
1858 Blaauw Stols S Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-10-26
1859 Blaauw Sarel J S J Corporal South West African Infantry Battalion 1st 1943-04-04
1855 Biyela Ba B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-03-01
1853 Bithrey George Anthony G A Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1941-12-31
1852 Bistalle Gamma G Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-15
1851 Bissolati Louis L Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1947-06-22
1847 Bissett Alexander A Lieutenant South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Babiana 1944-06-16
1848 Bissett Hugh Matheson H M Private South African Horse 7th 1916-11-24
1849 Bissett Victor Gerald V G Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1942-06-29
1844 Bisset Douglas Frederick D F Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-11
1845 Bisset Ian McGowan I M Second Lieutenant 8th South African Infantry 1917-02-13
1846 Bisset John J Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1943-06-14
1850 Bisset William W Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-04-12
1842 Bishop-Brown Sidney S Captain General Service Corps (Corps) 1943-06-29
1839 Bishop Cyril C Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-17
1838 Bischoff John J Shoeing Smith South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment 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 12th South African Infantry 1916-06-19
1832 Birney William Desmond W D Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Anti-Tank Regiment 1942-04-13
1831 Birks Joseph Henry J H Private 12th South African Infantry 1917-01-14
1830 Birkigt William August W A Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-09-20
1829 Birkenbach Stanley S Petty Officer South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Afrikander 1945-08-15
1821 Bird Bryan Alexander B A Lieutenant 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 (Corps) 6th Armoured Car Regiment 1942-12-08
1828 Bird Thomas Cecil T C Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
1815 Birch David D Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-21
1817 Birch Geoffrey Allan Mark G A M Private 7th South African Infantry 1917-07-12
1818 Birch John Vyvyan J V Sergeant Die Middelandse Regiment 1943-01-23
1819 Birch William Garcia W G Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1916-07-19
1812 Binnie Francis George F G Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 1944-08-04
1808 Bingham Arthur Edward A E Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Field Regiment 1942-05-28
1809 Bingham J Sergeant Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1946-03-29
1810 Bingham Percival Henry P H Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1942-10-24
1811 Bingham Thomas T Staff Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) Supplies 1918-05-26
1806 Bindon Aubery William A W Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-16
1804 Bimray Norman N Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-12-31
1802 Bilse Denis Oswald D O Lieutenant 216 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-06-03
1800 Billett Harold H Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-18
1797 Bikitsha Alexander A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-09-07
1798 Bikitsha Levi L Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (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 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-08-01
1795 Biggs John Rollo Forbes J R F Lieutenant 29 Squadron 1944-12-30
1792 Bigge Archibald Daniel A D Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 8 Field Squadron 1944-07-02
1791 Biersteker John J Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-10-17
1790 Bierman Hendrik Engelhardt H E Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 13 Field Coy. 1943-08-31