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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
1762 Bezuidenhout Hendrick Francois H F Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps 10 Field Coy. 1941-12-02
1763 Bezuidenhout Henry Fred Cornelius H F C Captain General Service Corps 1945-05-12
1765 Bezuidenhout Jan J Private Cape Corps 1944-04-10
1766 Bezuidenhout Justin J Sergeant Q Service Corps 1944-06-10
1767 Bezuidenhout Jeremiah J Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-09-17
1768 Bezuidenhout Johannes Jacobus J J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. 1918-11-09
1769 Bezuidenhout Johannes Jenkins J J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
1772 Bezuidenhout Martinus M Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-02-23
1773 Bezuidenhout Mathys Marthinus M M Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1944-08-14
1774 Bezuidenhout Michiel Philippus Willem M P W Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1945-07-11
1775 Bezuidenhout Petros P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 372nd Coy. 1919-06-26
1777 Bezuidenhout Pieter Ludowigus P L Warrant Officer Class II South African Artillery 1947-06-18
1778 Bezuidenhout Robert R Private Indian and Malay Corps 1946-05-22
1752 Beyula Windvogel W Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
1751 Beytell Elias Johannes E J Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1941-12-31
29427 Beytell Jardine John J J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1 Air Depot 1949-08-15
1750 Beynon George G Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-28
1747 Beyleveld Peter Bernardus P B Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
1748 Beyleveld William Henry Herman W H H Private South African Medical Corps 2nd Field Ambulance 1919-03-17
1744 Beyers Fred F Driver South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts 1915-11-13
1745 Beyers Marthinus M Staff Sergeant General Service Corps 1945-11-02
1746 Beyers Roelof Abraham R A Private 1st Reserve Brigade 9th Bn. 1943-09-08
1743 Bewker K E Private South African Horse 2nd 1918-09-24
1742 Bewers Thomas T Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-10
1741 Beviss Meller M Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-24
1740 Bevie H Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-03-21
1739 Beverley Alfred Gordon A G Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-16
1737 Beveridge Arnold Joseph A J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1916-06-13
1736 Bevee William W Private Cape Corps 21 Field Park Coy. 1942-10-29
1735 Bevan Robert William R W Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 4 Squadron 1945-09-15
1732 Beuser D South African Native Labour Corps 1914-08-04
1717 Beukes Barend B Private Cape Corps Base Depot Coy. (Durban) 1945-08-17
1718 Beukes Benjamin D B D Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1945-10-03
1719 Beukes Carl Andries C A Private South African Medical Corps 1918-10-12
1720 Beukes Corrie L C L Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 5 Air School 1942-02-25
1721 Beukes Hendrik H Private Cape Corps 1946-11-13
1722 Beukes Jacobus J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1941-10-13
1724 Beukes Leonhard Von Solms L V S Captain South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1944-10-13
1725 Beukes Mattheus Gerhardus M G Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1944-11-18
1726 Beukes Nicholas Jacobus N J Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
1727 Beukes Pieter Abraham De Wet P A D W Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 1st Permanent Bty. 1919-08-30
1728 Beukes Ruytenbeek R Lieutenant 11th Mounted Rifles (Potchefstroom Ruiters) "C" Squadron 1915-03-27
1729 Beukes Samuel S Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
1730 Beukes Stephanus Petrus S P Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-01-18
1731 Beukes Samuel Wilhelm S W Lieutenant Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-20
1716 Betty Redmond Wolbert Victor R W V Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-17
1714 Betts Charles Tom Ernest C T E Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-19
1715 Betts Robert William R W Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Afrikander 1943-11-18
1713 Bettle Hilda Maude H M Nursing Sister South African Military Nursing Service 1919-02-07
1712 Bettison Cecil Maurice C M Major South African Armoured Corps 4th Armoured Car Regt. 1942-06-21