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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
1721 Beukes Hendrik H Private Cape Corps 1946-11-13
1722 Beukes Jacobus J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-10-13
1724 Beukes Leonhard Von Solms L V S Captain 31 Squadron 1944-10-13
1725 Beukes Mattheus Gerhardus M G Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 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 (Corps) 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 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1918-04-17
1714 Betts Charles Tom Ernest C T E Private 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-10-19
1715 Betts Robert William R W Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) 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 (Corps) 4th Armoured Car Regiment 1942-06-21
1708 Bethune James J Acting Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) Nyasaland 1919-02-15
1705 Beta (neta) Jack J Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
1706 Beta M Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-05-23
1704 Beswick Allan Vernon A V Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1917-11-01
1702 Beswetherick Hedley Crossman H C Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Cornwall 1942-04-05
1703 Beswetherick William John W J Private 5th South African Infantry 1916-07-15
1701 Bestwick Eric E Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 76 Operational Training Unit RAF 1944-08-12
1682 Bester Alexander Robertson A R Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1946-11-19
1683 Bester Andrew Thomas A T Leading Stoker South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Africana 1940-04-15
1684 Bester Christoffel Johannes C J Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-11-03
1685 Bester Frederick F Sergeant Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st 1941-02-14
1686 Bester Gideon Christiaan Matthys G C M Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Regiment 1943-04-02
1687 Bester Gert Jacobus G J Corporal South African Military Constabulary 1st 1918-10-31
1688 Bester Hendrik Christoffel H C Warrant Officer Class II Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-04-02
1689 Bester Johannes J Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 2nd Bn. 1942-06-02
1690 Bester Johannes Badenhorst J B Private 5th South African Infantry 1916-06-20
1691 Bester Johannes Hendrik J H Private South African Horse 1st 1916-12-23
1692 Bester Johannes Elias J E Burgher Rebellion 1914 Militia 1914-11-16
1693 Bester Johannes Lucas J L Private 8th Mounted Rifles (Midlandse Ruiters) 1915-04-26
1694 Bester Jacobus Marthinus Garret J M G Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-22
1696 Bester Johannes Petrus Lodwyk J P L Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-15
1697 Bester Josef Zybrand J Z Staff Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1947-01-03
1698 Bester Marthinus (martin) Johannes M J Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-07-26
1699 Bester Petrus Arnoldus Vogel P A V Private Pretoria Highlanders 1943-03-06
1700 Bester Pieter Hendrik P H Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard 1944-06-30
1681 Bestel Emanuel A N M E A N M Lieutenant South African Navy (Corps) S.S. Homeford 1943-09-21
1676 Best Alfonso John A J Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-07-23
1677 Best Robert Graham R G Captain South African Artillery (Corps) 7 Field Bty. 1941-11-24
1678 Best Thomas Edward T E Private 9th South African Infantry 1916-12-01
1679 Best William Robert Overton W R O Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1947-09-07
1674 Berts David D Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-02-28
1671 Bertram Atholl William A W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-08
1673 Bertram Reginald Rennie R R Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
1669 Bertenshaw Alfred A Lance Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1941-09-14
1651 Berry Carel Johannes C J Private Reserve Brigade 9th Bn. 1944-09-17