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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
1576 Benn Harland Trevor H T Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 34 Squadron 1945-03-02
1577 Benn Louis Henry L H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
1578 Benn Percy Leslie P L Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
1579 Benn Redvers Buller R B Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1918-01-17
1575 Benkomo Ben B Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1916-06-04
1567 Benjamin Abdullah A Private Indian and Malay Corps 1941-12-02
1569 Benjamin George Edward G E Private Cape Corps 1941-12-15
1570 Benjamin J Corporal Cape Corps 1945-05-13
1571 Benjamin Johannes J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 22nd Coy. 1918-08-31
1572 Benjamin Karl K Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-12-08
1573 Benjamin Paul P Gunner South African Artillery 2 A.A. Regt. 1942-12-17
1574 Benjamin Robert Walter R W Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 2 Field Regt. 1942-06-20
1565 Beningfield Guy G Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-09
1563 Benham Ben B Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-09
1564 Benham Hugh Meredith Victor H M V Lance Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1942-08-31
1562 Bengu Goliath G Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1916-06-17
41342 Bengu Bugudu B Native Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. 1920-01-01
1561 Bengisa NCAUWE or NGAUWE N Cape Boy South African Native Labour Corps South African Remounts 1918-07-17
1560 Benela April A Private South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-03-28
1557 Beneke Alton Daniel A D Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-05-24
1558 Beneke Daniel Johannes D J Gunner South African Artillery 1 Anti-Tank Regt. 1941-11-23
1559 Beneke Jacobus Abraham J A Gunner South African Artillery 1 A.A. Regt. 1941-11-23
1554 Benecke Carel August Leopold C A L Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1942-12-25
1555 Benecke John J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1943-11-18
1556 Benecke William W Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1916-03-21
1553 Bendsen Marius Nicolai Brasch M N B Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1915-06-06
1552 Bendixen William Wouter W W Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps 1 Field Coy. 1942-05-26
1548 Bender Frederick Hendrik Jacobus F H J Air Sergeant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1942-03-21
1549 Bender Frederick John F J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-03-09
1550 Bender Phillippus C P C Staff Sergeant South African Pay Corps 1946-07-30
1547 Bendall Alfred A Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-11-28
1546 Bendabi Erastus E Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-07-16
1545 Bence Cornelius Hermanus C H Gunner South African Artillery 1 Anti-Tank Regt. 1942-06-15
1542 Benadie Gideon F G F Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1941-04-09
1539 Benade George Thomas Pearson G T P Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1944-11-01
1540 Benade Johannes M J M Gunner South African Artillery 4 Field Regt. 1941-07-21
1541 Benade Sarel Jacobus S J Sergeant General Service Corps 1945-06-23
29397 Benade Willem Petrus Jacobus W P J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1939-02-01
39133 Ben Tamba T Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 2 Independent Company 1915-05-19
1538 Belton John Frederic W J F W Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1944-08-08
1536 Belter Herman Fredrick H F Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-10
1535 Belt Ernest Aubrey Brister E A B Captain 1st Reserve Brigade 1943-07-01
1534 Belshaw William W Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-18
1531 Bellew John J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-15
1530 Bellerstein Willy W Gunner South African Artillery 1 Anti-Tank Regt. 1941-11-23
1528 Bellas Douglas John D J Trooper South African Armoured Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-05-10
1527 Bellars Colin Leonard C L Bombardier South African Artillery 2 Field Regt. 1942-06-11
1526 Bellardi John Jacob J J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-12-25
1525 Bellamy Paul Neville P N Sapper South African Engineer Corps 45th Survey Coy. 1944-10-02
1494 Bell Charles Stewart C S Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-18