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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
1464 Behr William W Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-21
1459 Begley Desmond David D D Air Mechanic South African Air Force 32 Flt 1941-07-27
1460 Begley David William D W Gunner South African Field Artillery 1918-12-23
1456 Begg Conrad George C G Lieutenant South African Air Force 5 Squadron 1944-12-06
1457 Begg Gamat (george) G Corporal Cape Corps 1945-05-25
1458 Begg John J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1943-09-27
1454 Begbie Frederick William F W Lieutenant South African Air Force 16 Squadron 1944-06-14
1455 Begbie James Errol J E Lieutenant South African Air Force 102 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-11-02
1453 Beever Joseph Michael J M Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-14
1452 Beets William Jacobus W J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-16
1448 Beeton Eric Wilhelm E W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-18
1449 Beeton Graham Eric G E Sergeant Regiment Botha 2nd 1942-05-27
1450 Beeton Graham Francois G F Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
1451 Beeton Vernon V Major Q Service Corps 1947-10-06
1447 Beetge Carel Wilhelmus C W Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-05-30
1446 Beetar Joseph J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-17
1445 Beeston Samuel S Private South African Rifles 1st 1916-07-24
1444 Beesly Leonard James L J Lieutenant South African Air Force 60 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1942-06-23
1443 Beerwinkel Soloman S Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-09-04
1442 Beer Frederick Ernest F E Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1919-10-02
1440 Beel Hans H Lieutenant South African Air Force 70 Operational Training Unit 1945-02-09
1439 Beeching William W Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1917-07-17
1438 Bee Albert Lawrence A L Air Mechanic South African Air Force 26 Squadron 1943-12-02
1433 Beddy Dennis Montague D M Lieutenant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1941-11-18
1435 Beddy Norman Hinton N H Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
1436 Beddy Norman Wilhelm N W Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
1437 Beddy Thomas Samuel T S Warrant Officer Class II South African Intelligence Corps 1942-11-28
1432 Beckwith Robert Emmerson R E Lance Corporal Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-24
1431 Beckman Kenneth Walter K W Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 1 Field Regt. 1942-08-17
1428 Beckett George Harold (harry) G H Staff Sergeant South African Medical Corps Training Staff Zonderwater 1940-07-01
1429 Beckett Sam S Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-07
1427 Becket R C Corporal South African Armoured Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-06-15
1426 Beckermann Benjamin Ferdinand B F Corporal South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-09-05
1423 Beckerleg John J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-01-31
1417 Becker Arthur Johannes A J Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1918-01-25
1419 Becker Jozef J Private Field Force Battalion 1/2 1941-11-09
1420 Becker Philip August P A Lieutenant South African Air Force 57 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-12-04
1421 Becker Stanley Henry S H Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Carnarvon Castle 1942-01-05
1422 Becker Sydney Ivor S I Lieutenant South African Air Force 62 Air School 1942-10-09
1403 Beck Arthur Harold Wright A H W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-25
1404 Beck Ami Wallis A W Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-09
1405 Beck Cecil Albert C A Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals 1945-04-04
1406 Beck Charles Ernest C E Company Quartermaster Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-08
1407 Beck Francis F Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
1408 Beck George G Sapper South African Corps of Signals Divisional Signal Coy. 1919-02-22
1410 Beck George Vincent G V Sapper South African Engineer Corps 41 Heavy Bridging Constr. Coy. 1945-07-19
1411 Beck Henry Wallace Mulcaster H W M Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
1412 Beck Johannes Frederick Gideon J F G Private 1st Reserve Brigade 8th Bn. 1944-07-02
1413 Beck James Gilbertson J G Staff Sergeant South African Ordnance Services Corps Zomba Depot 1918-07-09
1414 Beck James Richard J R Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 1946-12-27