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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
928 Baird Frederick S F S Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1943-04-21
929 Baird James Caesar J C Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-15
930 Baird John Steven J S Private Cape Corps 1941-11-17
931 Baird Robert James Walthen R J W Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-09
932 Baird Thomas Gold T G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1944-10-25
926 Bains Piet P Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-05-02
921 Baines Cecil Bruce Stafford C B S Lieutenant 27 Air School 1943-01-01
923 Baines John J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1919-02-20
925 Bain-Marais C T Lieutenant 17 Squadron 1944-09-01
914 Bain Alexander A Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1942-10-30
915 Bain Arthur Matthew A M Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1944-03-06
916 Bain Arthur Stewart A S Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-07-19
918 Bain Douglas D Pupil Pilot 24 Air School 1941-10-18
919 Bain John Thomas J T Captain 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
913 Baillie-Hamilton Neil Alexander N A Colonel General Service Corps (Corps) Imperial Forces Transit Camp 1943-08-04
909 Baillie David D Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1944-09-27
911 Baillie John Pollock J P Lieutenant South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) 1944-06-28
912 Baillie Roy Hendrie R H Sergeant 10th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-09-04
906 Bailie Christiaan Constant C C Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 23 Medium Regiment 1944-12-06
907 Bailie William W Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Regiment 1941-08-14
884 Bailey Charles C Private Cape Corps 1946-11-23
886 Bailey C F Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-04-16
887 Bailey Douglas George D G Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1942-11-03
888 Bailey Eric Alexander E A Corporal South African Mounted Rifles Field Ambulance Brigade 1914-11-23
890 Bailey George Munford G M Private 10th South African Infantry 1917-01-20
891 Bailey Jacob J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-16
892 Bailey James J Private Cape Corps 1943-05-26
893 Bailey John J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-10
895 Bailey John William J W Lieutenant 450 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1945-02-25
896 Bailey Norman N Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 10 Field Amb. 1941-12-09
897 Bailey Norman John N J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-21
898 Bailey Peter George Featherstone P G F Lieutenant 4 Squadron 1943-11-14
901 Bailey Walter W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1915-02-05
902 Bailey William Ernest W E Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
904 Bailey W T Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-10-16
905 Bailey William Victor W V Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-10-18
881 Baholo David D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-01-31
882 Baholo Jacob Fifi J F Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-10-06
883 Baholo Molefe M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-09-25
879 Bagshawe-Smith Philip Raymond P R Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Gloucester 1941-05-22
880 Bagshawe-Smith Sydney Quentin S Q Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Gloucester 1941-05-22
877 Bagraim Georges Michael G M Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1944-05-04
876 Bagott Fritz William F W Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1917-04-29
875 Bagley Thomas T Lance Corporal Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-11-07
39754 Bagley Henry James H J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1 Commando, 4 Troop 1926-10-28
874 Bagg Matthew Edward M E Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1943-09-26
873 Badlana Joel J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
872 Badiroang Andries S A S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-08-17
41314 Badier George Emile G E Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regiment 1913-12-23
871 Badham John Basil J B Gunner South African Field Artillery 3rd Bty. 1916-09-19