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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 3,697 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
866 Badenhorst Petrus Johannes P J Lance Corporal Technical Service Corps 1946-07-30
867 Badenhorst Petrus Johannes Cornelius P J C Private South African Medical Corps 1943-03-11
868 Badenhorst Wessel Johannes W J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1942-11-06
29310 Badenhorst Wessel Jacobus Johannes W J J Captain South African Air Force 2 Squadron 1951-03-02
852 Bade George G Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
851 Badderly Frank Cecil John F C J Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. 1916-04-05
850 Badcock Peter John P J Lieutenant South African Air Force 23 Squadron 1942-10-02
849 Badashe N South African Native Labour Corps 1914-08-04
847 Bacon George Edward G E Bombardier South African Artillery 2 Anti-Tank Regt. 1942-06-28
846 Backstrom John Patrick J P Private South African Infantry Corps Depot 1916-11-17
845 Backman Bruno B Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
29295 Backeberg Henry Werner H W Captain Transvaal Scottish 1922-03-10
843 Back Bernard Boyd Benjamin B B B Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-18
842 Bachmann Siegfried S Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd 1941-07-30
841 Bachelin Paul P Private South African Medical Corps 1918-12-06
840 Bache George Douglas G D Lance Corporal First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-09-23
839 Bacchus George Edward G E Sergeant Cape Corps 1944-12-29
835 Babb Edward Cecil E C Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
836 Babb Edward Reginald E R Sergeant South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-10-22
837 Babb Harry Ernest H E Private South African Railway Services 1918-10-30
834 Babayana Jan J Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-21
832 Babana Moses M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-06-09
830 Baatjes George G Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-10
831 Baatjes Marthinus M Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-22
829 Baas Michael M Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-08
824 Baartman April A Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-10-17
825 Baartman Daniel D Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-10-13
826 Baartman Henry H Private Cape Corps 1944-05-09
827 Baartman Jacobus Johannes J J Private Cape Corps 1945-01-19
828 Baartman W Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
1246 Baartman Danster D Leader South African Native Labour Corps South African Service Corps Transport 1916-09-07
823 Baars James Ivan J I Trooper Special Service Battalion 1944-06-10
820 Baard Douglas Colin D C Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps 3 Field Coy. 1942-01-09
821 Baard Henry H Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1943-08-16
2032 BOKAKO or BOKAKU Zabulon Z Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-09
1803 BIMBIA or MOHAMBE BYE and BYE B B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1915-06-11
833 BABANA or BABUNA MELROSE or MULROSE M Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-01-29
819 Ayton John Hal Brown J H B Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1941-07-19
817 Ayres Cyril Lambert C L Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
818 Ayres William Edward W E Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1940-10-27
813 Ayliff George John G J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-09
811 Aylett Frank William F W Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 26 Squadron 1944-10-03
810 Ayles Leslie Royston L R Warrant Officer Class II South African Armoured Corps 6 Armoured Car Regiment 1942-11-18
17897 Awu Jonas J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-09-22
807 Avontuur Africa A Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-03
808 Avontuur Gerhard G Private Cape Corps 1942-03-01
806 Avery Herbert Edward H E Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
805 Avern-Taplin Horace H Private 3rd Mounted Rifles (Natal Mounted Rifles) 1914-08-22
804 Auw Jacob J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Ox Transport 1917-03-05
803 Auths Evan John E J Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1945-06-24