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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
1803 BIMBIA or MOHAMBE BYE and BYE B B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1915-06-11
833 BABANA or BABUNA MELROSE or MULROSE M Leader South African Native Labour Corps (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 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
818 Ayres William Edward W E Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1940-10-27
813 Ayliff George John G J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
811 Aylett Frank William F W Warrant Officer Class II 26 Squadron 1944-10-03
810 Ayles Leslie Royston L R Warrant Officer Class II 6 Armoured Car Regiment 1942-11-18
17897 Awu Jonas J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-09-22
807 Avontuur Africa A Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-03
808 Avontuur Gerhard G Private Cape Corps 1942-03-01
806 Avery Herbert Edward H E Private 2nd South African Infantry 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 (Corps) Ox Transport 1917-03-05
803 Auths Evan John E J Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1945-06-24
802 Austin-Smith John Robinson J R Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Gloucester 1941-05-22
789 Austin Derek Knight D K Air Sergeant 34 Squadron 1945-03-02
793 Austin John Eardley Wilmot J E W Staff Sergeant South African Pay Corps (Corps) 1918-12-15
794 Austin John George J G Private Mounted Commandos Brand's Horse 1914-09-20
795 Austin Lester Graham L G Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1918-04-09
796 Austin Michael Francis Wentworth M F W Lieutenant 3 Squadron 1945-02-20
797 Austin Ronald Stanley R S Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-03-20
798 Austin Walter W Private 10th South African Infantry Machine Gun Section 1916-04-16
799 Austin William W Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-09-21
800 Austin Wilfred Graham Bertram W G B Lieutenant South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment 1920-02-18
29290 Austin William John W J Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1927-03-16
49644 Austin Frank Francis Hermanus F F H Pioneer South African European Auxiliary Services Auxiliary Services 1952-09-03
782 Auret Abraham Johannes Stephanus A J S Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1947-05-31
784 Auret Cecil Noel C N Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-06-05
785 Auret Ernest Russel E R Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
786 Auret Jacobus Adrian J A Burgher Mounted Commandos Springbok Commando 1915-01-07
781 Aupiais William Charles W C Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-07-19
779 Aulsebrook John Frederick J F Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-21
775 Auld Frederick Arnot F A Second Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry 1918-01-08
776 Auld James Ernest J E Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-11-17
778 Auld William MacGregor Malcomson W M M Lieutenant 17 Squadron 1944-06-16
774 Augustus Filip F Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-11-21
769 Augustine Donald Wilfred D W Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1940-12-11
770 Augustine Frank F Private South African Indian Bearer Corps (Corps) 2nd Coy. 1917-08-05
773 Augustine Johnnie Evangalist J E Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-09
766 August Henry H Private Cape Corps 1946-01-18
767 August Jim J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-20
768 August John J Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-21
765 Auer Oscar Ludwig O L Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment 1942-07-02
761 Attwood Harry Richard H R Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-06-03
762 Attwood James Henry J H Lieutenant Rand Light Infantry 1942-10-23
763 Attwood Percival Claude P C Private South African Internment Corps (Corps) 1942-12-08
759 Attwell Lawrence Campbell L C Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1943-12-29
760 Attwell Neville Hamilton N H Warrant Officer Class II 26 Squadron 1944-10-03
757 Attree Ernest Max E M Private South African Service Corps (Corps) M.T. (Union) 1918-10-20