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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) 402 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,793 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,719 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 986 SAP — South African Police 3,730 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 159 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
802 Austin-Smith John Robinson J R Ordinary Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Gloucester 1941-05-22
789 Austin Derek Knight D K Air Sergeant South African Air Force 34 Squadron 1945-03-02
793 Austin John Eardley Wilmot J E W Staff Sergeant South African Pay 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 South African Air Force 3 Squadron 1945-02-20
797 Austin Ronald Stanley R S Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-03-20
798 Austin Walter W Private South African Infantry Corps 10th Regt. 1916-04-16
799 Austin William W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-21
800 Austin Wilfred Graham Bertram W G B Lieutenant South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. 1920-02-18
29290 Austin William John W J Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1927-03-16
782 Auret Abraham Johannes Stephanus A J S Sergeant Q Service 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 South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-12
786 Auret Jacobus Adrian J A Burgher Mounted Commandos Springbok Commando 1915-01-07
781 Aupiais William Charles W C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-07-19
779 Aulsebrook John Frederick J F Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-21
775 Auld Frederick Arnot F A Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 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 South African Air Force 17 Squadron 1944-06-16
774 Augustus Filip F Private Indian and Malay Corps 1943-11-21
769 Augustine Donald Wilfred D W Private Indian and Malay Corps 1940-12-11
770 Augustine Frank F Private South African Indian Bearer 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 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 3 Field Regt. 1942-07-02
761 Attwood Harry Richard H R Sapper South African Engineer 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 1942-12-08
759 Attwell Lawrence Campbell L C Gunner South African Artillery 1943-12-29
760 Attwell Neville Hamilton N H Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 26 Squadron 1944-10-03
757 Attree Ernest Max E M Private South African Service Corps M.T. (Union) 1918-10-20
758 Attree Jesse Funnel J F Trooper South African Armoured Corps 7th Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-03-12
755 Atlholang William W Private South African Native Labour Corps 20th Coy. 1917-12-20
743 Atkinson Charles Herbert C H Sergeant Major South African Veteran Reserve 1917-08-05
744 Atkinson Cyril Joseph C J Trooper South African Armoured Corps 7th Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-05-30
745 Atkinson Frederick Maynard F M Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
746 Atkinson George Renton G R Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
747 Atkinson Herbert H Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1916-03-11
748 Atkinson Jack J Trooper South African Armoured Corps 7th Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-11-28
751 Atkinson John William J W Sergeant Q Service Corps 2nd S.A. Div. 1942-02-05
752 Atkinson Thomas Brown T B Air Sergeant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1941-11-19
753 Atkinson Thomas King T K Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-11-11
741 Atkins Ernest Edward Everard E E E Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
742 Atkins Thomas Albert T A Private Essential Services Protection Corps Railway Regt. 1940-11-03
740 Atkin William Barrowcliffe W B Lieutenant South African Navy H.M.S. Northern Duke 1944-01-26
738 Atherstone Cecil Frederick Romaine C F R Gunner South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. 1941-11-23
735 Astle Joseph John J J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 41 Harbour Construction Coy. 1942-12-06