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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
734 Assiah Abel A Private Indian and Malay Corps 1945-08-18
732 Aspinall William Hibbert W H Sapper South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service South African Railway Overseas Dominion Section. 1918-09-29
729 Aspeling Edward William Hood E W H Driver South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts 1916-09-10
730 Aspeling George Allen G A Private South African Armoured Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-02-04
731 Aspeling Sam S Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-06-09
727 Askew Anthony Geoffrey A G Lieutenant South African Air Force 33 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-06-05
728 Askew Joseph John J J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 2 Field Coy. 1942-06-30
726 Asia Lim L Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1944-04-18
722 Ashworth Edward Alexander E A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-10-15
724 Ashworth Thomas Edward T E Private Pretoria Highlanders 1st Bn. 1941-05-14
725 Ashworth William George W G Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1915-12-23
721 Ashurst Harry Delville H D Lieutenant South African Air Force 70 Operational Training Unit 1945-02-09
719 Ashton Harold H Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section 1918-07-06
720 Ashton William Francis W F Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
717 Ashmore George Gordon G G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1945-09-16
716 Ashley George Peacock G P Conductor South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts 1920-01-27
715 Ashilundo David D Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-12-18
713 Ashford Harry Furrance H F Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-18
712 Ashdown Edward James E J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-01-25
711 Ashby Skidmore Fowler S F Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1942-11-28
708 Ashburner Errol Forbes E F Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1943-08-06
707 Arvidson John Hugo J H Sapper South African Engineer Corps 21 Field Park Coy. 1941-12-09
705 Artz James William Glen J W G Private South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. 1916-05-29
706 Artz Martin M Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-05
703 Arthur George Percival Theodore G P T Corporal South African Engineer Corps 13 Field Coy. 1942-04-13
700 Art Harold Hedley H H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-22
695 Arries George G Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 372nd Coy. 1919-05-08
696 Arries Hendrick H Private Cape Corps 1942-06-20
697 Arries John J Private Cape Corps 4 Res. M.T. Coy. 1941-12-09
698 Arries Nicholas N Corporal Cape Corps 1st S.A. Div. Sig. Coy. 1942-06-20
699 Arries Sam S Private Cape Corps 1944-03-18
694 Arrie Servant South African Horse 5th 1916-11-20
692 Aronson John Cecil J C Lieutenant South African Air Force 40 Squadron 1944-03-06
693 Aronson Neville N Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-08-01
689 Arnott William Charles W C Private South African Horse 9th 1916-11-18
29268 Arnott Charles Henry Markham C H M Corporal South African Scout Corps 1919-03-06
687 Arnot Cyril William C W Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
688 Arnot David John Nelson D J N Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-27
686 Arnoldus D E Lance Corporal Indian and Malay Corps 1946-09-29
684 Arnolds Freek F Private Cape Corps 1944-12-03
685 Arnolds John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-07-22
683 Arnoldi Anne Frans A F Major Belfields Scouts 1915-12-08
679 Arnold Anthony Roland A R Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-08
680 Arnold Archibald William Alford A W A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
681 Arnold Percy James Franklin P J F Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
682 Arnold S E Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police 1946-01-21
678 Arnett William Moses W M Corporal South African Engineer Corps 30 Road Construction Company 1941-11-08
660 Armstrong Alfred Ernest Benjamin A E B Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-17
661 Armstrong Athol Langford A L Lieutenant South African Horse 8th 1918-11-25
662 Armstrong Cyril Ward C W Private South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1918-12-13