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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
663 Armstrong Douglas Christopher D C Lieutenant Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1945-09-28
665 Armstrong Douglas Walter D W Private Cape Town Highlanders 1941-04-10
666 Armstrong Edward George E G Lieutenant South African Air Force 11 Squadron 1940-09-12
668 Armstrong Herbert Stanley H S Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1940-11-01
670 Armstrong John J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-12-25
671 Armstrong Joseph James J J Private Q Service Corps Res. M.T. Coy. 1941-08-24
673 Armstrong Malcolm Kenneth M K Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-09-19
674 Armstrong Norman Walter N W Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1944-10-12
675 Armstrong Patrick Anthony P A Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1944-07-13
659 Armse John J Donkey Driver Military Labour Corps 1917-04-12
657 Armoed J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-02-06
658 Armoed Tobias T Private Indian and Malay Corps 1945-06-12
655 Armerantis Sideris S Stoker 1st Class South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Bever 1944-11-30
653 Arkin Solomon David S D Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-11-04
651 Arhilwa Richard R Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-08-24
638 Arendse Adolph A Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-01-24
639 Arendse Cyril William C W Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
640 Arendse Daniel D Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-02-05
641 Arendse Geduld G Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-06
642 Arendse Gadien Abass G A Private Cape Corps 1944-04-15
643 Arendse Harry H Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-11
644 Arendse Isaac I Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-18
645 Arendse J A Private Cape Corps 1942-06-20
646 Arendse Joe Alexander J A Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-05
647 Arendse Louis L Private Indian and Malay Corps 1946-05-09
648 Arendse Moos M Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-02
649 Arendse Nicholas Jacobs N J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-07-23
650 Arendse William Henry W H Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-13
630 Arends Andrew Johannes A J Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
631 Arends Jacob J Corporal Cape Corps 1947-09-28
632 Arends Moses M Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
633 Arends Nicholas N Gunner Cape Corps 1942-05-24
634 Arends Philip P Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-10-14
635 Arends Pieter P Private Cape Corps 21 (S.A.A.F.) Squadron 1941-10-20
636 Arends William W Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-12
637 Arends William W Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 6th Coy. 1920-07-26
629 Arendorf Frederick Jacobus J F J J Lance Corporal Cape Corps 102 Battalion 1944-10-13
628 Arderne John Owen Thomas J O T Sergeant South African Railway Operating Company 1917-09-22
627 Ardanse Feranda F Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-11
625 Archibald Forbes Kirkill F K Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-22
626 Archibald Ian Norman I N Sergeant Regiment President Steyn 1942-08-08
624 Archer John Robinson J R Sapper South African Water Supply Corps 1917-04-08
620 Arbuckle Archibald A Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps 1943-08-01
622 Arbuckle Robert Irwin R I Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-12
609 April Dick D Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-04
610 April Dirk D Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-05
611 April Henry H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-14
612 April Henry Edwards H E Private Cape Corps 1941-08-02
613 April Koos K Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-18
614 April Martin M Private Cape Corps 1942-10-20