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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
615 April Mbizo M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-03-26
616 April William W Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-03-26
618 April Willie W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-14
619 April Nedzamba N Private South African Native Labour Corps 1917-12-20
29261 April J J South African Army 1950-01-01
608 Apps Alfred Frederick A F Corporal Technical Service Corps 3rd Bde. Workshops 1943-01-09
606 Appolis F Private Cape Corps 1943-02-21
607 Appolis John Samuel J S Private Cape Corps 1945-06-26
605 Appleton Robert R Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-16
601 Appies Frederick F Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-13
602 Appies Henry H Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1943-09-04
599 Appie John J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-23
600 Appie September S Private Cape Corps 1941-08-12
597 Appels Andries A Private Indian and Malay Corps 1945-07-05
596 Appelgryn Petrus Cornelius Bouwer P C B Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1944-01-14
594 Appel Hendrik H Private Q Service Corps 1941-12-09
595 Appel Johannes J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-18
593 Appa George G Equine Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-07-11
592 Apools J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1946-01-12
591 Apies Johannes J Private Cape Corps 1943-10-30
589 Aphane Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-11-09
590 Aphane William Mjanyana W M Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1944-05-08
586 Anyama F Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1946-03-08
585 Antony Willem W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-05-09
581 Antonie Labourer South African Labour Corps Transport Mobilization Depot 1915-05-17
583 Antonie Josiah J Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-11
584 Antonie Moses M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-26
582 Anton Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours 1915-06-26
579 Antill Alfred Edwin John A E J Second Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-21
574 Anthony John J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-03-17
575 Anthony John Joseph J J Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-05-25
577 Anthony Stephen S Private Cape Corps 1945-04-05
578 Anthony Joseph J Labourer South African Railway Operating Company 1916-07-01
570 Antha Andries Johannes A J Private Q Service Corps 57 Coy. 1945-03-20
569 Antel John Alexander J A Private Natal Light Horse "E" Squadron 1914-11-18
29245 Ansell James Charles J C Lieutenant South African Air Force Air Operations School Langebaanweg 1953-02-04
568 Ansel John J Private Cape Corps 1945-01-02
566 Annandale Geoffrey G Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 1943-06-30
567 Annandale Hercules Albertus H A Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1944-07-13
565 Annan Thomas Arthur T A Sapper South African Engineer Corps 4 Field Coy. 1943-05-28
564 Annall Edward George E G Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-11
557 Angus Alexander A Company Sergeant Major South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-12
558 Angus Cromwell Atholl C A Private South African Service Corps 2nd Mounted Brigade Train 1914-12-05
559 Angus David Gove D G Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-13
560 Angus James Lee J L Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
561 Angus Robert Brand R B Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-08
555 Angove Leonard Pearce L P Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 17 Squadron 1944-09-22
553 Anger Frederick Caesar F C Captain South African Armoured Corps 1946-04-02
554 Anger Samuel S Private South African Rifles 2nd 1916-09-23
550 Angel Michael M Private South African Infantry Corps 9th Regt. 1917-12-31