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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
343 Aliveni Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
342 Alison Douglas Gordon D G Major Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1941-12-21
341 Aling John J Trooper South African Horse 3rd 1916-06-27
340 Alilale Jack J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1941-07-27
335 Algra Halbe Reinder H R Sergeant Special Service Battalion 1943-06-10
334 Alger Harold Crosbie H C Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-10
330 Alfred Dick D Leader Military Labour Corps 1917-08-25
331 Alfred Robert R Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-11
329 Alfos Willem W F Private Indian and Malay Corps 1943-02-19
328 Alford Frederick William F W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-09-20
304 Alexander Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 10th Regt. 1916-12-14
305 Alexander Achmat A Private Indian and Malay Corps 10 Field Coy. 1942-06-21
306 Alexander Andrew A Private Indian and Malay Corps 5 Field Coy. 1941-11-23
307 Alexander Bert B Private Indian and Malay Corps 1945-05-24
308 Alexander Bernard George B G Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1941-12-10
309 Alexander Charles Reid C R Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-01-07
310 Alexander Colin Vivian C V Sapper South African Engineer Corps 4 Field Coy. 1944-04-14
312 Alexander Dennis Eric D E Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders "B" Coy. 1944-11-17
313 Alexander David F D F Private Q Service Corps 1942-04-11
315 Alexander George Ure G U Lieutenant General Service Corps 1944-11-12
316 Alexander Hendrik H Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
317 Alexander Henry Peter H P Private Cape Corps 1942-06-19
318 Alexander John J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1919-06-10
319 Alexander Marthinus M Private Cape Corps 1945-03-22
320 Alexander Michael M Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-06
321 Alexander Patrick St. John P S J Lieutenant South African Air Force 34 Squadron 1944-08-28
322 Alexander Rupert R Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1915-10-31
323 Alexander Richard James R J Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Squadron 1945-04-04
324 Alexander Theodore Dufton T D Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Squadron 1943-09-17
325 Alexander Thomas Mortimer T M Staff Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade 1942-01-28
327 Alexander William Joseph W J Staff Sergeant Cape Corps 1946-09-21
301 Aleck Gideon G Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1916-03-31
5549 Aldum Dengese D Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
297 Aldridge James Antill J A Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. 1914-09-26
299 Aldridge Llewellyn Wallace L W Corporal Q Service Corps 57 Coy. 1945-04-26
300 Aldridge Noel N Chaplain South African Chaplain's Department Kaffrarian Rifles 1916-09-07
296 Aldred Anthony John A J Private South African Horse 4th 1916-09-08
295 Aldous Noel Massey N M Captain General Service Corps 1942-05-10
294 Alderman Euphemia E Sergeant South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-10-31
289 Alder Arthur A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-10-16
290 Alder Alfred Norman A N Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-12
291 Alder Alfred William A W Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Squadron 1941-11-12
292 Alder Hugh Ralph Lawrence H R L Major South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1944-07-13
293 Alder Joseph Anthony J A Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-13
287 Aldag Russel Vivian R V Gunner South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. 1941-02-08
286 Alcock Jack Oswald J O Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 2 Air School 1940-12-31
284 Alcaster Johannes J Labourer Military Labour Corps Mule Transport 1917-10-17
281 Albrecht Henry H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-02-07
282 Albrecht Jan J Labourer Military Labour Corps 1917-05-30
283 Albrecht William W Labourer Military Labour Corps 1917-04-13