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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) 405 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,809 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,874 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,041 SAP — South African Police 3,732 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 159 AUS — Australian forces 167 UK — British forces 4,095 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 24,809 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
382 Allen Thomas Benjamin T B Private 8th Mounted Rifles (Midlandse Ruiters) 1915-02-20
383 Allen Thomas Hodgson T H Sergeant Major 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-21
384 Allen Victor William V W Second Lieutenant 4th South African Infantry 1918-06-09
385 Allen Walter Herbert W H Private South African Railway Operating Company Railway Coy. 1914-10-31
386 Allen William Stonhill W S Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry 1916-07-13
360 Allcock Norman Osbert Loach N O L Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Field Regiment 1942-11-28
359 Allchin Samuel Arthur S A Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-05-26
12268 Allan-King William W Captain South African Mounted Rifles Reserve Mounted Rifles 1914-11-23
31077 Allan-King John Robert J R Cadet South African Air Force (Corps) TUC Sqn 1930-09-13
351 Allan John Alexander J A Sapper South African Railway Operating Company 2nd 1917-04-02
352 Allan James Bertram J B Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-10-16
353 Allan James Gibb J G Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-11
356 Allan Peter Rodger P R Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1918-03-24
357 Allan Thomas T Signaller Natal Telegraph Corps (Corps) 1915-01-14
346 Allais Frank F Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-13
345 Alla Ditta D Driver South African Mounted Brigade 1st 1917-12-09
343 Aliveni Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps (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 (Corps) 1941-07-27
335 Algra Halbe Reinder H R Sergeant Special Service Battalion 1943-06-10
334 Alger Harold Crosbie H C Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-10
330 Alfred Dick D Leader Military Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-08-25
331 Alfred Robert R Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-11
329 Alfos Willem W F Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-02-19
328 Alford Frederick William F W Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-09-20
304 Alexander Sergeant 10th South African Infantry 1916-12-14
305 Alexander Achmat A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 10 Field Coy. 1942-06-21
306 Alexander Andrew A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 5 Field Coy. 1941-11-23
307 Alexander Bert B Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1945-05-24
308 Alexander Bernard George B G Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1941-12-10
309 Alexander Charles Reid C R Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-01-07
310 Alexander Colin Vivian C V Sapper South African Engineer Corps (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 (Corps) 1942-04-11
315 Alexander George Ure G U Lieutenant General Service Corps (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 4th South African Infantry 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 34 Squadron 1944-08-28
322 Alexander Rupert R Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1915-10-31
323 Alexander Richard James R J Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1945-04-04
324 Alexander Theodore Dufton T D Second Lieutenant 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 (Corps) 1916-03-31
5549 Aldum Dengese D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
297 Aldridge James Antill J A Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment 1914-09-26