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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
180 Adams Willem W Labourer Military Labour Corps 1917-06-21
181 Adams Willem W Private Cape Corps 1942-07-02
182 Adams William Ernest W E Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-08-12
104 Adames William W Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-11-02
102 Adam James Clifford J C Air Mechanic South African Air Force 15 Squadron 1944-06-17
103 Adam Raymond Percy R P Private Youth Training Brigade 1945-11-19
29188 Adam George Alexander Findlay G A F Major Transvaal Scottish 1922-03-14
100 Adair Terence Miles T M Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
99 Acutt Derrick McMinn D M Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-04-16
98 Acton Albert Victor Emmanuel De Leon A V E D L Trooper South African Horse 2nd 1916-06-06
97 Acres Henry H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
95 Acklom Evatt E Gunner South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. 1941-11-23
91 Ackermann Stephanus Johannes S J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 3 Provost Coy. 1943-09-23
94 Ackermann Andries Johannes A J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-05-04
86 Ackerman Andries Jacobus A J Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1 Coy. 1945-05-08
87 Ackerman Bernard B Trooper South African Armoured Corps 4/6th Armoured Car Regt. 1942-11-04
88 Ackerman Johannes J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1945-07-07
89 Ackerman Jacobus Mostert J M Private South African Medical Corps 1944-09-17
90 Ackerman Lloyd William L W Air Corporal South African Air Force 1 Squadron 1943-08-11
92 Ackerman Thomas Lodewyk T L Private Field Force Brigade 1/2 1942-08-08
93 Ackerman William Hendrick W H Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-10-16
83 Achterberg Jan Leendert J L Air Pupil South African Air Force 66 Air School 1942-05-14
82 Achmat Abobakar A Private Indian and Malay Corps 1941-12-09
81 Abutani Namoro N Labourer Military Labour Corps 1918-03-08
79 Absolom Josias J Private Cape Corps 1944-02-29
80 Absolom Peter P Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-06-29
78 Absalom Arthur A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-07
72 Abrams David D Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-17
73 Abrams John J Driver South African Field Artillery Natives 1917-01-05
76 Abrams Michael M Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1918-04-16
38644 Abrams Johnnie J Labourer South African Labour Corps Ox Transport 1915-05-20
71 Abramowitz Abraham Elijah A E Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Squadron 1943-08-26
77 Abramowitz Joseph Burnet J B Corporal South African Armoured Corps 12th Armoured Car Coy. 1941-07-02
70 Abram Robert R Private South African Native Labour Corps 10th Coy. 1917-09-24
74 Abram John J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-27
69 Abrahamson Douglas Ridgeway D R Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-06-22
68 Abrahamse Cyril William C W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-25
36 Abrahams Abobaker A Private Indian and Malay Corps 110 Reserve Motor Transport 1942-01-25
38 Abrahams Benjamin B Private Cape Corps 1945-05-24
39 Abrahams Christian C Corporal Cape Corps "D" Coy. 1941-06-19
40 Abrahams Christian C Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-08-02
41 Abrahams David D Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-08-27
43 Abrahams Eddie Dercillus E D Private Cape Corps 1941-12-26
44 Abrahams Fred F Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
45 Abrahams Hermanus H Private Indian and Malay Corps 1947-06-19
46 Abrahams Hassien H Private Indian and Malay Corps 1941-07-17
47 Abrahams Henry H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-01-16
48 Abrahams Henry H Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
49 Abrahams Henry H Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1945-12-19
50 Abrahams Henry David H D Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Columbine 1944-11-19