PDF

← Info

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 3,857 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,029 SAP — South African Police 3,732 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 159 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,066 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.

Wikipedia
# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Date of Death
28918 Wrigley Charles Kemble C K Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-09
28917 Wrightson Percy Venables P V Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
28916 Wrighton Albert William A W Lieutenant Mounted Commandos Geyser's Commando 1914-11-08
28915 Wright-Ingle William W Sergeant 5th South African Infantry Machine Gun Section 1916-06-19
28865 Wright Arthur C A C Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-04-10
28867 Wright Alfred Edward A E Private South African Horse 2nd 1920-01-28
28868 Wright Ambrose Oliver Keeton A O K Major South African Air Force (Corps) 9 Ad 1941-04-26
28869 Wright Clifford Alexander C A Lieutenant 3 Squadron 1944-04-20
28870 Wright Cecil Horace C H Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-21
28871 Wright Cecil Herbert C H Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-31
28872 Wright Cecil John C J Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-03-02
28873 Wright Charles William C W Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 2 A.A. Regiment 1945-02-27
28875 Wright Duncan D Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1917-09-20
28878 Wright George G Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-18
28879 Wright George William Francis G W F Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 8 Casualty Clearing Station 1943-01-31
28881 Wright Gerald Victor G V Ordnance Artificer 4th Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Gloucester 1941-05-22
28883 Wright Harry H Private Harrismith Rifles 1914-12-05
28884 Wright Harold Barber H B Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
28885 Wright Harold Thomas H T Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1918-03-19
28886 Wright Humphrey Willesden H W Lance Corporal Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-10-23
28887 Wright H W Second Lieutenant 25 Squadron 1942-12-11
28888 Wright James J Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-01-08
28891 Wright Joseph A J A Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1943-08-23
28892 Wright John Charles J C Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1947-08-19
28893 Wright J G Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-03-31
28895 Wright James Mitchell J M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1525 Flt 1944-01-16
28898 Wright R C N Lieutenant 34 Squadron 1945-04-04
28899 Wright Robert John Thom R J T Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1915-02-09
28900 Wright Raleigh Mitford Shaw R M S Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-10
28901 Wright Trevor Desmond T D Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1945-04-04
28902 Wright Thomas Henry T H Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Cornwall 1942-04-05
28903 Wright Victor Garland V G Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-27
28904 Wright William W Company Sergeant Major 8th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-06-07
28909 Wright William Adrian W A Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-05-23
28910 Wright William Bikkers W B Air Sergeant 21 Squadron 1941-11-15
28911 Wright Warwick Edward W E Private South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) 1916-09-11
28913 Wright William James W J Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry 1916-07-15
28914 Wright William John W J Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-06-19
28863 Wrey-Wathen Arthur John A J Lieutenant Prince Alfred's Guard 1944-06-24
28862 Wrensch Henry Lionel John H L J Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1942-10-26
28861 Wrennall Walter W Bombardier South African Field Artillery 1st 1916-12-09
28858 Wray William Reginald Victor W R V Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Bty. (Mountain Guns) 1916-07-24
33908 Wragg Robert Henry R H Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 3 Supply and Transport Depot 1935-09-08
28855 Wotherspoon Robert R Sergeant Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1941-12-02
28853 Worsley James Arthur J A Captain South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) 1914-08-21
28852 Worsfold William Thomas W T Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Training Depot 1914-11-27
28851 Worringham Percy P Private 7th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1918-01-14
28848 Worrall Douglas Edward D E Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1942-06-05
28850 Worrall William W Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1943-12-06
28846 Wootton Sydney S Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-08-05