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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 3,857 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.

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Date of Death
28781 Wood Loxley Delville L D Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1941-12-02
28782 Wood Mark M Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Field Amb. 1914-12-28
28783 Wood Maurice Jasper M J Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-12-05
28785 Wood R A Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1940-11-04
28786 Wood Robert Alexander R A Lieutenant South African Instructional Corps (Corps) 1942-07-18
28787 Wood Robert Bruce R B Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-04-17
28788 Wood Robert William R W Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1940-10-20
28789 Wood Walter W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
28790 Wood Wilfred Dudley W D Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 71 Operational Training Unit RAF 1942-01-09
28791 Wood William Frederick W F Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
28792 Wood Wilfred George W G Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-12-22
28793 Wood W J Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1947-12-13
28794 Wood William John W J Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-09-20
28795 Wood William Lewis W L Lieutenant 21 Squadron 1941-12-11
28797 Wood Walter Vivian W V Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
28759 Wongana Joseph J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1915-07-11
28758 Womack William John W J Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) No. 3 Armoured Train 1915-03-21
28757 Wolvaardt Alphonsus Christoffel A C Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-17
28756 Wolseley Ronald Wilkinson R W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1945-04-19
28751 Wolmarans Frederick Edwin F E Warrant Officer Class I 15 Squadron 1944-01-04
28752 Wolmarans Frederick Gerhardus F G Sergeant 1st South African Infantry 1917-12-30
28753 Wolmarans J Private Cape Corps 1947-04-04
28754 Wolmarans John Ronald Frank J R F Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1942-10-24
28755 Wolmarans Joseph Willem J W Lieutenant 23 Squadron 1942-10-02
28750 Wolhuter William J W J Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-17
28749 Wolff Edward Mervin E M Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-07-27
28748 Wolfe William Cooper W C Captain South African Reserve Mechanical Transport 1941-01-07
28743 Wolfaardt Cecil Charles C C Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-12-29
28744 Wolfaardt Cornelius J F C J F Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st Bn. 1944-10-10
28745 Wolfaardt Josephine (joyce) J Sergeant Women's Auxiliary Army Services (Corps) 1945-07-07
28746 Wolfaardt Pieter P Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-18
28742 Woldemar Leopold David L D Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-01-02
28741 Wolbarst Samuel S Private 6th South African Infantry 1917-02-25
28740 Wohlo Loyt L Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-01-12
28739 Woensdregt Willem Jacobus W J Second Lieutenant 16 Squadron 1942-03-29
28738 Wocke Eugene Henry E H Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 22 Field Regiment 1944-09-03
28737 Wium Coenraad Johannes C J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1941-05-10
28736 Wittstock Raymond Harold R H Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 5th Bde. Sigs. Coy. 1943-05-28
28734 Wittenberg Cyril Harold C H Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 4th Armoured Car Regiment 1942-02-14
28735 Wittenberg Ronald Albert R A Lieutenant 34 Squadron 1944-11-22
28733 Witten William W Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-18
28731 Witt Hubert Roper H R Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-04
28732 Witt Norman Walter N W Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 70 Operational Training Unit 1944-07-04
28730 Withnell Robert R Sapper South African Mounted Engineers 1918-01-19
28728 Withers Harry Des Clayes H D C Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-12-16
28729 Withers John J Lance Corporal 10th South African Infantry 1916-03-08
28727 Witboy Shortie S Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1917-11-07
28715 Witbooi Cobus C Driver South African Field Artillery 1916-05-07
28716 Witbooi Frans F Private Cape Corps 1943-01-15
28717 Witbooi Gert G Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09