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 3,867 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,040 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
24846 Taylor Kenneth Oscar K O Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
24847 Taylor Lennox Gerald L G Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-06-24
24849 Taylor Maurice Allan M A Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1947-06-14
24851 Taylor Norman N Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Anti-Tank Regiment 1942-05-17
24852 Taylor Norman Bruce N B Private South African Horse 6th 1916-09-07
24853 Taylor Norman Peter N P Corporal Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-07-02
24854 Taylor Peter Jacobus P J Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1920-11-06
24855 Taylor Percy Charles P C Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-30
24856 Taylor Percy Oliver P O Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-22
24857 Taylor Robert Percy Howden R P H Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-21
24858 Taylor Robert Victor R V Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-10-07
24859 Taylor Robert William R W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
24860 Taylor Sydney S Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1918-04-09
24861 Taylor Sam Holland S H Private South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. 1916-12-24
24862 Taylor Stanley Victor S V Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 10th Armoured Car Coy. 1942-04-01
24863 Taylor Thomas Ashley T A Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
24864 Taylor Thomas F T F Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1941-09-10
24865 Taylor Thomas Josiah Andrew T J A Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-11-11
24866 Taylor Thomas Reginald James T R J Captain South African Air Force (Corps) 1947-04-17
24867 Taylor Thomas Usher T U Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-09-21
24868 Taylor William W Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-18
24869 Taylor William Arthur Charles W A C Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-24
24870 Taylor William Edward W E Private South African Horse 5th 1916-09-19
24871 Taylor William Edward W E Gunner South African Field Artillery 1918-07-08
24873 Taylor Winn Gascoigne W G Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 1944-05-17
24874 Taylor Wilfrid Henry W H Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1918-06-20
24876 Taylor William Marthinus Johannes W M J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-13
33216 Taylor David Lacey D L Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1952-03-20
24788 Tayler Douglas Hilton D H Lieutenant 22 Squadron 1944-12-17
24789 Tayler Edward Parmiter E P Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-18
24786 Tawse Adam Ronald A R Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-11-17
24780 Taute Claude Whitcomb C W Corporal Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-10-23
24781 Taute Gilbert G Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-25
24782 Taute J H F Corporal General Service Corps (Corps) 1942-08-01
24775 Tau A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1946-09-30
24776 Tau George G Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-06-21
24777 Tau John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-07-03
24778 Tau Moses M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 46 Survey Coy., SAEC 1943-02-26
24779 Tau Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-10-28
24772 Tattersall Denis Bryce D B Lieutenant 250 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1945-03-09
24773 Tattersall John Carver J C Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-08
24771 Tatlow Reginald Dalgetty R D Trooper South African Horse 4th 1916-06-22
41322 Tati James J Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1917-04-17
41493 Tati Ernest E Native Military Labour Corps (Corps) "D" Coy. 1918-10-22
24765 Tatham Archibald Angus Leuchars A A L Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1941-08-02
24766 Tatham Errol Victor E V Second Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
24768 Tatham Mark Heathcote M H Lieutenant 66 Air School 1942-03-14
24769 Tatham Russell Pears R P Second Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-20
24764 Tate-Smith Robert Ronald R R Lieutenant South African Road Corps (Corps) 1st 1918-02-23
24762 Tate Arthur A Private 10th South African Infantry 1916-06-13