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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
23131 Simmonds Charles Roberts C R Lance Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry 1916-07-17
23133 Simmons Alfred Ralph A R Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-11-09
23134 Simmons Charles Eley C E Private General Service Corps (Corps) 1945-07-18
23138 Simmons William James W J Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-10
23140 Simms Christopher C Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-05-20
23142 Simon Andries A Corporal Cape Corps 1945-07-16
23143 Simon Frank F Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-07
23144 Simon Frederick Johannes F J Stoker South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Kommetje 1945-05-08
23145 Simon Jacobus J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-10
23146 Simon Max M Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
23147 Simon Phillip P Private Cape Corps 1946-08-16
23148 Simon Stanleigh S Air Mechanic 43 Air School 1942-01-27
23153 Simoni Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-07-14
23156 Simons Arthur William A W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-09-21
23158 Simons Frederick Yates F Y Private South African Road Corps (Corps) 1st 1918-12-08
23159 Simons Ismc I Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-06-09
23160 Simons J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1946-01-17
23161 Simpkins D W Corporal Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-23
23162 Simpson Arthur Victor A V Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-10-18
23167 Simpson Errol Chaband E C Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-18
23168 Simpson George Edward G E Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 6th S.A. Armd. Div. 1945-07-17
23169 Simpson George Gilchrist G G Lance Corporal 11th South African Infantry 1916-05-09
23171 Simpson H P Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1942-08-28
23172 Simpson Ian Stanley I S Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
23173 Simpson John J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-05-10
23176 Simpson John Bain J B Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
23178 Simpson John Hull J H Mechanic South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-10-23
23179 Simpson James John J J Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-12
23180 Simpson John Montagu J M Lieutenant 55 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1942-11-02
23181 Simpson John Mercer J M Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1942-01-16
23182 Simpson John Nelson J N Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1917-10-13
23184 Simpson Peter P Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-17
23187 Simpson Robert Alastair Edwards Welham R A E W Lieutenant 21 Squadron 1943-08-18
23188 Simpson Richard Arthur Hilliard R A H Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1 Field Coy. 1940-09-20
23189 Simpson Richard Dundas R D Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-12-26
23191 Simpson Trevor James T J Lieutenant 16 Squadron 1944-02-18
23192 Simpson Walter Frank W F Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1944-07-14
23193 Simpson William Findlay W F Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-10-13
23194 Simpson William Hope W H Private 3rd South African Infantry 1918-04-22
23195 Simpson William James Brandon W J B Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1941-08-14
23196 Simson Hector Ian H I Lieutenant First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-10-13
23198 Sinclair D Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1942-03-19
23199 Sinclair Edward Frank E F Private Cape Corps 1941-04-04
23200 Sinclair George Stephen G S Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
23202 Sinclair Joseph J Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
23204 Sinclair John Dink J D Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1943-01-12
23206 Sinclair Lochlan Donald McIntosh L D M Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-11
23208 Sinclair Nevyl Tracey Bellew N T B Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1941-12-09
23209 Sinclair Roy R Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1945-03-31
23210 Sinclair Randolph Templeton R T Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-09