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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 3,693 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
23279 Siyabi Jeremiah J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-03-30
23282 Sjoblom John Severin J S Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 72nd Siege Battery 1916-08-28
23283 Skardon Leonard William L W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-10-21
23284 Skea Harry Charles H C Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-10-26
23285 Skenjana Henry T H T Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1945-05-07
23286 Skhabi Hermanus H Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
39177 Skidmore John J Sapper South African Mounted Engineers 1st Battalion 1921-09-22
23288 Skiffington Robert Hugh R H Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1942-05-27
23290 Skillen Andrew Stewart A Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-15
23291 Skillicorn George William G W Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Brigade 1916-11-17
23292 Skinner George William G W Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-17
23294 Skip Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
22564 Skipo Samuel S Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-07-20
23295 Skirving Andrew A Trooper South African Engineer Corps 1915-02-03
23296 Skonsana Albert A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-04-28
23297 Skosana Solomon S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-09-01
23298 Skosana Willie W Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-08-10
23299 Slabber Ivan William Gillespie I W G Lieutenant South African Air Force 5th Wing 1941-02-22
23300 Slabber Martin Nicholaas M N Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 1941-07-02
23301 Slabbert Barend Johannes B J Private South African Medical Corps 1917-07-02
23302 Slabbert Daniel Jacobus D J Gunner South African Field Artillery 2nd Bty. 1917-01-25
23303 Slabbert Gustav Adolph G A Trooper South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) 1944-08-23
23304 Slabbert G P Lieutenant General Service Corps 1945-10-12
23305 Slabbert Jeremias J Sergeant Field Force Battalion 1942-07-03
23306 Slabbert Johannes Wilhelmus Nicolaas J W N Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 1 Field Regt. 1942-07-13
23307 Slabbert Mathys Johannes M J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
23308 Slabbert Nicholas N Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-08-31
23309 Slabbert William James Francis W J F Warrant Officer Class II General Service Corps 1945-08-16
32977 Slabbert Johan J B Air Mechanic South African Air Force Cfs 1956-05-25
23310 Slack Douglas Lockhart D L Company Quartermaster Sergeant South African Veteran Reserve 1916-10-17
23311 Slacka Joseph J Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Permanent Bty. 1918-10-27
23312 Slade Charles Stanley C S Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-05-11
23313 Slade Leonard Lewis L L Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1919-12-20
23314 Slade Leslie Stuart L S Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-19
32978 Slade Graham Denzil G D Boy 2nd Class South African Navy HMSAS Good Hope 1950-02-06
23315 Slamat R Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
23316 Slatem Andrew Clement A C Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 2nd 1940-09-07
23317 Slatem Bryan Murrell B M Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Gloucester 1941-05-22
23318 Slatem Reuben Alexander R A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-10
23319 Slatem Thomas Robert T R Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
23320 Slater Edward Walter Ernest E W E Private Indian and Malay Corps 1943-08-06
23321 Slater Frederick John F J Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 26 Squadron 1945-03-10
23322 Slater John Edward J E Lieutenant South African Air Force 1943-12-02
23324 Slatter Milner Stanhope M S Sergeant Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1945-03-24
23325 Slattery John Martin J M Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-17
23326 Slaughter Andrew A Bombardier South African Field Artillery 4th Bty. 1917-11-25
23327 Slavin Verdun Hood V H Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1941-06-22
23328 Slawers Pieter P Private Cape Corps 1943-03-10
23329 Sleep Royston R Lieutenant South African Air Force 5 Squadron 1945-04-17
23331 Slinger Frederick F Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-09