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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 3,697 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
23332 Slinger Johannes Petrus J P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-02-15
23333 Slinger Philip P Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-07-10
23334 Slinger Robert William R W Private South African Horse 8th 1916-09-07
23335 Slinger Solomon David S D Private Cape Corps 1947-03-29
23336 Slingers John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-06-20
23337 Sloan Charlie C Driver South African Native Labour Corps Equine Transport 1917-02-26
23338 Sloan Edwin E Sergeant Cape Corps 1943-04-24
23339 Sloan Harry H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-06
23340 Sloan James J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 17 Squadron 1944-09-19
23341 Sloan Jacob J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
23344 Sly Arthur Walter A W Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-29
23345 Sly Edmund James E J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-09
23346 Smail G Private Technical Service Corps 1942-01-28
23348 Smailes Richard R Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-11
23349 Smal Hermanus Christoffel H C Driver South African Service Corps 1916-11-11
23350 Smal Servaas Hermanus De Kock S H D K Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 61 Air School 1942-09-28
23351 Smalberger Anthony Michael A M Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals 1942-01-08
23352 Smalberger Hermanus Barend H B Private South African Horse 7th 1917-02-24
23353 Smalberger Johannes Gerhardus J G Warrant Officer Class II Q Service Corps 1942-01-17
23354 Smale Harold Ernest H E Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1946-03-31
23355 Small Corneluis Johannes Petrus C J P Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-12-12
23356 Small John Edward J E Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1947-05-30
23357 Small Louis L Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-07-14
23358 Small William W Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 75th (Natal) Siege Bty. 1918-11-08
23359 Smallberger John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-02-07
23361 Smallwood Thomas T Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 17 Squadron 1944-02-04
23362 Smart Edgar E Ganger South African Labour Corps 1916-12-13
23363 Smart Francis Edgar F E Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-13
23364 Smart G Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-07
23365 Smart Joseph Edward J E Corporal Regiment President Steyn 1942-08-07
23366 Smart Robert R Sergeant South African Service Corps Supplies 1918-11-27
23367 Smart William W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
23368 Smedley Frank MacAulay F M Bombardier South African Artillery 2 Anti-Tank Regt. 1943-12-08
23369 Smedley Keith Gordon K G Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-26
23370 Smerdon William George W G Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 2 Anti-Tank Regt. 1945-04-07
23371 Smidt Barend Daniel B D Gunner 1st Reserve Brigade 10th Bn. 1943-11-27
23372 Smidt Twall T Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-01-31
3175 Smit Norman Herbert Private Youth Training Brigade 1942-12-25
23373 Smit Allan Leonard A L Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
23374 Smit Barend B Bombardier South African Artillery 1941-09-18
23375 Smit Carl C Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-08-21
23376 Smit Christian Johannes C J Private Camp Commandants Staff Roberts Heights Depot Coy. 1918-10-19
23378 Smit Cornelius Johannes C J Burgher Mounted Commandos Pietersburg Commando 1915-05-25
23379 Smit Daniel Nicolaas Erasmus D N E Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1944-06-19
23380 Smit Daniel Jacobus D J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 4 Squadron 1942-03-21
23381 Smit David Jacob D J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-25
23382 Smit Emil E Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 1944-05-17
23383 Smit Fred Johannes F J Native Driver South African Field Artillery 1917-03-18
23384 Smit Graham Nicholas G N Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
23385 Smit G W Gunner South African Artillery 1942-01-04