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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
23386 Smit Gert Willem Albertus G W A Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-04-16
23387 Smit H Private Cape Corps 1945-08-25
23388 Smit Hendrik H Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-12-11
23389 Smit Hendrik J H J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1945-08-22
23390 Smit Hendrik P H P Private 6th Mounted Regiment/6de Berede Regiment 1942-11-17
23391 Smit Johan J Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 25 Squadron 1945-05-04
23392 Smit Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-04-15
23393 Smit Joseph J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-10
23394 Smit Jan Gabriel J G Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals 1st S.A. Bde. Sig. Coy. 1942-11-01
23395 Smit Jan Hendrik J H Private Pretoria Regiment 1st 1940-11-30
23396 Smit Jan Hendrik J H Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1917-07-27
23397 Smit Johannes J J J Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1943-09-28
23398 Smit Johannes Jacobus J J Sergeant Mounted Commandos Carnarvon Commando 1915-02-03
23404 Smit Martinus Stephanus M S Private Regiment Botha 1st 1941-07-05
23405 Smit Nicolaas J N J Lance Corporal South African Internment Corps 1942-11-29
23406 Smit Pieter P Private Cape Corps 1942-06-20
23407 Smit Peter P Lieutenant South African Air Force 1675 Heavy Conversion Unit 1945-07-19
23408 Smit Rulf R Driver South African Field Artillery 4th Bty. 1916-11-02
23409 Smit Rubin Gerhardus Kruiwagen R G K Air Mechanic South African Air Force 58 Squadron 1944-08-29
23410 Smit Sarel Johannes S J Private Central Army Training Depot 1944-01-05
23411 Smit William P G W P G Corporal South African Instructional Corps 1943-12-16
41079 Smit Klaas K Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours 1914-08-04
21543 Smith Roadway R Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
23412 Smith Alfred A Corporal Cape Corps 1942-11-24
23413 Smith Arthur A Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1917-09-10
23415 Smith Andrew Alexander A A Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1916-06-23
23416 Smith Arend Albertus A A Sapper South African Engineer Corps 41 Harbour Construction Coy. 1943-09-10
23417 Smith Alfred Charles A C Corporal South African Medical Corps 1st Field Ambulance 1916-07-14
23418 Smith Albert Edward A E Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
23419 Smith Albert Edward Russell A E R Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-22
23420 Smith Albert French A F Lieutenant South African Air Force 28 Squadron 1945-04-19
23422 Smith Alfred Hilton A H Cyclist South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1917-05-21
23423 Smith Albert James A J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-08-05
23424 Smith Alexander Jeffrey A J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-09
23426 Smith Arthur John A J Private South African Reserve Mechanical Transport 2nd 1941-01-02
23427 Smith Arthur Julius A J Air Corporal South African Air Force 1942-01-21
23428 Smith Atholl Murray A M Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1942-04-11
23429 Smith Alfred Milner A M Air Corporal South African Air Force 73 Air School 1942-12-14
23430 Smith Alexander Mather A M Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1944-09-27
23432 Smith Ashton Wormsley A W Sergeant South African Rifles 1st 1917-02-19
23433 Smith Bernard B Sergeant Q Service Corps Remount Squadron 1942-07-04
23434 Smith Bernard Victor B V Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-07-23
23435 Smith B W Sergeant South African Armoured Corps 4th Armoured Car Regt. 1941-12-09
23436 Smith Bertie Wilfred B W Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1918-01-04
23437 Smith Carl C Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-01-14
23438 Smith Charles C Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1916-03-21
23439 Smith Cornelius C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1916-06-21
23440 Smith Cross C Sergeant South African Veteran Reserve 1918-10-22
23441 Smith Cecil Arthur C A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-12
23442 Smith Charles Audley C A Private South African Corps of Signals South African Div. Signal Coy. 1917-02-18