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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
23428 Smith Atholl Murray A M Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1942-04-11
23429 Smith Alfred Milner A M Air Corporal 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 (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 (Corps) 4th Armoured Car Regiment 1941-12-09
23436 Smith Bertie Wilfred B W Private 7th South African Infantry 1918-01-04
23437 Smith Carl C Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-01-14
23438 Smith Charles C Private 8th South African Infantry 1916-03-21
23439 Smith Cornelius C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-06-21
23440 Smith Cross C Sergeant South African Veteran Reserve 1918-10-22
23441 Smith Cecil Arthur C A Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
23442 Smith Charles Audley C A Private South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. 1917-02-18
23443 Smith Christian Alfred C A Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1916-10-07
23444 Smith Claude Alfred Cannon C A C Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-10
23445 Smith Cecil Bulber C B Trumpeter Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-15
23446 Smith Cyril Brown C B Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1942-06-19
23447 Smith Christiaan D C D Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-09-03
23449 Smith Cecil George C G Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Field Regiment 1945-07-12
23451 Smith Cecil George Powell C G P Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1942-02-24
23453 Smith Carel James C J Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1946-08-07
23454 Smith Cecil John C J Sergeant South African Special Service Company 1918-12-11
23456 Smith Christoffel Johannes C J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 71st Siege Bty. 1917-12-07
23458 Smith Cyril Stephen C S Second Lieutenant 62 Air School 1941-10-27
23461 Smith David D Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 4th Armoured Car Regiment 1943-03-30
23462 Smith Daniel D Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-05-09
23463 Smith David D Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-08-28
23464 Smith Desmond D Lieutenant 24 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron 1944-03-04
23465 Smith D A Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
23467 Smith Dudley Edward D E Lieutenant Natal Mounted Rifles 1944-06-12
23468 Smith Dirk Jacobus Johannes D J J Warrant Officer Class I 26 Squadron 1943-12-18
23469 Smith David Lukas Frederick D L F Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 3 Field Provost Coy. 1942-06-20
23470 Smith David Thomson D T Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1941-06-15
23472 Smith Edwin E Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1918-12-10
23473 Smith Eric E Major 4 Squadron 1942-09-02
23474 Smith Ernest E Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-08
23476 Smith Edwin Bensted E B Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-10
23478 Smith Evelyn Curtis Cloete E C C Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1918-04-12
23479 Smith Edward Henry E H Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-12
23480 Smith Edward Henry E H Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-17
23481 Smith Edward James E J Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-02-22
23482 Smith Everhardus Johannes Andries E J A Private South African Army Postal Corps (Corps) 1940-07-25
23483 Smith Ernest John Oscar E J O Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
23484 Smith Eric John Valentine E J V Private 7th South African Infantry 1916-03-11
23485 Smith Ernest Michael E M Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-18
23486 Smith Edmund W E W Private South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1943-08-20
23487 Smith Edward William E W Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-08-08
23488 Smith Frank F Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
23489 Smith Frank F Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1947-01-23