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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
23443 Smith Christian Alfred C A Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1916-10-07
23444 Smith Claude Alfred Cannon C A C Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 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 1944-09-03
23449 Smith Cecil George C G Bombardier South African Artillery 1 Field Regt. 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 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 South African Air Force 62 Air School 1941-10-27
23461 Smith David D Corporal South African Armoured Corps 4th Armoured Car Regt. 1943-03-30
23462 Smith Daniel D Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-05-09
23463 Smith David D Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-08-28
23464 Smith Desmond D Lieutenant South African Air Force 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 South African Air Force 26 Squadron 1943-12-18
23469 Smith David Lukas Frederick D L F Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 3 Field Provost Coy. 1942-06-20
23470 Smith David Thomson D T Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1941-06-15
23472 Smith Edwin E Sergeant South African Engineer Corps 1918-12-10
23473 Smith Eric E Major South African Air Force 4 Squadron 1942-09-02
23474 Smith Ernest E Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-08
23476 Smith Edwin Bensted E B Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-10
23478 Smith Evelyn Curtis Cloete E C C Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-12
23479 Smith Edward Henry E H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-12
23480 Smith Edward Henry E H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-17
23481 Smith Edward James E J Private Q Service Corps 1945-02-22
23482 Smith Everhardus Johannes Andries E J A Private South African Army Postal Corps 1940-07-25
23483 Smith Ernest John Oscar E J O Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
23484 Smith Eric John Valentine E J V Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1916-03-11
23485 Smith Ernest Michael E M Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-18
23486 Smith Edmund W E W Private South African Armoured Corps 1943-08-20
23487 Smith Edward William E W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-08-08
23488 Smith Frank F Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
23489 Smith Frank F Private Indian and Malay Corps 1947-01-23
23490 Smith Frans F Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-04
23491 Smith Frederick F Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-10
23493 Smith Frank Allan F A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-17
23494 Smith Frederick Arthur F A Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1943-03-28
23495 Smith Frederick Edward F E Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-12
23496 Smith Frederick Ernest F E Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1916-10-13
23497 Smith Frederick George F G Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-19
23498 Smith Francis John F J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 11 Operational Training Unit 1944-03-30
23499 Smith Frank James F J Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-18
23500 Smith Francis Lawrence Fred F L F Second Lieutenant General Service Corps 1942-04-29
23501 Smith Frank M F M Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-08
23502 Smith Frank Peter F P Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
23503 Smith Fleming William F W Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-16
23504 Smith George G Corporal Indian and Malay Corps 1944-12-26