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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
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 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-17
23494 Smith Frederick Arthur F A Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1943-03-28
23495 Smith Frederick Edward F E Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-04-12
23496 Smith Frederick Ernest F E Private 7th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-13
23497 Smith Frederick George F G Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-19
23498 Smith Francis John F J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 11 Operational Training Unit 1944-03-30
23499 Smith Frank James F J Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-18
23500 Smith Francis Lawrence Fred F L F Second Lieutenant General Service Corps (Corps) 1942-04-29
23501 Smith Frank M F M Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-08
23502 Smith Frank Peter F P Second Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
23503 Smith Fleming William F W Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-16
23504 Smith George G Corporal Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-12-26
23505 Smith George G Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-10
23506 Smith George G Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-10-21
23507 Smith George G Captain 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-17
23508 Smith George Adolph G A Private Returned Soldiers' Battalion 1920-02-16
23510 Smith George Edward G E Sergeant South African Mounted Engineers 1918-12-19
23511 Smith Gideon Francois G F Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-16
23512 Smith Garnet Henry G H Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-10-18
23513 Smith Gerald Kingsley G K Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1941-07-01
23514 Smith George Sinclair G S Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-13
23515 Smith Gordon Thomas G T Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1916-10-12
23516 Smith George William G W Sapper South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1918-07-12
23518 Smith Hendrik H Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
23519 Smith Henry H Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-09-18
23520 Smith Harry Bedford H B Corporal South African Horse 2nd 1916-11-24
23521 Smith Herbert Christopher H C Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-07
23523 Smith Henry Ernest H E Private 8th South African Infantry Machine Gun Section 1917-07-26
23524 Smith Harold Fulford H F Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1943-03-25
23526 Smith Harold George H G Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-13
23527 Smith Harry Humpeth H H Private South African Irish 1st 1941-11-23
23528 Smith Henry John H J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1918-03-12
23530 Smith Hugh Ritchie H R Corporal General Service Corps (Corps) 1944-05-06
23531 Smith H S Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1947-04-12
23532 Smith Henry William H W Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-12
23533 Smith Ignatius Michael I M Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 5 Field Regiment 1942-08-11
23534 Smith Ian Ranald I R Electrical Artificer 4th Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Hecla 1942-11-12
23535 Smith James J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-05-20
23536 Smith John J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1946-03-31
23537 Smith James J Private Cape Corps 1947-12-19
23538 Smith James J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1918-02-08
23539 Smith James J Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1942-11-21
23540 Smith Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-07-18
23541 Smith John J Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-09
23542 Smith John J Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
23544 Smith John Ascension J A Lieutenant 451 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron 1941-11-21
23545 Smith John Alexander Carswell J A C Corporal Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-14
23546 Smith J B Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1939-12-24