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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
23620 Smith Thomas Jacobus T J Warrant Officer Class I Q Service Corps 1945-10-01
23621 Smith Thomas William T W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-08-15
23622 Smith V Private Technical Service Corps 5th Bde. Workshops 1941-11-22
23625 Smith Verdun Lennox V L Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1942-12-24
23626 Smith William W Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-08-01
23628 Smith Wilson W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps South African Remounts Nairobi 1916-08-31
23629 Smith Walter Aubrey W A Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1916-03-21
23630 Smith William Abraham W A Gunner South African Artillery 1943-12-29
23631 Smith Walter Arnold Capewell W A C Sergeant South African Armoured Corps 6th Armoured Car Regt. 1942-06-22
23632 Smith Willem Christian W C Gunner South African Artillery 1942-11-25
23633 Smith Walter Cecil W C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
23634 Smith William Charles W C Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-22
23635 Smith William David Clarke W D C Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1944-06-12
23636 Smith W E Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1947-11-12
23637 Smith William Ernest W E Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-19
23638 Smith William G W G Sergeant Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-22
23639 Smith William Gayner W G Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-10-15
23640 Smith William George Cecil W G C Private Q Service Corps 1941-05-18
23642 Smith William Henry W H Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1945-02-02
23643 Smith William Henry W H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-15
23644 Smith Walter Henry Melford W H M Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-13
23645 Smith Willem Jacobus W J Lance Corporal 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-15
23646 Smith William John Howard W J H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
23647 Smith Walter L W L Private Technical Service Corps 1944-09-23
23648 Smith William Lewis W L Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-07
23649 Smith Waldron Melford W M Private Rand Light Infantry "A" Coy. 1942-02-11
23650 Smith Walter Ralph W R Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-22
23651 Smith William Stephen W S Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-01-03
23652 Smith William Thomas W T Corporal South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-11-01
31260 Smith Kenneth Carrington K C Lieutenant Royal Engineers 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1919-03-26
33006 Smith Charles C Air Apprentice South African Air Force 1936-10-18
33013 Smith George Dougles G D Private South African Medical Corps 85 Combat Flying School 1928-08-21
33017 Smith Ivan Griffith I G Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 28 Squadron 1950-03-18
33018 Smith Joachim Elais Petrus J E P Private Special Service Battalion "B" Coy. 1936-11-19
33020 Smith Joseph Rudolph Gideon J R G Air Mechanic South African Air Force 25 Field Squadron 1935-07-17
41400 Smith John J Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. 1918-10-19
23653 Smith-Bender John Peter J P Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1944-11-09
23654 Smithdorf Douglas Haig D H Trooper South African Armoured Corps 13th Armoured Car Coy. 1944-02-28
23655 Smithdorff Andrew A Sergeant South African Horse 6th 1916-08-22
23656 Smithers Edward Charles E C Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-12-09
23657 Smithers Hartley Maurice H M Corporal Regiment President Steyn 1943-03-01
41080 Smonse Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours 1915-07-17
23658 Smook William Thomas W T Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1943-07-05
23660 Smouse Daniel Reginald D R Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-10
23661 Smouse Sello S Private South African Native Labour Corps 15th Coy. 1917-10-11
23663 Smuts Catharina Petronella C P Nursing Sister South African Military Nursing Service 1946-05-25
23664 Smuts Martin Henry Tancred M H T Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1942-11-03
23665 Smuts N Private Indian and Malay Corps 1946-06-18
23666 Smuts P J A Sergeant South African Intelligence Corps 1942-05-30
41341 Smyly EDWARD MacAUSLAND E M Squadron Sergeant Major South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. 1916-10-28