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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
23667 Smyth Eric Richard E R Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Squadron 1941-11-02
23669 Snashall Douglas Arthur D A Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1916-11-30
23671 Snashall Hector Austin Jim H A J Warrant Officer Class II Technical Service Corps 1943-12-20
23672 Sneddon Arthur Horace A H Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1919-07-25
23673 Sneddon John Percival J P Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-03-11
23674 Sneddon Livingstone Hastie L H Company Sergeant Major South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-19
23675 Sneezum Jack J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-17
12567 Snele Kopaul K Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
23676 Snell Charles C Corporal South African Native Labour Corps Native Carrier Transport 1917-08-15
23677 Snell Herbert Edwin H E Private South African Infantry Corps 12th Regt. 1917-01-12
23678 Snell Harold Whiteman H W Leading Telegraphist South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Southern Floe 1941-02-11
23679 Snell John Vibert J V Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 30 Squadron 1945-03-14
23680 Snelling Ernest E Corporal South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1921-03-31
23684 Snow Harold Robert H R Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-01-01
23685 Snowden Henry John H J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-17
23686 Snyders Johannes Daniel Stephan J D S Private South African Infantry Corps 10th Regt. 1916-08-15
23687 Snyer John J Private Cape Corps 1941-08-18
23688 Snyers George G Private Cape Corps 1st Bn. 1946-01-15
23689 Snyers Johannes April J A Private Cape Corps 1943-02-19
23690 Snyman Barend Daniel Johannes Joubert B D J J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1916-09-12
23692 Snyman Gabriel Ernest G E Private Youth Training Brigade 1943-01-29
23693 Snyman Joseph Marcus J M Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-12-19
23694 Snyman Jacobus Philipps Lourens J P L Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1944-03-06
23695 Snyman Jacobus Wilhelmus Rudolph J W R Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-07-27
23696 Snyman Phillip Jacobus P J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1916-12-10
23697 Snyman Paul Stephanus P S Sergeant South African Corps of Signals 1942-05-13
23698 Snyman S J Sergeant South African Internment Corps 1946-09-08
23699 Snyman Willie W Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-03
23700 Soal George William Albert G W A Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-18
23702 Soames Geoffrey Douglas G D Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
23703 Soames William W Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-14
23704 Soapa Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-12-16
23705 Soar Arthur Edward A E Sergeant South African Engineer Corps 1944-04-06
23706 Sobane Alfred A Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 1943-01-27
23707 Sobey Sydney Inch S I Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-18
41081 Sobothe Enoch E Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts 1915-07-22
23708 Sobuza Bennett B Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-01-24
23710 Soderlund Charles David C D Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
23711 Soderlund William Neil Gerhard W N G Captain South African Engineer Corps 1947-12-29
23712 Soetland John J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-02-07
23713 Soetwater James J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-10-28
23714 Soetwater Koenraad K Private Cape Corps 1944-07-02
23715 Sofeng Mathias M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps East African Expeditionary Force 1916-09-28
23716 Soffe George G Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-11-18
41382 Sogana Caswell C Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. 1918-09-04
23717 Soka Anderson A Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
23718 Sokjiba Albert A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-06-05
23719 Soko Letlatsa L Private South African Native Labour Corps 1941-03-09
23720 Sokupe Doni D Private South African Native Labour Corps 1946-01-02
23722 Solani Meji M Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21