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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
23708 Sobuza Bennett B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-01-24
23710 Soderlund Charles David C D Private 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-18
23711 Soderlund William Neil Gerhard W N G Captain South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1947-12-29
23712 Soetland John J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-02-07
23713 Soetwater James J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-10-28
23714 Soetwater Koenraad K Private Cape Corps 1944-07-02
23715 Sofeng Mathias M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) East African Expeditionary Force 1916-09-28
23716 Soffe George G Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-11-18
41382 Sogana C Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment 1918-09-04
23717 Soka Anderson A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
23718 Sokjiba Albert A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-06-05
23719 Soko Letlatsa L Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1941-03-09
23720 Sokupe Doni D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1946-01-02
23722 Solani Meji M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
23723 Soldaat Jan J Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-08-22
23724 Sole Alfred A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-01
23725 Soll Arthur Edward A E Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1947-10-01
23726 Sollis Harry H Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-10
23727 Solms Hubert Wilhelm H W Captain 267 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-07-16
23728 Soloman Klaas K Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-13
23730 Solomon Abraham A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 5 Coy. 1917-10-18
23731 Solomon Charlie C Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
23732 Solomon Clarence Owen C O Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-01-03
23733 Solomon D Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
23734 Solomon Emmanuel E Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1941-08-17
23735 Solomon Gideon G Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-03-15
23736 Solomon Hendrik H Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-01-17
23737 Solomon Harold Lewis H L Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
23738 Solomon Isaac I Lance Corporal Regiment Botha 2nd 1942-07-13
23739 Solomon Isaac I Private Cape Corps 1943-08-03
23740 Solomon Isaac I Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-04
23741 Solomon Isaac I Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-07-12
23742 Solomon Isaac Charles I C Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-06-06
23743 Solomon J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-01-09
23744 Solomon Joe J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-02-03
23746 Solomon John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-05-12
23747 Solomon John J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-06-28
23749 Solomon John Howard Steytler J H S Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) C. A. T. Depot 1940-03-22
23750 Solomon Laurie L Air Mechanic 12 Squadron 1941-10-07
23751 Solomon Louis Vincent L V Private South African Horse 7th 1916-11-20
23752 Solomon Michael John M J Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1944-06-21
23753 Solomon Stephan S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-08-22
23754 Solomon Sidney James S J Sergeant 5th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-01-17
23755 Solomon Stanley Owen S O Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. 1942-06-15
23756 Solomon William W Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-25
23757 Solomon Willie W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1916-11-17
23758 Solomon Woodford Alfred W A Sergeant South African Field Artillery 2nd Bty. 1917-06-06
23761 Solomon Dantjie D Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-08-03
23759 Solomons Abel A Private Cape Corps 1943-02-28
23760 Solomons Christian C Private Cape Corps 1944-06-26