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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
23831 Sparkes Sidney Marston Jameson S M J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-21
23832 Sparkham Charles C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1919-04-20
23833 Sparks Leslie Pearson L P Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-21
23834 Sparks Norman N Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-05-14
41085 Spatane Kleinbooi K Labourer South African Service Corps M.t. 1915-10-24
23836 Spearman Christian C Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1916-12-14
23837 Spedding Henry H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-25
23838 Speed Ernest John E J Sapper South African Corps of Signals South African Div. Signal Coy. 1917-09-08
23839 Speed Frederick Charles F C Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
23840 Speek Jacob J Private Cape Corps 1942-02-02
23841 Speelman Baatjes B Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-05-12
23842 Speelman Moses M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-11-22
23843 Speelman Tom T Private Cape Corps 1946-05-25
23844 Speers T G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-10
23845 Speight W Private Natal Light Horse "D" Squadron 1914-11-18
23846 Speirs John J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-21
23848 Spence Arthur A Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
23849 Spence Brian Ernest Benham B E B Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
23850 Spence Christopher C Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 9th Regt. 1917-11-22
23851 Spence James J Trooper Mounted Commandos Cullinan's Horse 1915-02-28
23852 Spence John Herbert J H Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps 1946-06-04
23854 Spence John William J W Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-14
23856 Spence Noel William N W Ordinary Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Cornwall 1942-04-05
23857 Spence Oswald Llewellyn O L Lieutenant South African Artillery 1942-12-17
23858 Spence William John Hector W J H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
23859 Spence William Nevin W N Lieutenant South African Air Force 5 Squadron 1944-12-11
33055 Spence Edward E Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1926-02-18
23860 Spence-Cooke John Augustus Evelyn J A E Lieutenant South African Stokes Mortar Section 1917-07-19
23861 Spencer Clifton C Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-18
23862 Spencer Douglas D Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
23863 Spencer Ernest William E W Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-21
23864 Spencer Frank F Private South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. 1916-03-21
23865 Spencer Fred Warneford F W Major South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1943-03-01
23867 Spencer Harry J H J Corporal South African Railways and Harbours Brigade 1946-01-29
23868 Spencer James J Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1916-03-11
23869 Spencer Walton Gerald W G Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
23870 Spencer Walter James W J Lance Corporal 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) "A" Squadron 1914-10-14
23872 Spendu Josiah J Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1916-04-18
23874 Sperber Harold Nathan N H Air Sergeant South African Air Force 9 Ad 1941-04-26
23875 Spero Leon L Private South African Infantry Corps 10th Regt. 1916-12-15
23876 Sperryn Percy Neville Henry P N H Lieutenant Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-06-28
23877 Sphere D Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-03-07
23879 Spiers Alan Albert A A Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-22
23881 Spies Carel Jacobus C J Trooper Technical Service Corps 1945-05-07
23882 Spies Paul Stephanus P S Corporal Q Service Corps 1945-12-28
33059 Spies Wilfred Rudolf W R Air Cadet South African Air Force 1 Squadron 1953-12-15
23883 Spiess Christy C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1920-04-24
23885 Spiller Oliver Edward O E Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-09-18
23886 Spilman Harold James H J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
23887 Spinas Reginald Louis R L Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-07-27