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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
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 (Corps) 1916-04-18
23874 Sperber Harold Nathan N H Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 9 Ad 1941-04-26
23875 Spero Leon L Private 10th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 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 (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 (Corps) 1945-05-07
23882 Spies Paul Stephanus P S Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-12-28
33059 Spies Wilfred Rudolf W R Air Cadet 1 Squadron 1953-12-15
23883 Spiess Christy C Private 1st South African Infantry 1920-04-24
23885 Spiller Oliver Edward O E Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-09-18
23886 Spilman Harold James H J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
23887 Spinas Reginald Louis R L Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-07-27
23888 Spinks Charles Jack C J Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
23889 Spinks Walter Charles W C Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1921-04-29
23891 Spittal Joseph J Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Anti-Tank Regiment 1943-08-11
23892 Spogter Jacobus J Private Cape Corps 1943-11-15
23893 Spogter Moos M Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-02-14
23894 Spohr Arand Godfrey A G Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1942-06-20
41086 Spongo Willie W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) M.t. 1915-08-20
23895 Spooner Basil Frank B F Corporal Special Service Battalion 1944-07-25
23896 Spooner Eric Oswald E O Private South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1918-10-28
23897 Spoor Leonard Ralph L R Major 3 Air School 1941-03-10
23898 Sport Tom T Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-04-29
23899 Spottiswoode Robert James R J Lance Corporal 7th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-03-15
23900 Spouse Frederick Howard F H Staff Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-12-06
23901 Spratt William Robert W R Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-24
23902 Sprenger George Louis G L Warrant Officer Class II Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-01-07
23903 Spring Charles William C W Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
23904 Spring Frederick Stanley F S Sergeant South African Pay Corps (Corps) 1947-08-27
23905 Spring Henry Thomas H T Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-10-12
23907 Springbok Barend B Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-11-03
23908 Springfield Simon Jacobus S J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-03-18
23909 Springfield Simon T S T Private Cape Corps 1946-10-09
23911 Sproule Edward Andrew E A Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1 Field Coy. 1942-05-10
23912 Spruyt Johannes Retief Meiring J R M Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-08-07
23916 Spyker Edward Ross E R Second Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-23
23917 Squier William Keyser W K Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1944-06-12
23919 Squire George G Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-09-21
23920 Squire John Henry J H Private Imperial Light Horse 1945-09-17
23921 Squire Ruben R Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-26
23922 Squires John Eric J E Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Cornwall 1942-04-05
23923 Squires Ronald R Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 1942-11-28
23924 Squiu Willie W South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-02
23930 St. Julian M A L Sergeant Rand Light Infantry 1st 1941-08-08
23925 St. Austin Essex Percival Montgomery E P M Private 8th South African Infantry 1916-06-07
23926 St. Clair-Whicker William Hubert (willie) W H Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Babiana 1941-09-21
23927 St. Dare George Henry G H Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 4/6th Armoured Car Regiment 1942-12-12
23928 St. George John Christopher J C Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-15