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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
23888 Spinks Charles Jack C J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
23889 Spinks Walter Charles W C Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1921-04-29
23891 Spittal Joseph J Gunner South African Artillery 2 Anti-Tank Regt. 1943-08-11
23892 Spogter Jacobus J Private Cape Corps 1943-11-15
23893 Spogter Moos M Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-02-14
23894 Spohr Arand Godfrey A G Gunner South African Artillery 1942-06-20
41086 Spongo Willie W Labourer South African Native Labour 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 South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1918-10-28
23897 Spoor Leonard Ralph L R Major South African Air Force 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 South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1916-03-15
23900 Spouse Frederick Howard F H Staff Sergeant South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-12-06
23901 Spratt William Robert W R Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-24
23902 Sprenger George Louis G L Warrant Officer Class II Q Service Corps 1945-01-07
23903 Spring Charles William C W Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
23904 Spring Frederick Stanley F S Sergeant South African Pay Corps 1947-08-27
23905 Spring Henry Thomas H T Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 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 1 Field Coy. 1942-05-10
23912 Spruyt Johannes Retief Meiring J R M Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1944-08-07
23916 Spyker Edward Ross E R Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-23
23917 Squier William Keyser W K Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1944-06-12
23919 Squire George G Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 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 H.M.S. Cornwall 1942-04-05
23923 Squires Ronald R Sergeant South African Artillery 1942-11-28
23924 Squiu Willie W South African Native Labour 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 South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1916-06-07
23926 St. Clair-Whicker William Hubert (willie) W H Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Babiana 1941-09-21
23927 St. Dare George Henry G H Trooper South African Armoured Corps 4/6th Armoured Car Regt. 1942-12-12
23928 St. George John Christopher J C Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-15
23931 St. Ledger Richard R Private South African Horse 10th 1917-12-28
23932 St. Leger Charles Loraine Scott C L S Warrant Officer Class II South African Infantry Corps H.Q. 3rd Bde. 1941-12-14
23933 St. Leger Frederick Anthony F A Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 4 Field Regt. 1942-09-10
33062 Staats Robert Leslie R L Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Squadron 1952-01-17
23938 Stadler Gert Jacobus G J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
23939 Stadler Willem Adriaan W A Corporal Technical Service Corps 1946-07-21
23940 Stadtlander Rowland John Carlyle R J C Stoker 1st Class South African Navy H.M.S. Gloucester 1941-05-22
23941 Stafford Reginald Walter R W Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1944-08-15
23942 Stagg Frank F Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-08-01
23943 Stagman Joseph Richard Huskisson J R H Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Permanent Bty. 1916-06-01
23947 Stallemberg Adam A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-10
23948 Stalmaster Christian C Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-03-11
23949 Stalmeester Ben B Gunner Indian and Malay Corps 1943-11-14
23951 Stanbridge Errol Walter E W Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals 2 Coy. 1945-06-18