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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
24591 Swart John William J W Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-11-23
24592 Swart Louis Johannes L J Captain South African Mounted Brigade Scouts 2nd 1915-03-20
24593 Swart M J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1946-01-06
24594 Swart Nicholaas Johannes Bernardus N J B Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1943-12-24
24595 Swart Piet P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-05-31
24596 Swart Phillipus Daniel P D Trooper Pretoria Regiment 1944-10-02
24597 Swart Paulus Jacobus Johannes P J J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. 1919-01-21
24598 Swart Stefanus S Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-10-02
24599 Swart Schalk Willem S W Private Central Army Training Depot 1940-07-18
41089 Swart Andries A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 7th Field Coy. 1914-08-04
24600 Swarts Booi B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Remounts 1916-12-26
24601 Swarts J Private Cape Corps 1942-11-12
24602 Swarts Jacobus J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-05-22
24603 Swarts Jan J Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
24604 Swarts Sam S Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
24605 Swarts Samuel S Private Cape Corps 1942-08-28
24606 Swarts William John W J Private South African Infantry Corps 10th Regt. 1916-05-23
24607 Swartz Adam J J A J J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1946-06-16
24608 Swartz Gert G Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1918-01-01
24609 Swartz George Edward G E Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-09
24610 Swartz Henry H South African Native Labour Corps 1917-01-08
24611 Swartz Johannes J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1915-05-09
24612 Swartz John J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-10-09
24613 Swartz Joseph Mequellie Antonie J M A Private South African Infantry Corps 10th Regt. 1916-06-05
24614 Swartz Peter P Leader South African Native Labour Corps South African Service Corps Transport 1916-10-07
24615 Swartz Petrus J P J Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1944-08-05
24616 Swartz Willie W Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-08-28
41090 Swartz Andries A Labourer South African Service Corps M.t. 1915-05-25
41091 Swartz John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts 1915-08-10
41092 Swartz John J Driver South African Labour Corps Transport and Remounts 1915-03-29
41093 Swartz Klaas K Labourer South African Engineer Corps Transport and Remounts 1915-04-11
24617 Swavel Pieter P Private Indian and Malay Corps 1945-04-20
24618 Swede Mozes M Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 6 Coy 1918-07-31
24619 Sweeney Walter Percy W P Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
24620 Sweeny Ivan Claud I C Lieutenant Kaffrarian Rifles 1941-12-31
24621 Sweet Basil Wilfred B W Lieutenant South African Air Force 60 Squadron 1944-11-27
24624 Sweet Reginald Philip Albert R P A Sapper South African Corps of Signals South African Div. Signal Coy. 1917-05-01
24626 Sweetman William Thomas W T Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-23
24625 Sweetnam Walter Eugene W E Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-11-27
24627 Swemmer Percival Francis P F Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-18
24628 Swemmer Percy Frederick P F Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1944-02-06
24629 Swiegelaar H J Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps 1941-03-05
24630 Swiel Ronald R Lieutenant South African Air Force 18 Squadron 1944-12-04
24631 Swift Frederick F Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-09
24633 Swindon Leslie Arthur Mortimer L A M Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-12-03
24634 Switzer Walter Barrington W B Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-23
24635 Sycamore Harry H Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
40802 Sydien Dolly Verserdien D V Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1918-10-20
24636 Sydow Osman O Corporal Indian and Malay Corps 1943-09-24
24640 Sykes Fred F Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-02-02