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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
24641 Sykes Frank Arthur F A Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-10
24642 Sykes S G Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-25
24643 Sykes Willie W Native Driver South African Field Artillery 2nd Bty. 1917-04-22
24644 Sylvester Isaac I Private Cape Corps 1945-12-25
24645 Symes Albert Stretton A S Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-10-13
24646 Symes John Ellis J E Lieutenant South African Air Force 60 Squadron 1943-01-31
24647 Symes James Robert J R Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
24648 Symes Lindsay Henry Edward L H E Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
24649 Symington Ivon Teska I T Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1944-09-09
24650 Symington James Revell J R Lance Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
24651 Symmes Howard Church H C Major South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-09
24652 Symmonds Charles William C W Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1945-07-11
24653 Symonds James J Company Sergeant Major South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
24655 Symons Alfred Samuel Woolfrey A S W Private 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) 1914-09-10
24656 Symons Charles Sylvester C S Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
24658 Symons Jacob J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-07-28
24660 Symons Maurlce Methley M M Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Gloucester 1941-05-22
24661 Symons Sidney Robert S R Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-24
24662 Symons Sydney Sylvester S S Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-10
24663 Symons William W Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1916-03-21
24664 Syphus S Corporal Q Service Corps 1947-10-04
24665 Syrett Howard Evelyn H E Private South African Rifles 1st 1919-08-18
24951 THABAKHOLE or THABAKHOLO Peter P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-08-21
41094 Taai Diamond D Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts 1915-02-09
24666 Taaibos Jacob J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-14
24667 Taaibosch Kleinbooi K Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1916-12-26
24668 Taaibosch Peter Daniel P Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-01-03
24669 Tabakana Solomon S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-05-20
24670 Tabanche Joseph J Private South African Native Labour Corps 34th Bn. 1917-11-13
24671 Taberer Travers Charles Melville T C M Captain South African Reserve Mechanical Transport 107 Coy. 1943-07-07
24672 Tabete Enoch E Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-03-03
24674 Tabodi Cornelius C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-06-25
24675 Tabor Owen Francis O F Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1942-06-22
24676 Tabudi Jacob J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
24677 Tabushe Jack J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-10-14
24678 Tabutiwa Ben Motogeloa B M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-10-02
24680 Taele Tolomane T Private South African Native Labour Corps 1946-12-19
21165 Tafeni George G Private South African Native Labour Corps 15th Coy. 1917-12-10
24681 Tager Samuel Moses S M Lance Corporal Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-23
24682 Taggart Thomas Henry T H Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1916-02-12
14770 Tahamane Martins M Private South African Native Labour Corps 8th Coy. 1918-11-06
33197 Tahan Claude Elias C E Cadet South African Air Force South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1938-10-05
24686 Tait Arnold Barnard A B Lance Corporal Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
24687 Tait Isaac Henry I H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-17
24689 Tait Robert John R J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 73 Operational Training Unit RAF 1943-09-22
24696 Takha Lucas L Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-05-17
24697 Takisi Frank F Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
24698 Talanda John J Private South African Army Postal Corps 1941-10-19
24699 Talbot Edward Charles E C Air Corporal South African Air Force 1944-07-19
24701 Talbot Robert Henry R H Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Squadron 1941-06-03