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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 3,867 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,040 SAP — South African Police 3,732 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 159 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,066 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
3576 Chalmers Tom Reid T R Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-17
3578 Chalsty Claude Harrison C H Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-01-09
3584 Chambers Frank Eric F E Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. 1944-09-27
3585 Chambers Lionel Penney L P Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1945-09-13
3586 Chambers Neville Anthony N A Second Lieutenant 41 Air School 1942-12-14
3591 Champo Soloman S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-06-20
3594 Chance Frederick F Private 5th South African Infantry 1916-09-20
3599 Chandler Arthur John A J Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-09-18
3600 Chandler Charles Robert Dudley C R D Cook (S) South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Southern Floe 1941-02-11
3601 Chandler Harry H Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-12-15
3602 Chandler John J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
3603 Chandler Robert Alfred R A Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-12-15
3605 Chaney William W Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
3607 Channer John Hamilton J H Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1941-10-12
3608 Channing John Alexander J A Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-10-21
3609 Chant William Henry W H Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 11 Field Coy. 1945-04-12
3613 Chaplin Dennis Milner D M Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1943-03-20
3614 Chaplin George G Captain South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-07-01
3615 Chaplin George Jacob G J Sergeant South African Pay Corps (Corps) 1946-09-07
3616 Chaplin Louis Augustine L A Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 75th (Natal) Siege Bty. 1918-04-09
3617 Chaplin Norman Frederick N F Air Mechanic 12 Squadron 1941-11-15
3618 Chaplin Ralph Ernest R E Lieutenant 4 Squadron 1944-05-17
3619 Chaplin Thomas Osmonde T O Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-21
3620 Chapman Arthur A Sergeant Prince Alfred's Guard 1944-06-27
3621 Chapman Albert Edwin A E Warrant Officer Class II General Service Corps (Corps) 1943-10-16
3622 Chapman Charles William C W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1941-03-30
3623 Chapman Donovan Appleby D A Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Field Regiment 1943-01-28
3624 Chapman Edward Bentley E B Second Lieutenant 17 Squadron 1944-05-29
3627 Chapman James J Sergeant Returned Soldiers' Battalion 1920-09-19
3628 Chapman James Bernard J B Air Mechanic 1 Squadron 1942-02-09
3629 Chapman James Joseph J J Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1st Light Bty. 1940-04-23
3630 Chapman Leopold L Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-05-09
3631 Chapman Patrick James P J Second Lieutenant 14 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1942-04-18
3632 Chapman Richard (dick) R Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-10
3633 Chapman Thomas Barnabas T B Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Field Ambulance 1917-12-07
3634 Chapman Victor Charles John V C J Lieutenant Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-10
3635 Chapman Victor Henry V H Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-12-19
3636 Chapman William Henry W H Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-13
3637 Chapman William James W J Air Mechanic 12 Squadron 1944-04-07
13883 Chapman Charles Hendry C H Sergeant Natal Field Artillery 1932-07-10
3639 Chappe Thomas Laffitte T L Sergeant 6th South African Infantry 1917-12-10
3640 Chappell Frank Moir F M Private South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 2/3 McC 1940-10-03
3641 Chappell George G Sapper South African Mounted Engineers 1919-05-06
3643 Charles Freddie F Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Depot 1916-09-24
3645 Charles Theodore T Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
3647 Charlie Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-01-28
39426 Charlie Gunstruck G Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 6th Battalion 1915-03-09
3648 Charlton George William G W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-10-12
3649 Charlton Oswald Alberta O A Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 4th Armoured Car Regiment 1941-12-01
3650 Charlton Wilfred Dale W D Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20