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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
3755 Chipps Wilfred Dudley W D Lieutenant 23 Squadron 1942-10-02
3756 Chirambo D Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1946-03-15
3757 Chirwa E Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1946-01-20
3758 Chirwa Garson G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-01-27
3761 Chisholm Alexander (chummie) A Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-09
3762 Chisholm John Alexander J A Lieutenant 178 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-06-21
3763 Chisholm John Roderick J R Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1945-02-02
3764 Chisnall William W Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-10-13
3769 Chitrin Harry H Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-07-07
3770 Chittenden Henry H Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1918-03-28
3771 Chittenden Herbert H Private 7th South African Infantry 1916-03-11
3772 Chitty Edward James E J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1946-02-03
3773 Chitungulwa Jan J Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1947-06-02
3777 Choat Joseph Cyril J C Second Lieutenant 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-24
3778 Choatsane E Mafuta E M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-01-28
3780 Choco April A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-11-06
3781 Choeu K S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1947-03-28
3782 Chokoe Charlie Lesetja C L Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-05-10
3784 Choma Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-04-24
3786 Choto Charlie C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-11-02
3787 Chowa John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-07
3788 Chowles John Locke J L Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
3790 Christensen Hans Max Emil H M E Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-17
3792 Christian Albert A Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-10-15
3793 Christian Julies (julius) J Private Cape Corps 107 M.T. Res. Coy. 1942-08-27
3794 Christian Jacobus J Trooper South African Mounted Rifles Intelligence 1914-09-26
3795 Christian Jacobus J Trooper South African Mounted Rifles Intelligence 1914-09-26
3796 Christian John J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1917-11-30
3797 Christian Jack Laurence Kingsmill J L K Lieutenant General Service Corps (Corps) 1944-07-23
3798 Christian John William J W Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Clara 1945-05-05
3799 Christian R Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment 1941-11-24
40668 Christian Alec A Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-07-18
3800 Christians Carel Adriaan C A Sergeant Cape Corps 1943-11-20
3801 Christians David D Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-12-05
3802 Christians I Corporal Cape Corps 1941-12-09
3803 Christians J C Private Cape Corps 1944-11-22
3804 Christiansen Jens Anker J A Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1941-12-09
3805 Christianson Arnold Lewis A L Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1942-02-11
3806 Christie Arthur A Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1917-04-23
3807 Christie David D Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1944-12-14
3808 Christie Harold W H W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1947-05-17
3809 Christie James J Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-10-12
3810 Christie John Douglas J D Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1918-10-18
3811 Christie James George J G Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-09
3813 Christie Kenneth K Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-11
3814 Christie Peter P Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 11th S.A. Armd. Bde. 1945-07-03
3815 Christie Robert Erskine R E Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-11
3816 Christie Ralph Vigne R V Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1941-06-14
3817 Christie Victor Julius V J Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-10-24
3819 Christison Anna Sang A S Lieutenant Women's Auxiliary Army Services (Corps) 1943-09-09