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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
3820 Christopher Benjamin Frederick B F Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-23
3822 Christopher John Charles J C Trooper Pretoria Regiment 1945-04-28
3823 Christopher Thomas Charles T C Private South African Army Postal Corps (Corps) L. of C. Postal Unit 1942-11-08
3824 Chuba Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-02-03
3825 Chubb Frank F Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1917-04-29
3826 Church Alexander Wood A W Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-07-30
3827 Church Cecil Redvers C R Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
3828 Church John J Company Sergeant Major 2nd South African Infantry 1918-05-04
3831 Churchman Arthur Frederick James A F J Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-17
3833 Chwantsi Petrus P Private South African Labour Corps (Corps) M.t. 1915-06-08
3834 Cibi Daniel D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-07-16
3835 Cibi Mabuzane M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-03-23
3836 Cili Toli T Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-11-10
29744 Cillie Abraham Charles A C Air Cadet 1 Squadron 1953-09-08
3837 Cilliers Audrey Helene A H Warrant Officer Class I Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1942-06-30
3838 Cilliers Abraham Jacobus A J Pupil Pilot 21 Air School 1941-11-15
3839 Cilliers Daniel D Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-28
3840 Cilliers Edward Malherbe E M Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1943-01-21
3842 Cilliers Harold Ernest H E Colonel South African Coast Defence Corps (Corps) 1941-03-28
3843 Cilliers Jan Daniel J D Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1941-09-08
3844 Cilliers Jan Hermanus J H Private General Service Corps (Corps) 1942-08-21
3845 Cilliers John Leslie J L Corporal Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-14
3846 Cilliers Jan Paulus J P Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1943-08-04
3847 Cilliers Marthinus Willem Adriaan M W A Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1946-09-28
3848 Cilliers Peter P Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 72nd Siege Battery 1917-05-31
3849 Cinibona Bless B Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-12-14
3850 Ciropolos Nicholas John N J Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-10-23
3954 Claase Solomon Johannes S J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment 1914-11-23
3852 Claasen Daniel Jacobus D J Private South African Horse 3rd 1916-12-01
3853 Claasen G Private Cape Corps 1943-11-26
3854 Claasen Hendrik H Private Cape Corps 1944-06-27
3855 Claasen Hendrick H Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-05-10
3856 Claasen J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-01-06
3857 Claasen Peter P Private Cape Corps 1942-02-10
3858 Claasens Hendrik Gerhardus H G Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1941-12-09
3859 Claasens Johannes Jacobus J J Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Bty. 1918-09-25
3860 Claassen Gabriel Jacobus Johannes G J J Private 6th South African Infantry 1917-04-18
3861 Claassen Martinus Johannes M J Private Cape Corps 1941-01-29
3862 Claassen Ockert Johannes O J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1946-06-06
3863 Clacher John Hector Graham J H G Warrant Officer Class II General Service Corps (Corps) 1944-02-11
3864 Clack Bertie B Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-07-18
3865 Clack Frank Percival F P Corporal Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-14
3866 Clack Graham G Sergeant Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1942-10-26
3867 Clack Hilton Albert H A Private 12th South African Infantry 1916-12-26
3868 Clapham William Stratford Beverley W S B Lieutenant Colonel South African Artillery (Corps) 23 Field Regiment 1943-11-15
3870 Clare Frederick Walter F W Chief Petty Officer South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Bonaventure 1945-06-03
3871 Clare John Johnson J J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
3872 Clarence Anthony A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-11-29
3873 Clarence Brian Vaughan B V Pupil Air Observer 66 Air School 1943-05-31
3874 Clarence Philip Hudson P H Air Sergeant 21 Squadron 1941-11-05