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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
4067 Coan Walter F W F Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1941-06-09
4069 Coates Joseph J Sapper South African Mounted Engineers 1918-10-10
4070 Coaton William H W H Captain South African Pay Corps (Corps) 1941-06-09
4071 Cobb Harold Ernest H E Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-06-07
4072 Cobbledick Dudley D Captain 40 Squadron 1942-05-10
4075 Cobus Henry H Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-26
4076 Cobus Stoffel S Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-05-01
4077 Cochius Harry James H J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1946-12-10
4078 Cochran Frank Eardley F E Major 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
4079 Cochrane Brian Charles B C Captain South African Staff Corps (Corps) 1945-11-29
4080 Cochrane Douglas Adolphus D A Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 11 Field Coy. 1942-12-29
4082 Cochrane George D G D Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1947-05-11
4084 Cochrane Joseph J Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class South African Navy (Corps) S.S. Empress of Canada 1943-03-13
4085 Cochrane V A Sergeant Regiment Botha 2nd 1947-01-27
4086 Cock John Hornbrook J H Second Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1943-09-17
4087 Cock Neville James N J Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 2 Div. Sig. Coy. 1943-02-19
4088 Cock Sauls S Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-02
4089 Cockayne Thomas Henry T H Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
4090 Cockburn Colin Thomas Morris C T M Second Lieutenant 21 Squadron 1944-03-02
4092 Cockburn John Montague J M Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-10-12
4093 Cockcroft Dallas Bernard D B Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-10
4094 Cockcroft Evelyn Buller E B Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-24
4095 Cockcroft Ivan Llewellyn I L Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 13 Field Squadron 1944-07-16
4096 Cockcroft Mark Philip M P Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-12-07
4097 Cockcroft Vincent Vivian Victor V V V Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
4098 Cockcroft Victor Trevor V T Pupil Pilot 25 Air School 1942-09-08
4099 Cockerell Arthur Edward Woodward A E W Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 1944-12-14
4100 Cockin Vernon Frost V F Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-10-20
4101 Cockings Robert Mervyn R M Private South African Irish 1st Bn. 1943-11-26
4102 Cocklin Gideon Peter G P Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 35 Water Supply Coy. 1940-11-08
4103 Cockrell Arthur A Staff Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
4104 Cocks Horace Henry H H Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) Supplies 1918-11-30
4106 Codd Eric William E W Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-08
4107 Coe Archibald Nicholson A N Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1917-10-21
4108 Coert Lucas L Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1945-01-23
4109 Coert Solomon S Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-02-13
4110 Coert William Robert Duncan W R D Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-11
29782 Coertze Francois Bosman F B Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) Air Operations School Langebaanweg 1951-03-14
4153 Coetsee Jacob Peter J P Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-01-28
4111 Coetser George James G J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-26
4112 Coetser J F E Warrant Officer Class I General Service Corps (Corps) 1947-01-05
4113 Coetzee Abraham A Sergeant Cape Corps 1st 1918-08-26
4114 Coetzee Andrew Christopher A C Private South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) 1945-04-10
4115 Coetzee Abraham Johannes A J Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1940-10-13
4116 Coetzee Abraham Jacobus A J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1919-02-16
4117 Coetzee Burger Adriaan B A Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-03-14
4119 Coetzee Cronje C Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1945-04-16
4120 Coetzee Carl C Private Cape Corps 1943-09-17
4121 Coetzee Charles Frederick C F Private 11th Infantry (Rand Light Infantry) 1915-02-25
4122 Coetzee Christiaan Wilhelmus C W Corporal Field Force Battalion 1/2 1941-02-19