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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
4306 Colquitt Ernest Horatio E H Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-07-09
4307 Colson Edward William E W Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-02-05
4309 Coltsman-Cronin Edward E Second Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1941-04-21
4310 Colverd John Arthur Taylor J A T Flight Sergeant 12 Squadron 1942-06-25
4311 Colvin James Alexander J A Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-20
4313 Combe James J Sergeant South African Pay Corps (Corps) 1943-08-17
4314 Combrinck John Frederick J F Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-03-09
4315 Combrinck Petrus Johannes Wilhelmus P J W Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1943-05-23
4316 Combrinck Pierce Ryan P R Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-17
4317 Combrink Jan Melchior Petrus J M P Driver Q Service Corps (Corps) 6 Res. M.T. Coy. 1941-06-30
4318 Combrink John Peter Hendry J P H Corporal First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-10-22
4319 Combrink Stephanus Louis S L Private 7th South African Infantry 1917-09-07
4320 Combrink Stefanus P S P Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1943-08-02
4322 Comerford Arthur Edward John A E J Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
4323 Comerford Edgar E Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-13
4324 Comins Edgar Bentley E B Private Natal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1946-02-19
4325 Comley Wallace Alexander W A Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
4326 Commerford Henry John H J Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-13
4327 Commerford Noel Patrick N P Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Cornwall 1942-04-05
4328 Commerford Terence Alastair T A Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Express 1942-09-19
4329 Committee Robert William R W Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1945-03-26
4331 Compaan Cornelius Johannes De Wet C J D W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1918-11-27
4332 Compston Samuel S Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-03
4334 Compton Denis James Williams D J W Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1944-08-16
4335 Compton Ernest Victor E V Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. 1944-09-09
4337 Compton-Lundie Eric William E W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-31
4338 Comrie Peter Courtney P C Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-02-22
4339 Comyns Laurence Francis L F Air Pupil 66 Air School 1943-05-29
4340 Comyns Wilfred Hugh W H Air Sergeant 223 Squadron 1942-01-05
4341 Cona Bob Ndodana B N Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-10-31
4342 Conacher Stanley Alexander S A Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-23
4343 Conchar Andrew Alexander A A Private 4th South African Infantry 1919-02-19
4344 Conchie Robert R Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1941-11-22
4346 Condie William W Air Sergeant 24 Squadron 1946-05-09
4347 Conlon Eric George Francis E G F Lieutenant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-10-06
4349 Conn Arthur William A W Air Sergeant 21 Squadron 1941-11-18
4350 Connell Andrew A Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-18
4351 Connell Henry Stephan H S Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-01-19
4352 Connell Robert Emmet R E Captain South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-02-18
4353 Connelly Thomas Patrick T P Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-21
29825 Conning George Edward G E Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 7 Wing 1950-07-13
4354 Connock Joseph George J G Second Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-19
4356 Connolly Francis Julian F J Private 6th South African Infantry 1917-03-25
4358 Connop Joseph J Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-12
4360 Connor Cecil Rhodes C R Gunner South African Field Artillery 5th Bty. 1917-07-14
4361 Connor Walter W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-19
4362 Connoway Johannes J J J Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1 Bde.Workshop 1942-05-10
4363 Conochie Peter P Private 10th South African Infantry 1916-08-15
4364 Conolly Walter Wilson W W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-10-24
4365 Conrad Sam S Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-26