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Union Defence Force

South African and related defence-force eras recorded on the roll. Police, Rhodesian, Boer, and most foreign forces are left blank on a person record.

COLONIAL — Colonial forces (pre-Union) 0 UDF — Union Defence Force 22,701 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,384 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 922 SAP — South African Police 1
UDF 1912-07-01 – 1957-10-31 22,701 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
22879 Shaw Harry H Corporal M.t. 1918-10-19
22880 Shaw Herbert H Sergeant 3rd Regt. 1916-07-15
22881 Shaw Ian Douglas I D Lance Corporal First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-10-13
22884 Shaw Keith Alexander K A Lieutenant 178 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 1944-04-15
22886 Shaw Matthew M Sergeant 4th Regt. 1916-03-25
22887 Shaw Myles Edward M E Private 1942-07-05
22888 Shaw Thomas Henry T H Trooper Mounted Commandos Celliers Commando 1914-12-06
22889 Shaw William Charles W C Private 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
22890 Shaw William Robert W R Private South African Div. Signal Coy. 1915-10-02
22891 Shaw William Wilkinson W W Private 2nd Regt. 1918-04-11
32905 Shaw Dudley Roger Wallace D R W Sergeant 4th Regt. 1924-11-09
41460 Shaw Norman Oliverson N O Sapper South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1919-04-11
22872 Shaul Norman Sidney N S Private 4th Regt. 1918-07-19
22873 Shaul Thomas James T J Lieutenant 1940-09-20
22871 Shatz Montague M Private 3rd Regt. 1918-01-23
22869 Shatani John J Corporal 1942-01-22
22864 Sharpe George Ernest G E Private 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
22865 Sharpe James Edward J E Captain 601 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 1944-07-08
22866 Sharpe John R J R Air Mechanic 6 Sqdn. 1942-08-08
22850 Sharp Arnold A Private 1st Regt. 1917-12-08
22852 Sharp Arthur S D A S D Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1942-01-11
22854 Sharp Ian Charles I C Sapper South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1917-07-27
22857 Sharp Robert R Corporal 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
22859 Sharp Sydney Allen S A Private 1941-12-09
22860 Sharp William W Private 2nd Regt. 1919-04-14
22861 Sharp William Glenham W G Private Transvaal Scottish 1/3rd Bn. 1945-12-19
22862 Sharp William Stephen W S Sapper 80 Engr. (Base) Workshop 1945-05-13
22848 Sharland George Pheniss G P Corporal 3rd Regt. 1916-06-12
22849 Sharland John Ulric J U Warrant Officer Class II 1945-07-11
22847 Sharkey William W Sapper 1942-11-20
22846 Shapley Henry Seely Michaelmore H S M Staff Sergeant 1919-07-15
22845 Shapiro Gordon G Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles 1st 1940-08-19
22840 Shannon Henry H Corporal 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
22842 Shannon James Marshall J M Lieutenant 43 Sqdn. 1943-02-08
22843 Shannon Samuel Brian S B Colonel 1943-04-07
22838 Shanley Leonard Dudley L D Air Sergeant 24 Sqdn. 1941-11-21
22836 Shange Piet P Private 1942-11-06
22835 Shandukane Joel J Private 1944-04-18
22834 Shand Ronald R Private 4th Regt. 1916-10-26
22829 Shall Isaac I Sergeant 1st Regt. 1918-03-22
22827 Shakeshaft John Montague J M Private 1st Regt. 1918-03-21
22826 Shakane Amos A Private 1943-03-04
22825 Shain Benjamin B Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-22
22824 Shahale Jan J Private 42nd Bn. 1918-07-09
22821 Shackleton Edward Thomas Cecil E T C Private 2nd Regt. 1918-05-30
22822 Shackleton Thomas Patrick T P Private 15 Field Amb. 1943-12-11
22823 Shackleton Wilfred Ernest W E Lance Corporal 2nd Regt. 1916-07-13
22817 Shabangu Simon S Private 1941-11-23
22818 Shabangu Titus T Private 1945-02-06
22816 Shabalala Dashini D Private 1942-07-27