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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
23636 Smith W E Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1947-11-12
23637 Smith William Ernest W E Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-19
23638 Smith William G W G Sergeant Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-22
23639 Smith William Gayner W G Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1917-10-15
23640 Smith William George Cecil W G C Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1941-05-18
23642 Smith William Henry W H Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1945-02-02
23643 Smith William Henry W H Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-15
23644 Smith Walter Henry Melford W H M Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-13
23645 Smith Willem Jacobus W J Lance Corporal 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-15
23646 Smith William John Howard W J H Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1918-03-24
23647 Smith Walter L W L Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1944-09-23
23648 Smith William Lewis W L Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-07
23649 Smith Waldron Melford W M Private Rand Light Infantry "A" Coy. 1942-02-11
23650 Smith Walter Ralph W R Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-22
23651 Smith William Stephen W S Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-01-03
23652 Smith William Thomas W T Corporal South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-11-01
31260 Smith Kenneth Carrington K C Lieutenant Royal Engineers 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1919-03-26
33006 Smith Charles C Air Apprentice South African Air Force (Corps) 1936-10-18
33013 Smith George Dougles G D Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 85 Combat Flying School 1928-08-21
33017 Smith Ivan Griffith I G Second Lieutenant 28 Squadron 1950-03-18
33018 Smith Joachim Elais Petrus J E P Private Special Service Battalion "B" Coy. 1936-11-19
33020 Smith Joseph Rudolph Gideon J R G Air Mechanic 25 Field Squadron 1935-07-17
41400 Smith John J Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1918-10-19
3175 Smit Norman Herbert Private Youth Training Brigade 1942-12-25
23373 Smit Allan Leonard A L Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-10-12
23374 Smit Barend B Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1941-09-18
23375 Smit Carl C Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-08-21
23376 Smit Christian Johannes C J Private Camp Commandants Staff Roberts Heights Depot Coy. 1918-10-19
23378 Smit Cornelius Johannes C J Burgher Mounted Commandos Pietersburg Commando 1915-05-25
23379 Smit Daniel Nicolaas Erasmus D N E Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-06-19
23380 Smit Daniel Jacobus D J Air Mechanic 4 Squadron 1942-03-21
23381 Smit David Jacob D J Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-25
23382 Smit Emil E Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-05-17
23383 Smit Fred Johannes F J Native Driver South African Field Artillery 1917-03-18
23384 Smit Graham Nicholas G N Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
23385 Smit G W Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1942-01-04
23386 Smit Gert Willem Albertus G W A Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-04-16
23387 Smit H Private Cape Corps 1945-08-25
23388 Smit Hendrik H Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-12-11
23389 Smit Hendrik J H J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1945-08-22
23390 Smit Hendrik P H P Private 6th Mounted Regiment/6de Berede Regiment 1942-11-17
23391 Smit Johan J Warrant Officer Class I 25 Squadron 1945-05-04
23392 Smit Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-04-15
23393 Smit Joseph J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-10
23394 Smit Jan Gabriel J G Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1st S.A. Bde. Sig. Coy. 1942-11-01
23395 Smit Jan Hendrik J H Private Pretoria Regiment 1st 1940-11-30
23396 Smit Jan Hendrik J H Private 7th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1917-07-27
23397 Smit Johannes J J J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-09-28
23398 Smit Johannes Jacobus J J Sergeant Mounted Commandos Carnarvon Commando 1915-02-03
23404 Smit Martinus Stephanus M S Private Regiment Botha 1st 1941-07-05