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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
23405 Smit Nicolaas J N J Lance Corporal South African Internment Corps (Corps) 1942-11-29
23406 Smit Pieter P Private Cape Corps 1942-06-20
23407 Smit Peter P Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1675 Heavy Conversion Unit 1945-07-19
23408 Smit Rulf R Driver South African Field Artillery 4th Bty. 1916-11-02
23409 Smit Rubin Gerhardus Kruiwagen R G K Air Mechanic 58 Squadron 1944-08-29
23410 Smit Sarel Johannes S J Private Central Army Training Depot 1944-01-05
23411 Smit William P G W P G Corporal South African Instructional Corps (Corps) 1943-12-16
41079 Smit Klaas K Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours 1914-08-04
23371 Smidt Barend Daniel B D Gunner 1st Reserve Brigade 10th Bn. 1943-11-27
23372 Smidt Twall T Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-31
23370 Smerdon William George W G Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Anti-Tank Regiment 1945-04-07
23368 Smedley Frank MacAulay F M Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Anti-Tank Regiment 1943-12-08
23369 Smedley Keith Gordon K G Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-26
23362 Smart Edgar E Ganger South African Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-13
23363 Smart Francis Edgar F E Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-13
23364 Smart G Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-07
23365 Smart Joseph Edward J E Corporal Regiment President Steyn 1942-08-07
23366 Smart Robert R Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) Supplies 1918-11-27
23367 Smart William W Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
23361 Smallwood Thomas T Warrant Officer Class I 17 Squadron 1944-02-04
23359 Smallberger John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-07
23355 Small Corneluis Johannes Petrus C J P Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-12-12
23356 Small John Edward J E Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1947-05-30
23357 Small Louis L Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-07-14
23358 Small William W Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 75th (Natal) Siege Bty. 1918-11-08
23354 Smale Harold Ernest H E Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1946-03-31
23351 Smalberger Anthony Michael A M Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1942-01-08
23352 Smalberger Hermanus Barend H B Private South African Horse 7th 1917-02-24
23353 Smalberger Johannes Gerhardus J G Warrant Officer Class II Q Service Corps (Corps) 1942-01-17
23349 Smal Hermanus Christoffel H C Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) 1916-11-11
23350 Smal Servaas Hermanus De Kock S H D K Second Lieutenant 61 Air School 1942-09-28
23348 Smailes Richard R Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-11
23346 Smail G Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1942-01-28
23344 Sly Arthur Walter A W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-07-29
23345 Sly Edmund James E J Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-09
23337 Sloan Charlie C Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Equine Transport 1917-02-26
23338 Sloan Edwin E Sergeant Cape Corps 1943-04-24
23339 Sloan Harry H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-06
23340 Sloan James J Air Mechanic 17 Squadron 1944-09-19
23341 Sloan Jacob J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
23336 Slingers John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-06-20
23331 Slinger Frederick F Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
23332 Slinger Johannes Petrus J P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-02-15
23333 Slinger Philip P Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-07-10
23334 Slinger Robert William R W Private South African Horse 8th 1916-09-07
23335 Slinger Solomon David S D Private Cape Corps 1947-03-29
23329 Sleep Royston R Lieutenant 5 Squadron 1945-04-17
23328 Slawers Pieter P Private Cape Corps 1943-03-10
23327 Slavin Verdun Hood V H Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1941-06-22
23326 Slaughter Andrew A Bombardier South African Field Artillery 4th Bty. 1917-11-25