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Union Defence Force

South African and related defence-force eras recorded on the roll. Police, Boer, and most foreign forces are left blank on a person record unless a catalogued Force is set (e.g. RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces).

COLONIAL — Colonial forces (pre-Union) 0 UDF — Union Defence Force 22,701 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,384 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 1,251 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
22465 Schreiber S P Lance Corporal 1943-06-13
22464 Schravesande Louis Johannes L J Major 21 Sqdn. 1943-07-03
22460 Schraader Albert Victor A V Sergeant 1st Regt. 1918-04-10
22461 Schraader Johannes B J B Captain 1941-12-25
22459 Schoultz George Frederick G F Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-04-16
22456 Schou Andrew Henry A H Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1944-06-08
22457 Schou Charles John C J Private 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
22458 Schou Hugh H Private 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
22455 Schorr Douglas John D J Corporal 1944-07-23
22454 Schorn Jacob Peter J P Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1942-03-09
22451 Schoonwyk W Private 1942-04-12
22450 Schoonraad Fredrik Jacobus F J Air Mechanic 1942-06-17
22448 Schoombie Barend Jacobus B J Private Reserve Brigade 9th Bn. 1945-09-28
22449 Schoombie Johannes Nikolaas J N Private Reserve Brigade 9th Bn. 1945-09-28
22447 Schooling Arthur Gardner A G Sergeant 1st Regt. 1916-07-16
22444 Schonken Bartholomew Petrus B P Bombardier 1 A.A. Regt. 1941-11-23
22445 Schonken Hugo Albertus H A Lieutenant 17 Sqdn. 1944-01-28
22446 Schonken Willem Petrus W P Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 1945-05-28
22443 Schonewolf Noel Ronald N R Lieutenant 1945-07-17
22442 Schonegevel Leslie George L G Corporal Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-12-24
22441 Scholz Wilhelm Joseph W J Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1944-06-06
22428 Scholtz Andries A Private 1941-06-05
22429 Scholtz Alfred Ethelbert A E Private 1st Regt. 1917-05-13
22430 Scholtz Cornelius A C A Private 1943-06-20
22432 Scholtz Daniel Jacobus D J Private 1942-12-12
22434 Scholtz Hans H Driver 1917-03-05
22435 Scholtz Hendrik Christoffel H C Sapper 1944-11-16
22437 Scholtz Joseph Beyers J B Corporal 4/6th Armoured Car Regt. 1943-03-29
22439 Scholtz L J Gunner 1941-11-23
32834 Scholtz Salmon Johannes Gerhardus S J G Warrant Officer Class I Administrative Services Corps 4 Vehicle Reserve Park 1955-02-09
22427 Scholfield Roy Samuel R S Gunner 2 Field Regt. 1942-06-13
22426 Schofield Tom T Private 3rd Regt. 1916-08-01
22411 Schoeman Adam Johannes A J Air Corporal 21 Sqdn. 1945-06-03
22412 Schoeman Abraham Jacobus A J Private 1st Regt. 1918-03-25
22413 Schoeman Ben B Private 1943-01-23
22414 Schoeman BAREND (aka BENJAMIN) JOHANNES B J Trooper Special Service Battalion 1944-09-23
22415 Schoeman Cornelius Petrus C P Corporal South African Horse 2nd 1917-12-11
22416 Schoeman Daniel Wilhelm D W Air Mechanic 10 Sqdn. 1944-05-29
22417 Schoeman Gideon G Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
22418 Schoeman Harry H Corporal 1945-12-15
22419 Schoeman Jurgens J J J Private 1942-08-02
22420 Schoeman Jacobus Petrus J P Corporal 1944-03-02
22421 Schoeman MacK M Private 1944-04-19
22422 Schoeman Michael Phillipus M P Sapper 31 Road Construction Coy. 1944-09-03
22423 Schoeman Stephanus Gerhardus S G Corporal 1943-05-28
22424 Schoeman S J Burgher Mounted Commandos Deniker's Commando 1914-11-27
32821 Schoeman Frederick Petrus F P Pupil Pilot 11 Sqdn. 1939-04-04
32823 Schoeman HENDRIK STEPHANUS van HEERDEN H S V H Major 2 Special Service Battalion 1951-03-24
41473 Schoeman Stephanus Johannes S J Staff Sergeant 61 Base Workshop 1951-09-29
22409 Schoeler Cornelius Johannes C J Corporal Special Service Battalion 1944-07-05