Union Defence Force

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
22343	Scarpa	Bertil Edward	B E	Lieutenant	First City/Cape Town Highlanders		1944-09-01
22342	Scarburgh	John James	J J	Private		5th Regt.	1916-02-12
22341	Scannell	Martinus Johannes Hendrik	M J H	Lance Corporal		2nd Regt.	1917-09-20
22339	Scanlen	Richard Thomas Ross	R T R	Sapper		41 Harbour Construction Coy.	1942-12-07
22340	Scanlen	Samuel Montgomery	S M	Lance Bombardier		1 Anti-Tank Regt.	1944-12-14
22338	Scally	Albert Martin	A M	Air Sergeant			1944-05-30
22337	Scallan	James Frederick	J F	Corporal	Rand Light Infantry	1st	1941-12-31
22336	Scalaba	Kleinbooi	K	Private		East African Expeditionary Force	1917-04-12
22334	Sayle	Robert Alexander	R A	Private		3rd Regt.	1916-08-01
22332	Sayers	Alfred Thomas	A T	Private		H.Q. 12 Motorised Bde.	1944-08-26
22333	Sayers	James Philip	J P	Gunner		1 Field Bty.	1941-04-09
22329	Sayer	Albert	A	Sergeant	1st Reserve Brigade		1942-08-12
22331	Sayer	Ronald J	R J	Pupil Pilot		23 Air School	1942-04-02
22325	Sawyer	Colin Campbell	C C	Lance Corporal	Imperial Light Horse	1st	1942-06-07
22324	Saware	Mangwana	M				1916-11-24
22319	Saville	Eric Cowley	E C	Major		260 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.	1943-09-19
22320	Saville	Harry	H	Mechanician		M.t.	1921-04-03
22321	Saville	Joyce Millicent	J M	Nursing Assistant	South African Military Nursing Service		1944-12-21
22316	Savell	Frederick Henry	F H	Pupil Pilot		27 Air School	1943-06-12
22308	Savage		C M	Private			1941-12-09
22309	Savage	Edward Claude	E C	Private	South African Irish		1941-12-09
22311	Savage	George Ernest	G E	Warrant Officer Class I		21 Sqdn.	1944-05-29
22312	Savage	Henry George	H G	Private		2nd Regt.	1918-10-08
22313	Savage		P R	Lance Bombardier			1942-06-28
22314	Savage		R C	Lance Corporal	Rand Light Infantry	1st	1941-12-31
22307	Saunderson	George	G	Lieutenant		Railway Detachment	1918-12-26
22289	Saunders	Albert Victor	A	Driver		M.t.	1917-08-26
22291	Saunders	Albert Edward	A E	Gunner		1 A.A. Regt.	1941-11-24
22292	Saunders	Charles	C	Private		4th Regt.	1918-04-13
22295	Saunders	George Dey	G D	Corporal	Rand Light Infantry	1st	1942-10-23
22296	Saunders	Jan Albertus	J A	Gunner		7 Field Regt.	1942-06-14
22299	Saunders	Louis	L	Sergeant			1942-03-02
22300	Saunders	Phillip	P	Lance Corporal			1942-05-10
22301	Saunders	Philip Edward	P E	Captain			1944-01-27
22302	Saunders	Peter Harold	P H	Lieutenant		5 Sqdn.	1942-05-30
22303	Saunders		S	Private			1943-11-30
22304	Saunders	Stanley	S	Lieutenant			1944-05-25
22305	Saunders	Stephen Charles Robert	S C R	Lieutenant		60 Sqdn.	1944-09-02
22285	Sauls	Charles A	C A	Private			1942-10-23
22286	Sauls	Louis	L	Private			1944-04-01
22288	Sauls	Solomon	S	Private			1944-05-09
22281	Saul	Edward Lawrence	E L	Second Lieutenant		26 Sqdn.	1943-12-02
22282	Saul	John	J	Leader			1917-04-04
22280	Sauerman	Cecil Herbert	C H	Private		2nd Regt.	1918-01-17
22279	Sauer	Alexander	A	Sapper		South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E.	1918-10-17
40786	Sauer	Frederick Johannes	F J	Private		2nd Brigade Depot	1918-10-11
22277	Satekge	Frank	F	Private			1943-06-01
41442	Satchwell	Arthur Cecil	A C	Rifleman	South African Mounted Rifles	2nd Regt.	1914-03-17
22276	Satchel	Edward Cleverly	E C	Corporal	Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment		1944-07-15
22275	Sastruloo	Kotlingum	K	Private			1944-11-05