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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 3,870 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
22893 Shear Leo L Warrant Officer Class II 44 Air School 1943-05-04
22894 Shear Meyer M Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-08-17
22874 Shaw A G Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 11 Field Coy. 1943-04-02
22875 Shaw Colin McKenzie Gardner C M G Sergeant 4th South African Infantry 1917-09-03
22878 Shaw Gerald Percy G P Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-12-09
22879 Shaw Harry H Corporal South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-10-19
22880 Shaw Herbert H Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 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.) Squadron 1944-04-15
22886 Shaw Matthew M Sergeant 4th South African Infantry 1916-03-25
22887 Shaw Myles Edward M E Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 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 South African Infantry 1918-03-24
22890 Shaw William Robert W R Private South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. 1915-10-02
22891 Shaw William Wilkinson W W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-11
32905 Shaw Dudley Roger Wallace D R W Sergeant 4th South African Infantry Army 1924-11-09
41460 Shaw Norman Oliverson N O Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1919-04-11
22872 Shaul Norman Sidney N S Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-07-19
22873 Shaul Thomas James T J Lieutenant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1940-09-20
22871 Shatz Montague M Private 3rd South African Infantry 1918-01-23
22869 Shatani John J Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-01-22
22864 Sharpe George Ernest G E Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-09-20
22865 Sharpe James Edward J E Captain 601 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-07-08
22866 Sharpe John R J R Air Mechanic 6 Squadron 1942-08-08
22850 Sharp Arnold A Private 1st South African Infantry 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 of Signals (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1917-07-27
22857 Sharp Robert R Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
22859 Sharp Sydney Allen S A Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1941-12-09
22860 Sharp William W Private 2nd South African Infantry 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 South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 80 Engr. (Base) Workshop 1945-05-13
22848 Sharland George Pheniss G P Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1916-06-12
22849 Sharland John Ulric J U Warrant Officer Class II South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1945-07-11
22847 Sharkey William W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-11-20
22846 Shapley Henry Seely Michaelmore H S M Staff Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1919-07-15
22845 Shapiro Gordon G Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles 1st 1940-08-19
22840 Shannon Henry H Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
22842 Shannon James Marshall J M Lieutenant 43 Squadron 1943-02-08
22843 Shannon Samuel Brian S B Colonel South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1943-04-07
22838 Shanley Leonard Dudley L D Air Sergeant 24 Squadron 1941-11-21
22836 Shange Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-11-06
22835 Shandukane Joel J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-04-18
22834 Shand Ronald R Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-10-26
22829 Shall Isaac I Sergeant 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-22
22827 Shakeshaft John Montague J M Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-21
22826 Shakane Amos A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-03-04
22825 Shain Benjamin B Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-22
22824 Shahale Jan J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 42nd Bn. 1918-07-09
22821 Shackleton Edward Thomas Cecil E T C Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-05-30