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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
22271 Sass D Private 1941-07-23
22272 Sass D Lance Corporal 1943-12-28
22273 Sass Frank F Private 1944-06-27
22274 Sass Jacob J Lance Corporal 1944-06-01
22270 Sas Petrus P Private 1942-02-17
22269 Sarson Douglas George D G Lieutenant 26 Sqdn. 1945-01-17
22268 Sarset Sam S Driver Animal Transport 1916-11-27
22267 Sargent William Henry W H Private 1940-08-03
22264 Sarembock Harold Aaron H A Bombardier 1 A.A. Regt. 1941-12-02
22265 Sarembock Nathan N Trooper 4th Armoured Car Regt. 1942-05-10
22263 Sardien Solomon S Private 1941-05-03
22262 Sarcki Eric Hyman E H Air Pupil 1944-07-07
22261 Sara Robert R Cape Boy South African Service Corps Transport 1917-02-26
22260 Sapiro Samuel S Gunner 5 Field Regt. 1942-05-31
22259 Sapi Jonas J Private 24th Bn. 1918-01-15
22258 Saphir Max M Captain 4th Regt. 1918-03-22
22257 Santo Frederick William F W Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-06-30
22255 Sansom B R J Sapper 1942-11-28
22256 Sansom Reuben Charles R C Private 7th Regt. 1917-07-19
22254 Sansbury John Edward J E Private 3rd Regt. 1916-08-01
22252 Sanqoto Billy B Private 1918-06-24
22249 Sani Kolisle K Private 1943-04-27
22248 Sangwene David D Private 1943-03-01
22247 Sangwen Johannes J Private 1944-08-23
22246 Sangster Orlando Oliver Milton O O M Sergeant First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-06-22
22243 Sango Matthews M Private 1942-06-16
22240 Sanger Charles George C G Private 4th Regt. 1918-10-30
22241 Sanger William Merson W M Private 3rd Regt. 1916-06-04
22239 Saner Reginald Blaine R B Colonel 1945-01-13
22237 Sandy George Ernest G E Staff Sergeant 1918-10-19
22235 Sando John J Labourer 1916-12-02
22234 Sandler Israel I Private 1942-08-29
22232 Sandilands N M Second Lieutenant 1 Sqdn. 1941-12-05
22233 Sandilands Richard Oberbeek R O Private 1st Regt. 1917-04-15
22231 Sandholm Julius Konstantin J K Private 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
22230 Sandham Leonard L Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-10-20
22223 Sanderson David D Private 1944-10-26
22224 Sanderson Frank F Sergeant 1st Regt. 1918-05-31
22225 Sanderson George William G W Driver M.t. 1918-08-10
22226 Sanderson Horace Herbert H H Private 4th Regt. 1918-10-09
22227 Sanderson Nevil N Corporal 1946-07-09
22228 Sanderson Theodore Ernest T E Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1944-04-25
22217 Sanders Donald Gordon D G Able Seaman H.M.S. Test 1945-07-13
22218 Sanders Douglas Rutherford D R Lance Corporal 3rd Regt. 1916-07-15
22219 Sanders Edward Charles E C Private 6th Regt. 1916-04-13
22220 Sanders Herbert J H J Corporal 1944-03-29
22221 Sanders J V Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1941-04-09
22222 Sanders William Eric W E Private 1st Regt. 1918-10-19
22211 Samuels Daniel Abraham D A Lance Bombardier 1942-05-30
22212 Samuels Frank F Private 1940-11-06