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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 22,717 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,385 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 1,257 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 922 SAP — South African Police 1
UDF 1912-07-01 – 1957-10-31 22,717 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
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
22213 Samuels Jack J Labourer 1917-02-12
41072 Samuels Charles C Labourer Railways and Harbours 1915-04-02
41071 Samuel Marcus M Labourer Railways and Harbours 1915-05-03
22203 Samson Fredrick F Private 1942-07-17
22204 Samson P Private 1st Bn. 1943-01-10
22194 Sampson Christian Charles C C Private 3rd Regt. 1917-09-23
22195 Sampson Isaac I Private 1944-10-11
22196 Sampson Isaac Edward I E Private 4th Regt. 1918-01-27
22197 Sampson Joseph P J P Private 1947-12-18
22198 Sampson Lodewyk L Labourer 1917-05-07
22199 Sampson Leonard William L W Lieutenant First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-07-22
22200 Sampson Peter P Lieutenant 1 Regt. 1942-06-14
22190 Samela Wolobile W Private 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
22189 Samboog Abraham A Private 1945-12-10
22188 Sambo Bobo B Corporal 1942-11-08
22186 Samani Daniel D Mule Driver 1917-04-14
17766 Sam Zachariah Z Private 43rd Coy. 1918-03-07
22184 Sam Jacob J Private 1918-07-08
22183 Salzwedel Julius J Sergeant 2nd Regt. 1918-04-17
22182 Salvesen Morten Prytz M P Lieutenant 98 Base Works Coy. 1942-07-29
22181 Salusbury Gerald Llewlyn G L Lance Corporal Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-23
22178 Salomons Robert Harry Campbell R H C Corporal 1943-02-24
22176 Salomon Elias Felix Rex E F R Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-07-03
22177 Salomon Selmar Salinge S S Private 4th Regt. 1918-06-16
22173 Salmond Arthur Alfred A A Private 3rd Regt. 1916-08-01
22174 Salmond James Ramage J R Lieutenant 12 Sqdn. 1944-08-20
22175 Salmond Kenneth H. K H Lieutenant 3 Field Regt. 1941-11-29
22170 Salmon Arthur George A G Air Mechanic 1946-04-27
22172 Salmon Henry Alan H A Private 4th Regt. 1918-10-17
22169 Salisbury Frederick William F W Private 8th Regt. 1917-07-21
22166 Salfester Stephan S Private 1942-11-02
22165 Sales Peter John P J Private 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
22164 Saleka Elias E Labourer 1917-01-01
22162 Sale George Edmund G E Lieutenant 24 Sqdn. 1943-03-20
22163 Sale Tommy T Labourer 1916-04-09
22161 Salcombe Francis Richard F R Stoker 1st Class H.M.S.A.S. Treern 1945-01-12
22160 Salayedwa Charlie C Donkey Driver 1917-03-15
22159 Salant Harold H Lieutenant 34 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 1944-08-21
22155 Saks Eric E Air Sergeant 24 Sqdn. 1941-07-02
22154 Sakoor A G Private 1941-12-09
22153 Sakgoto Jan J Labourer Railway Section 1916-11-25
22152 Saker Edward Samuel E S Private 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
22151 Sajene Edward E Private 38th Bn. 1918-04-04
22146 Sahd Joseph J Air Sergeant 1944-10-25
22145 Saggers G F Private Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
22144 Sageantas Constantine C Warrant Officer Class I 7 Casualty Clearing Station 1942-01-28