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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
22257 Santo Frederick William F W Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-06-30
22255 Sansom B R J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-11-28
22256 Sansom Reuben Charles R C Private 7th South African Infantry 1917-07-19
22254 Sansbury John Edward J E Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-08-01
22252 Sanqoto Billy B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-06-24
22249 Sani Kolisle K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-04-27
22248 Sangwene David D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-03-01
22247 Sangwen Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-08-23
22245 Sangster Henry Hackney H H Sergeant Imperial Light Horse 2nd 1915-06-12
22246 Sangster Orlando Oliver Milton O O M Sergeant First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-06-22
22243 Sango Matthews M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-06-16
22240 Sanger Charles George C G Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-30
22241 Sanger William Merson W M Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-06-04
22239 Saner Reginald Blaine R B Colonel General Service Corps (Corps) 1945-01-13
22237 Sandy George Ernest G E Staff Sergeant South African Pay Corps (Corps) 1918-10-19
22236 Sandow Emil Albert E A Private South African Railway Services 1918-10-25
22235 Sando John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-02
22234 Sandler Israel I Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1942-08-29
22232 Sandilands N M Second Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1941-12-05
22233 Sandilands Richard Oberbeek R O Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-04-15
22231 Sandholm Julius Konstantin J K Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
22230 Sandham Leonard L Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-10-20
22223 Sanderson David D Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-10-26
22224 Sanderson Frank F Sergeant 1st South African Infantry 1918-05-31
22225 Sanderson George William G W Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-08-10
22226 Sanderson Horace Herbert H H Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-09
22227 Sanderson Nevil N Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1946-07-09
22228 Sanderson Theodore Ernest T E Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1944-04-25
22216 Sanders Colin George Phillip C G P Lieutenant South African Instructional Corps (Corps) 1942-08-28
22217 Sanders Donald Gordon D G Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Test 1945-07-13
22218 Sanders Douglas Rutherford D R Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1916-07-15
22219 Sanders Edward Charles E C Private 6th South African Infantry 1916-04-13
22220 Sanders Herbert J H J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1944-03-29
22221 Sanders J V Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1941-04-09
22222 Sanders William Eric W E Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-19
22210 Samuels David D Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-12
22211 Samuels Daniel Abraham D A Lance Bombardier Cape Corps 1942-05-30
22212 Samuels Frank F Private Cape Corps 1940-11-06
22213 Samuels Jack J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-12
22214 Samuels Kippie K Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-01-11
41072 Samuels Charles C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours 1915-04-02
41071 Samuel Marcus M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours 1915-05-03
22203 Samson Fredrick F Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-07-17
22204 Samson P Private Cape Corps 1st Bn. 1943-01-10
22194 Sampson Christian Charles C C Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-23
22195 Sampson Isaac I Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-10-11
22196 Sampson Isaac Edward I E Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-01-27
22197 Sampson Joseph P J P Private Cape Corps 1947-12-18
22198 Sampson Lodewyk L Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-05-07
22199 Sampson Leonard William L W Lieutenant First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-07-22