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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 3,874 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,041 SAP — South African Police 3,732 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 159 AUS — Australian forces 167 UK — British forces 4,095 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
29886 Crous Matthys Johannes M J Second Lieutenant 7 Squadron 1953-03-07
4746 Croukamp Phillipus Arnoldus P A Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 1943-12-21
4743 Croudace Gerald G Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1941-06-14
4745 Croudace Hugh Tuke H T Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) 11 Field Amb. 1941-11-23
4742 Croucher George G Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-12-24
4741 Crouch James J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-12
4740 Crotz Willie W Private Cape Corps 1945-08-16
4736 Crossley Alfred Harvey A H Sub-Lieutenant South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Saunders 1943-03-07
4737 Crossley Clifford Edgar C E Private South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-01-05
4738 Crossley Charles Samuel C S Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-31
4739 Crossley Lionel L Private 3rd South African Infantry "E" Coy. 1916-08-01
4722 Cross Charles Washington C W Lieutenant 60 Squadron 1943-06-12
4725 Cross James Graham J G Staff Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1944-01-14
4727 Cross James Wilfred J W Major South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-09-16
4728 Cross Matthew Henry M H Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-10-18
4729 Cross Roland R Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-10-25
4730 Cross Roderick David R D Private 7th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-03-11
4731 Cross Raymond G R G Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1942-10-03
4733 Cross William Herbert W H Driver South African Mounted Rifles 1st Permanent Bty. 1914-09-26
4721 Crosoer Reginald Lionel R L Captain Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-06-21
4720 Crosley Robert Errington R E Warrant Officer Class II South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1941-05-11
4719 Croshaw Arthur Herbert A H Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-09-18
4718 Crosby Nicholas Frederick N F Lieutenant 23 Squadron 1945-01-09
4717 Crosbie Robert R Staff Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1946-07-01
4716 Cropper Thomas T Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) East Africa Pioneer Corps 1917-07-06
4715 Croon Frank F Trooper 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) "D" Squadron 1914-09-27
4714 Crookes Frank Leslie F L Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1942-10-13
4712 Cronning Bartholemew Peter B P Burgher Mounted Commandos Geyser's Commando 1914-11-08
4699 Cronje Andrew A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-09
4700 Cronje Abraham Marthinus A M Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1945-04-15
4701 Cronje Abraham Phillippus Johannes A P J Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) Tempe 1942-12-03
4702 Cronje Christiaan Andries Johannes C A J Private Field Force Battalion 1/2 1941-12-23
4703 Cronje Dirk Cornelius D C Rifleman Mounted Regiment 2nd 1942-02-11
4704 Cronje Frederick Jonas F J Private Central Army Training Depot 1943-02-06
4705 Cronje H J Private Cape Corps 1945-01-23
4706 Cronje Jan Abraham J A Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-03-09
4707 Cronje J P M Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1944-07-24
4708 Cronje L N Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1944-09-27
4709 Cronje S I Second Lieutenant 43 Air School 1943-03-31
4710 Cronje Tool T Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1916-11-05
4711 Cronje William Hendrick W H Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st 1941-02-14
4697 Cronin Gerald Patrick G P Lieutenant 28 Squadron 1944-12-21
4698 Cronin Patrick P Lieutenant 26 Squadron 1944-02-03
4694 Crompton Fred F Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
31161 Cromhout Coenraad Cornelius C C Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1924-08-20
4690 Crofts Charles Dymock C D Captain South African Intelligence Corps (Corps) 1944-07-02
4689 Crofton Frederick Percival F P Corporal 12th South African Infantry 1916-03-19
4686 Croft Charles John Wanley C J W Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 7 Field Regiment 1942-01-23
4687 Croft Ernest John E J Sergeant 1st South African Infantry 1919-12-23
4688 Croft Harry H Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1940-12-04