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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
4685 Crocombe Francis F Private South African Pioneers 1917-07-30
4682 Crockett Harry H Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
4683 Crockett John J Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-09-20
4684 Crockett Wilfred Gordon W G Captain Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
4681 Crocker Henry Robert H R Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-05-12
4677 Crisp Ronald Leslie R L Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1947-04-17
29873 Crisp Charles Augustus Peter C A P Captain 17 Squadron 1957-03-08
4676 Cripps Bernard B Private 7th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-02-12
4675 Crinall Frederick John F J Private Rand Light Infantry 1944-06-06
4674 Cridlan Ernest Joseph E J Sapper South African Pioneers 1919-06-05
4673 Crichton Cyrus Everard C E Private 7th South African Infantry 1917-11-16
4672 Crib B C Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) 1914-08-04
4671 Crews Frank F Colour Sergeant 10th Infantry (Witwatersrand Rifles) 1915-06-13
4670 Crewe John Percy J P Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-10
4669 Crew Alfred A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-11-29
4668 Creux Paul Ansell P A Warrant Officer Class I 34 Squadron 1944-08-28
4667 Cressey William James W J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-12-10
4666 Crerar David John D J Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-04-12
29870 Cremer Alexander A Air Mechanic 17 Squadron 1953-09-08
4663 Creighton Basil William B W Lieutenant 16 Squadron 1945-05-23
4664 Creighton Vernon Archibald V A Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-10-12
4662 Creese William John W J Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-23
4661 Creed Harold Elvey Frederick H E F Captain 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-15
4660 Crear Ross Ernest R E Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1944-04-27
4659 Creak Alphonso William Ernest A W E Corporal Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-12-02
4658 Creagh John J Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment 1916-06-15
4656 Crawley Edward Harold E H Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1917-02-04
4648 Crawford Cecil Edmund C E Engine Room Artificer 4th Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Cornwall 1942-04-05
4649 Crawford Charles Edward C E Corporal Pretoria Highlanders 1942-03-06
4651 Crawford Douglas James D J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1941-12-09
4653 Crawford James William J W Trooper Pretoria Regiment 1944-07-01
4654 Crawford Stuart William S W Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 11 Field Amb. 1941-11-23
4647 Cranna Alexander A Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-10-23
4646 Crankshaw Arthur Herbert A H Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1946-01-16
4643 Crampton Christopher Owen C O Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-04-12
4644 Crampton William W Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-22
29866 Crampton John William J W Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) School of Logistical Training 1939-01-20
4642 Cramp Frank F Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-14
4641 Cramond Thomas James T J Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-24
4636 Cramer Augustus Henry Marmaduke A H M Lieutenant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1919-09-29
4637 Cramer Edward Henry E H Air Mechanic 17 Squadron 1944-09-19
4639 Cramer Richard Bernard R B Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-05-21
4635 Cramb Christopher Michael Carr C M C Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1944-10-21
4634 Craill George Sebastian G S Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-21
4633 Craigie Andrew A Second Lieutenant 4 Squadron 1942-03-03
4625 Craig Albert A Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-09
4632 Craig William W Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Field Regiment 1944-05-12
4624 Craib Alistair Cameron A C Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1945-08-02
4621 Cragg Edward E Chief Petty Officer South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Gamtoos 1944-07-25
4622 Cragg James Burgess J B Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1918-10-21