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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
4623 Cragg Ronald Frederick R F Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. President III 1942-11-02
29864 Cragg Joseph J Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) Hq 1948-03-05
4620 Crage Walter Frederick W F Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-18
4619 Crabb William Arthur W A Lance Corporal Field Force Battalion 1/2 1942-06-06
4618 Cozens Arthur Joseph A J Private 8th South African Infantry 1917-06-19
4615 Coxhead George Robert Christian G R C Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-12-12
4613 Coxford Hugh Leonard H L Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry 1916-07-20
4614 Coxford John W J W Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade 6th Bn. 1945-08-17
4611 Coxen Charles Frederick C F Second Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
4599 Cox Clifford Houkem C H Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1944-06-12
4600 Cox E (teddy) E Warrant Officer Class II General Service Corps (Corps) 1945-10-09
4605 Cox Pieter Andries P A Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-11-12
4606 Cox Ralph George R G Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. 1917-10-26
4607 Cox Sydney Alfred Robert S A R Trooper Natal Carbineers 1st Mounted Rifles 1915-12-12
4608 Cox Stephen Benjamin Herbert S B H Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 2 A.A. Bde. 1941-01-15
4609 Cox Victor Charlie V C Corporal 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-10-09
29859 Cox Frederick Charles F C Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 6 South African Infantry Battalion 1924-10-09
4596 Cowlin Ernest Trevor E T Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-01-05
4597 Cowlin Hugh Houghton H H Trooper South African Horse 4th 1916-06-02
4592 Cowley Arthur James A J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-12-08
4593 Cowley Edward Robert John E R J Trooper South African Horse 1st 1916-12-10
4594 Cowley James J Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-18
4595 Cowley John Percival J P Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Regiment 1942-06-15
4583 Cowie Augustus A Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-16
4584 Cowie Cecil Rhodes C R Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-12-03
4585 Cowie Graham Robertson G R Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-09-03
4586 Cowie Rodney Charles Francis R C F Private South African Horse 9th 1916-12-29
4587 Cowie Robert James R J Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-02-12
4589 Cowie William Robert W R Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-12
4590 Cowie William Warden W W Major South African Horse 3rd 1916-09-09
4581 Cowey Clifford Henry C H Sergeant Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-05-10
4582 Cowey Charles William Thompson C W T Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-12-25
4579 Cowen John Francis J F Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1944-02-21
4577 Cowell Charles Lewis C L Lieutenant 19 Squadron 1945-04-21
4578 Cowell William Ralph W R Major Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
4574 Coward Archibald Edward A E Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
4575 Coward Albert Victor A V Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 5th Bde. Sig. Coy. 1941-12-17
4576 Coward James J Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-09
4568 Cowan Hugh H Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-04-09
4569 Cowan John Arthur J A Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-02-22
4570 Cowan Neil N Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-09
4571 Cowan Penton Alexander P A Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-13
4573 Cowan Robert Hamilton R H Private Mounted Commandos Brand's Free State Rifles 1915-03-07
29857 Cowan Irene Helen I H Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services (Corps) 912 Battalion 1948-07-19
4567 Coverly Kenneth Wesley K W Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1942-01-16
4565 Coventry K T Second Lieutenant 47 Air School 1942-02-26
4566 Coventry N Gunner Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-12-11
4564 Covell Lawrence John William L J W Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-19
4562 Couzens Alfred Edward A E Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-18
4563 Couzens C G Staff Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1942-01-09