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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) 60 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,793 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,693 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 985 SAP — South African Police 3,730 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 158 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,055 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 24,793 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
4608 Cox Stephen Benjamin Herbert S B H Gunner South African Artillery 2 A.A. Bde. 1941-01-15
4609 Cox Victor Charlie V C Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-09
29859 Cox Frederick Charles F C Sergeant South African Medical Corps 6 South African Infantry Battalion 1924-10-09
4596 Cowlin Ernest Trevor E T Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1943-01-05
4597 Cowlin Hugh Houghton H H Trooper South African Horse 4th 1916-06-02
4592 Cowley Arthur James A J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-12-08
4593 Cowley Edward Robert John E R J Trooper South African Horse 1st 1916-12-10
4594 Cowley James J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-18
4595 Cowley John Percival J P Sergeant South African Artillery 1 A.A. Regt. 1942-06-15
4583 Cowie Augustus A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-16
4584 Cowie Cecil Rhodes C R Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-12-03
4585 Cowie Graham Robertson G R Captain South African Medical 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 1945-02-12
4589 Cowie William Robert W R Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 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 1943-05-10
4582 Cowey Charles William Thompson C W T Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-12-25
4579 Cowen John Francis J F Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1944-02-21
4577 Cowell Charles Lewis C L Lieutenant South African Air Force 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 South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-24
4575 Coward Albert Victor A V Signaller South African Corps of Signals 5th Bde. Sig. Coy. 1941-12-17
4576 Coward James J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-09
4568 Cowan Hugh H Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-09
4569 Cowan John Arthur J A Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-02-22
4570 Cowan Neil N Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
4571 Cowan Penton Alexander P A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 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 912 Battalion 1948-07-19
4567 Coverly Kenneth Wesley K W Private Technical Service Corps 1942-01-16
4565 Coventry K T Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 47 Air School 1942-02-26
4566 Coventry N Gunner Indian and Malay Corps 1944-12-11
4564 Covell Lawrence John William L J W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-19
4562 Couzens Alfred Edward A E Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-18
4563 Couzens C G Staff Sergeant General Service Corps 1942-01-09
4559 Coutts Daniel D Warrant Officer Class II Field Force Brigade 1/2 1942-05-29
4560 Coutts Percy Gordon P G Lieutenant South African Air Force 178 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-08-14
4561 Coutts Thomas T Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-23
4557 Cousins Alfred Henry Valentine A H V Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 1918-11-11
4558 Cousins Cecil Lawrence C L Captain South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1943-01-17
4556 Cousens Hal Leonard H L Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-10-24
29854 Cousens Francis Reginald F R Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. 1913-08-05
4555 Courtenay Philip Bertrand John P B J Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-10-12
4552 Couper James Dick J D Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 1918-11-28
4551 Coupe Walter Henry W H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-22
41437 Coupe Percy P Squadron Sergeant Major South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. 1913-12-27
4550 Coulton Percival Edward P E Private South African Medical Corps 1918-10-08
4546 Coulter Dudley James D J Private Die Middelandse Regiment 1942-04-23
4547 Coulter Thomas Bullock T B Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. 1914-09-16