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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
4559 Coutts Daniel D Warrant Officer Class II Field Force Brigade 1/2 1942-05-29
4560 Coutts Percy Gordon P G Lieutenant 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 (Corps) 1918-11-11
4558 Cousins Cecil Lawrence C L Captain 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 Regiment 1913-08-05
4555 Courtenay Philip Bertrand John P B J Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1917-10-12
4552 Couper James Dick J D Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-11-28
4551 Coupe Walter Henry W H Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-22
41437 Coupe Percy P Squadron Sergeant Major South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment 1913-12-27
4550 Coulton Percival Edward P E Private South African Medical Corps (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 Regiment 1914-09-16
4545 Coulstock Frederick Charles F C Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Anti-Tank Regiment 1942-09-01
4543 Coullie John Cathmoir J C Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-17
4541 Coull Alexander A Quartermaster Sergeant South African Pioneers 1918-01-24
4540 Couling W Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1946-07-23
4538 Coughlan Cecil Fleming C F Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st 1941-07-08
4539 Coughlan James Joseph J J Warrant Officer Class I 24 Squadron 1943-09-21
4537 Cottrill William Sandford W S Major South African Medical Corps (Corps) Medical Training Depot Potchefstroom 1918-04-14
4535 Cotton Dennis Montague Carrington D M C Air Corporal 50 Squadron 1940-11-10
4536 Cotton Richard John R J Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-05-23
4534 Cottingham George Wolfran G W Sergeant South African Horse 3rd 1916-09-08
4533 Cottier William W Private 9th South African Infantry 1917-01-28
4532 Cotterell Mervyn Alport M A Lieutenant 42 Air School 1943-03-05
4531 Cottam William John W J Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1945-04-04
4529 Coster Albert Frederiek A F Lieutenant South African Rifles 1st 1917-10-03
4527 Costello Albert George A G Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1917-10-12
4528 Costello George Percy G P Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-07-19
4526 Cosadinos Demetrius George D G Private South African Horse 8th 1916-09-19
4523 Corteen James J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
4522 Corrigan Howard Arthur H A Air Sergeant 24 Squadron 1946-02-06
4520 Corrie Albion William A W Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-04-11
4516 Cornwall Charles Ernest C E Major General Service Corps (Corps) Camp Commandant Pollsmoor Camp, Cape Province 1942-07-18
4517 Cornwall John Robert J R Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-08-15
4518 Cornwall Richard Delacoure R D Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 1944-09-03
4511 Cornish Fred Vorster F V Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 46 Survey Coy. 1944-10-04
4510 Cornick Frank F Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-09-20
4509 Cornhill Arthur David A D Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Field Ambulance 1917-12-07
4507 Cornell Clyde William C W Captain Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1941-07-05
4508 Cornell Frederick Carruthers F C Lieutenant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1921-03-05
29846 Cornell Errol Hudson E H Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) 5 Maintenance Unit 1938-03-02
4504 Cornelius Gert Fredrik G F Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1941-06-30
4505 Cornelius Johannes Christian J C Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1943-01-12
4506 Cornelius Tiger T Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-12
4502 Cornelissen Andries Jacobus A J Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 12 Field Bty. 1940-06-27
4503 Cornelissen Stephen Johannes S J Farrier Sergeant South African Military Constabulary 1st 1918-10-20
4501 Corne John Hendrick William J H W Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-04-09
4498 Cormack Donald Gray D G Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-24