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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
4435 Coon James J Lance Corporal Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-09
4434 Coombs William George W G Pupil Pilot 22 Air School 1942-11-12
4431 Coombes Edward James E J Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. 1916-08-10
4432 Coombes Percy P Corporal South African Pay Corps (Corps) 1943-06-12
4430 Coomber Edward Lewis E L Sergeant 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-08
4426 Coombe Augustus Victor A V Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1916-07-17
4427 Coombe Edwin George E G Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
4428 Coombe Edward Merton E M Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-06-29
4429 Coombe Stanley Murton S M Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-06-07
4412 Cooke Cecil Arthur C A Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-03-06
4413 Cooke Cedrick Arthur C A Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-08-15
4415 Cooke Ernest Cecil E C Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-04-17
4419 Cooke Masta Olliver M O Trooper Special Service Battalion 1944-06-23
4420 Cooke Reginald Frank R F Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-03-02
4421 Cooke Richard Thomas R T Private 1st South African Infantry 1919-09-04
4422 Cooke Robins William R W Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport 1920-07-30
4423 Cooke Walter W Leading Stoker South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Congella 1945-08-08
4424 Cooke William W Private 10th South African Infantry 1916-04-25
4386 Cook Archibald A Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
4387 Cook Albert A Mechanician South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1917-01-18
4388 Cook Aleck A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) EA Transport 1917-12-29
4389 Cook Arthur A Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-03-20
4390 Cook Alfred George A G Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-07-15
4391 Cook Arthur John A J Captain South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1943-08-04
4392 Cook Arthur James Rodburn A J R Pupil Pilot 24 Air School 1941-11-30
4393 Cook Cecil Alfred C A Lance Corporal Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-05-16
4394 Cook Christian Frederick C F Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-20
4395 Cook David Brown D B Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-01-11
4396 Cook Ernest James E J Sergeant 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-21
4397 Cook Frederick Groom Fraser F G F Corporal South African Motor Cyclist Corps (Corps) 1918-10-26
4399 Cook George G Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-08
4400 Cook George Thornhill G T Captain 3rd South African Infantry 1916-07-11
4401 Cook James J Burgher Mounted Commandos Waterberg Commando 1915-05-15
4402 Cook John Antonia J A Stoker 1st Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Parktown 1942-06-21
4403 Cook John Kitchener J K Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-06-21
4404 Cook John William Cecil J W C Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-07-15
4405 Cook Michael M Private Cape Corps 1942-06-20
4408 Cook Sidney Walter S W Private Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
4410 Cook William Frank W F Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-18
39193 Cook Richard Albert J Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-12-17
4385 Conway-Deacon Joseph Elliott J E Warrant Officer Class II Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1945-07-11
4384 Conway Thomas Perry T P Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-17
4383 Conte Armando Ralph A R Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-03-15
4381 Constantin Charles Henry Arthur C H A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) RAF Aqir 1944-04-07
4380 Constance Frederick Minieri F M Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-12-02
4377 Constable D Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-11-02
4378 Constable John Albert J A Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1942-10-23
39633 Consol M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Keep Protection 1915-08-31
4373 Conry Ernest E Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-21
4374 Conry William W Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1943-09-19