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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
4302 Colman William Peter W P Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1942-07-24
4297 Collyer John Johnston J J Major General General Service Corps 1941-08-02
4298 Collyer William C W C Air Pupil South African Air Force 75 Air School 1942-04-18
4296 Colly Harold David H D Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-17
4295 Collom Harvey Mellman H M Private South African Railway Services 1918-11-01
4294 Collison Samuel Ernest Boyd S E B Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-09-21
4292 Collis Thomas T Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1918-04-21
4269 Collins Albert Charles A C Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-15
4270 Collins Brian B Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-08
4271 Collins Clifford Desmond C D Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
4272 Collins Douglas D Corporal South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1916-03-11
4273 Collins Donovan Hugh D H Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1944-03-06
4274 Collins Eric Trower E T Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1944-08-15
4275 Collins Frederick F Corporal South African Medical Corps 1945-06-05
4276 Collins Fred Bennett F B Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
4277 Collins G W Private South African Irish 1st Bn. 1941-12-09
4278 Collins Herbert James H J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-21
4280 Collins James Daniel J D Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1942-01-01
4285 Collins P D Sergeant South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. 1941-11-23
4286 Collins Petrus Johannes P J Bombardier South African Artillery 1 A.A. Regt. 1942-07-03
4287 Collins Theodorus Ernst T E Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-12-09
39525 Collins Japie J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 3 Reserve Holding Unit 1915-05-17
41403 Collins James J Coloured Constable South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Bty. 1918-12-01
4268 Collings Jacob Jacobus J J Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
4267 Colling Norman N Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-15
4258 Collier Arthur Herbert Inglis A H I Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-02-25
4261 Collier Charles Martin C M Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. 1916-10-10
4265 Collier Francis William F W Gunner South African Field Artillery 1918-12-26
4253 Collett Anthony Ewart A E Lieutenant South African Air Force 184 Squadron 1944-12-27
4254 Collett Edwin Bernard E B Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1944-05-23
4255 Collett Herbert Duncan H D Sergeant Die Middelandse Regiment 1941-10-08
4256 Collett Harold Percival William H P W Trooper South African Armoured Corps 7th Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-06-17
4251 Colles Andrew Barry A B Captain South African Corps of Signals 1943-10-05
4250 Coller Robert Bernard R B Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1945-09-28
4249 Collen John Edwin J E Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-07-02
4248 Collard Geoffrey Aldred G A Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1944-10-12
4247 Collaras Constantine C Warrant Officer Class I Technical Service Corps 5th Bde. Workshops 1941-11-22
4244 Colin Charles C Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1940-05-24
4246 Colin Pierre Barthelmy P B Corporal South African Engineer Corps 1941-02-27
4240 Coles Alfred Samuel A S Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-23
4241 Coles Ronald Howard R H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-02-26
4239 Colenbrander Adrian Montague A M Major South African Air Force 2 Squadron 1942-11-13
4225 Coleman Albert Hugh A H Sapper South African Engineer Corps 4 Field Coy. 1942-12-12
4226 Coleman Edward E Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-02-20
4227 Coleman Gilbert Samuel G S Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1942-04-25
4229 Coleman John J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-18
4230 Coleman Leslie Charles Martin L C M Sergeant Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1943-12-08
4231 Coleman Oliver O Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1944-08-17
4232 Coleman Patrick Keith P K Sapper South African Engineer Corps 4 Field Coy. 1942-02-28
4233 Coleman Robert Charles R C Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1943-04-08