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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
4247 Collaras Constantine C Warrant Officer Class I Technical Service Corps (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 (Corps) 1941-02-27
4240 Coles Alfred Samuel A S Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-23
4241 Coles Ronald Howard R H Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-02-26
4239 Colenbrander Adrian Montague A M Major 2 Squadron 1942-11-13
4225 Coleman Albert Hugh A H Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 4 Field Coy. 1942-12-12
4226 Coleman Edward E Private 8th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-02-20
4227 Coleman Gilbert Samuel G S Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1942-04-25
4229 Coleman John J Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1918-10-18
4230 Coleman Leslie Charles Martin L C M Sergeant Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1943-12-08
4231 Coleman Oliver O Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-08-17
4232 Coleman Patrick Keith P K Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 4 Field Coy. 1942-02-28
4233 Coleman Robert Charles R C Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-04-08
4234 Coleman Stanley Victor S V Lieutenant 5 Squadron 1942-10-20
4235 Coleman Thomas Robert Richard T R R Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1942-01-19
4236 Coleman William W Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
4237 Coleman William Franklin W F Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment 1945-05-08
4238 Coleman William Frederick W F Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-03-15
4224 Colegate Eric Jack E J Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
4242 Cole-Willey Robert C. R C Lieutenant Rand Light Infantry 1st 1941-12-31
4215 Cole Arthur Evelyn A E Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1945-12-09
4217 Cole Frank Roxby F R Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-11
4218 Cole Harold Jameson H J Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-05
4219 Cole Montague Henry M H Second Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry 1918-06-30
4220 Cole Robert R Private 9th South African Infantry 1916-08-22
4222 Cole Robert James R J Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 4th Armoured Car Regiment 1941-12-09
4223 Cole William Goldsmith W G Sergeant Major South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-11-28
4211 Coker Frederick Charles F C Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-12-20
4188 Cohen Alfred Edward A E Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-17
4189 Cohen Albert Henry A H Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1942-02-16
4190 Cohen Archibald Victor A V Private 7th South African Infantry 1916-03-11
4191 Cohen Bazil B Lieutenant Women's Auxiliary Army Services (Corps) 1946-04-02
4194 Cohen Cecil Joseph C J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-05-31
4195 Cohen Daniel Solomon D S Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 5th Bde. Coy. 1941-12-09
4196 Cohen George G Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1942-09-27
4197 Cohen Geoffrey Harold G H Private South African Irish 1st Bn. 1941-12-09
4198 Cohen Isaac George Christiaan I G C Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 4 Field Coy. 1941-10-26
4199 Cohen Leonard L Second Lieutenant 17 Squadron 1944-07-23
4202 Cohen Nathan Anthony N A Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. 1944-07-06
4203 Cohen Philip P Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1944-06-03
4204 Cohen Reuben R Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-09-29
4205 Cohen Ronald Errol R E Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1943-03-16
4206 Cohen Samuel S Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Field Regiment 1942-06-13
4207 Cohen Sam Matthew S M Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1943-10-26
4209 Cohen Walter Geoffrey W G Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-23
4187 Coghlan William W Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-06-27
4186 Coffey Arthur A Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1919-09-14
4185 Coffee Nickolaas Albertus N A Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1944-03-11
4174 Coetzer C J Lieutenant 5 Squadron 1944-12-01