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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
4234 Coleman Stanley Victor S V Lieutenant South African Air Force 5 Squadron 1942-10-20
4235 Coleman Thomas Robert Richard T R R Private South African Medical Corps 1942-01-19
4236 Coleman William W Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-09
4237 Coleman William Franklin W F Gunner South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. 1945-05-08
4238 Coleman William Frederick W F Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-03-15
4224 Colegate Eric Jack E J Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 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 1945-12-09
4217 Cole Frank Roxby F R Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-11
4218 Cole Harold Jameson H J Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-05
4219 Cole Montague Henry M H Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1918-06-30
4220 Cole Robert R Private South African Infantry Corps 9th Regt. 1916-08-22
4222 Cole Robert James R J Corporal South African Armoured Corps 4th Armoured Car Regt. 1941-12-09
4223 Cole William Goldsmith W G Sergeant Major South African Medical Corps 1918-11-28
4211 Coker Frederick Charles F C Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-12-20
4188 Cohen Alfred Edward A E Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-17
4189 Cohen Albert Henry A H Corporal Q Service Corps 1942-02-16
4190 Cohen Archibald Victor A V Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1916-03-11
4191 Cohen Bazil B Lieutenant Women's Auxiliary Army Services 1946-04-02
4194 Cohen Cecil Joseph C J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1942-05-31
4195 Cohen Daniel Solomon D S Corporal Q Service Corps 5th Bde. Coy. 1941-12-09
4196 Cohen George G Lieutenant South African Air Force 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 4 Field Coy. 1941-10-26
4199 Cohen Leonard L Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 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 1944-06-03
4204 Cohen Reuben R Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1942-09-29
4205 Cohen Ronald Errol R E Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1943-03-16
4206 Cohen Samuel S Sergeant South African Artillery 2 Field Regt. 1942-06-13
4207 Cohen Sam Matthew S M Corporal South African Medical 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 1944-06-27
4186 Coffey Arthur A Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1919-09-14
4185 Coffee Nickolaas Albertus N A Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1944-03-11
4174 Coetzer C J Lieutenant South African Air Force 5 Squadron 1944-12-01
4175 Coetzer Johannes Christoffel J C Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-19
4176 Coetzer J H Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-24
4177 Coetzer Jacobus Herculas J H Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 4 Field Regt. 1941-11-23
4178 Coetzer Jocelyn Henriette J H Nursing Assistant South African Military Nursing Service 1944-12-16
4179 Coetzer Johannes J J J Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1943-11-04
4180 Coetzer John Jacobus J J Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Squadron 1941-02-21
4181 Coetzer James Ramage J R Air Pupil South African Air Force 43 Air School 1945-08-11
4182 Coetzer Pieter Willem P W Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1942-02-10
4183 Coetzer Pieter William P W Trooper South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-08-31
4184 Coetzer Willem Johannes W J Private South African Horse 7th 1917-02-04
4113 Coetzee Abraham A Sergeant Cape Corps 1st 1918-08-26
4114 Coetzee Andrew Christopher A C Private South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) 1945-04-10
4115 Coetzee Abraham Johannes A J Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1940-10-13
4116 Coetzee Abraham Jacobus A J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1919-02-16