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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
4175 Coetzer Johannes Christoffel J C Private 1st South African Infantry 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 (Corps) 4 Field Regiment 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 (Corps) 1943-11-04
4180 Coetzer John Jacobus J J Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1941-02-21
4181 Coetzer James Ramage J R Air Pupil 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 (Corps) 1940-10-13
4116 Coetzee Abraham Jacobus A J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1919-02-16
4117 Coetzee Burger Adriaan B A Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-03-14
4119 Coetzee Cronje C Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1945-04-16
4120 Coetzee Carl C Private Cape Corps 1943-09-17
4121 Coetzee Charles Frederick C F Private 11th Infantry (Rand Light Infantry) 1915-02-25
4122 Coetzee Christiaan Wilhelmus C W Corporal Field Force Battalion 1/2 1941-02-19
4124 Coetzee Daniel Jacobus D J Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade 1946-04-06
4125 Coetzee Dick Johannes D J Rifleman South African Rifles 2nd 1917-04-21
4126 Coetzee Diederik Johannes D J Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-19
4127 Coetzee Dirk Jacobus Johannes Stephanus D J J S Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 5 Bde. Sig. Coy. 1942-05-10
4128 Coetzee Diedrick Johannes Mely D J M Private 12th South African Infantry 1916-06-30
4129 Coetzee Frederick David Johan F D J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1917-10-18
4130 Coetzee Frans Jakob F J Lance Corporal Special Service Battalion 1940-09-30
4131 Coetzee Francis Lawrence F L Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
4132 Coetzee Frederick Martin F M Private 3rd South African Infantry 1918-03-27
4133 Coetzee Geert G Captain South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1944-12-07
4134 Coetzee Goliath G Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-12-17
4135 Coetzee Gert Cloete G C Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1919-08-01
4136 Coetzee Gert Francois G F Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1940-06-03
4137 Coetzee Gert James G J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-08
4138 Coetzee Godlief Wilhelm Bernardus G W B Private Field Force Brigade 1942-10-24
4139 Coetzee Hendrik Bernardus H B Sapper 12 Field Squadron 1944-06-22
4140 Coetzee Hendrik Petrus H P Private Regiment President Steyn 1941-12-04
4141 Coetzee Izak Jacobus Petrus I J P Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1942-12-28
4142 Coetzee Johannes J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-23
4143 Coetzee Joseph Adriaan J A Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-08-01
4144 Coetzee Johannes Christiaan J C Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1945-01-13
4145 Coetzee Johannes Christian J C Captain 5 Squadron 1945-04-19
4146 Coetzee John Christoffel J C Private South African Horse 10th 1917-11-25
4147 Coetzee Johannes Hendrik J H Private South African Motor Cyclist Corps (Corps) 1918-08-26
4149 Coetzee Jan Johannes Hendrik J J H Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-12-07
4150 Coetzee Johannes Jacobus Rabie J J R Captain Military Magistrate 1918-10-31
4151 Coetzee Jasper Lodewyk J L Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-10-23
4152 Coetzee Johannes Naude J N Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 10 Field Coy. 1941-01-06
4154 Coetzee Kauffmann K Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-16
4155 Coetzee Mathiam M Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 8th Bn. 1945-07-17
4156 Coetzee Merrick Barney M B Flight Sergeant 60 Squadron 1942-05-08