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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
4117 Coetzee Burger Adriaan B A Private Q Service 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 South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-19
4127 Coetzee Dirk Jacobus Johannes Stephanus D J J S Signaller South African Corps of Signals 5 Bde. Sig. Coy. 1942-05-10
4128 Coetzee Diedrick Johannes Mely D J M Private South African Infantry Corps 12th Regt. 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 South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
4132 Coetzee Frederick Martin F M Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1918-03-27
4133 Coetzee Geert G Captain South African Armoured 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 1919-08-01
4136 Coetzee Gert Francois G F Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 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 South African Engineer Corps 12 Field Sqn. 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 South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-23
4143 Coetzee Joseph Adriaan J A Air Corporal South African Air Force 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 South African Air Force 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 1918-08-26
4149 Coetzee Jan Johannes Hendrik J J H Air Mechanic South African Air Force 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 1944-10-23
4152 Coetzee Johannes Naude J N Sapper South African Engineer Corps 10 Field Coy. 1941-01-06
4154 Coetzee Kauffmann K Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-16
4155 Coetzee Mathiam M Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 8th Bn. 1945-07-17
4156 Coetzee Merrick Barney M B Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 60 Squadron 1942-05-08
4157 Coetzee M C Private South African Railway Services 1918-10-24
4158 Coetzee Marthinus Christoffel M C Corporal South African Engineer Corps 82 Workshops and Park Coy. 1944-08-27
4159 Coetzee Martin George M G Private Q Service Corps 1940-03-08
4160 Coetzee Martin Petrus Albertus M P A Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-23
4161 Coetzee Nicolas N Driver South African Field Artillery Ammunition Column 1916-09-24
4162 Coetzee Petrus Francois P F Air Sergeant South African Air Force 35 Squadron 1946-03-19
4163 Coetzee Petrus Francois P F Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-22
4164 Coetzee Petrus J A K P J A K Corporal Pretoria Highlanders 1941-07-29
4165 Coetzee Samuel S Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-08
4166 Coetzee Sydney Edward S E Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-14
4167 Coetzee Simon Johannes S J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. 1918-10-28
4168 Coetzee William W Private Cape Corps 1945-12-05
4169 Coetzee Willie W Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-11
4170 Coetzee William Abraham W A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-12-07