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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
4171 Coetzee Wessel M W M Private Technical Service Corps 1943-04-29
4172 Coetzee Willem Stephanus W S Corporal Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
4173 Coetzee William Victor W V Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1945-04-17
29794 Coetzee Jan Frederik J F Air Mechanic South African Air Force 3 Aatw 1953-04-25
4111 Coetser George James G J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-26
4112 Coetser J F E Warrant Officer Class I General Service Corps 1947-01-05
4153 Coetsee Jacob Peter J P Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1944-01-28
29782 Coertze Francois Bosman F B Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Air Operations School Langebaanweg 1951-03-14
4108 Coert Lucas L Private Indian and Malay Corps 1945-01-23
4109 Coert Solomon S Private Indian and Malay Corps 1943-02-13
4110 Coert William Robert Duncan W R D Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-11
4107 Coe Archibald Nicholson A N Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-10-21
4106 Codd Eric William E W Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-08
4104 Cocks Horace Henry H H Sergeant South African Service Corps Supplies 1918-11-30
4103 Cockrell Arthur A Staff Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
4102 Cocklin Gideon Peter G P Sapper South African Engineer Corps 35 Water Supply Coy. 1940-11-08
4101 Cockings Robert Mervyn R M Private South African Irish 1st Bn. 1943-11-26
4100 Cockin Vernon Frost V F Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-20
4099 Cockerell Arthur Edward Woodward A E W Sergeant South African Artillery 1944-12-14
4093 Cockcroft Dallas Bernard D B Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-10
4094 Cockcroft Evelyn Buller E B Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-24
4095 Cockcroft Ivan Llewellyn I L Sapper South African Engineer Corps 13 Field Squadron 1944-07-16
4096 Cockcroft Mark Philip M P Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-12-07
4097 Cockcroft Vincent Vivian Victor V V V Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-09
4098 Cockcroft Victor Trevor V T Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 25 Air School 1942-09-08
4090 Cockburn Colin Thomas Morris C T M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1944-03-02
4092 Cockburn John Montague J M Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
4089 Cockayne Thomas Henry T H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
4086 Cock John Hornbrook J H Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Squadron 1943-09-17
4087 Cock Neville James N J Corporal South African Corps of Signals 2 Div. Sig. Coy. 1943-02-19
4088 Cock Sauls S Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-02
4079 Cochrane Brian Charles B C Captain South African Staff Corps 1945-11-29
4080 Cochrane Douglas Adolphus D A Sapper South African Engineer Corps 11 Field Coy. 1942-12-29
4082 Cochrane George D G D Sergeant South African Corps of Signals 1947-05-11
4084 Cochrane Joseph J Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class South African Navy S.S. Empress of Canada 1943-03-13
4085 Cochrane V A Sergeant Regiment Botha 2nd 1947-01-27
4078 Cochran Frank Eardley F E Major South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-24
4077 Cochius Harry James H J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1946-12-10
4075 Cobus Henry H Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-26
4076 Cobus Stoffel S Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-05-01
4072 Cobbledick Dudley D Captain South African Air Force 40 Squadron 1942-05-10
4071 Cobb Harold Ernest H E Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-06-07
4070 Coaton William H W H Captain South African Pay Corps 1941-06-09
4069 Coates Joseph J Sapper South African Mounted Engineers 1918-10-10
4067 Coan Walter F W F Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1941-06-09
4065 Coaker John Francis J F Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
4064 Coad Edwin Albert E A Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-18
4063 Clutterbuck Basil Stanley B S Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1942-11-03
4062 Clunnie Robert James R J Sergeant South African Armoured Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-02-07
4061 Clunie Harry Allen H A Lieutenant South African Air Force 1940-08-04