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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
3645 Charles Theodore T Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-12
3640 Chappell Frank Moir F M Private South African Armoured Corps 2/3 McC 1940-10-03
3641 Chappell George G Sapper South African Mounted Engineers 1919-05-06
3639 Chappe Thomas Laffitte T L Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. 1917-12-10
3620 Chapman Arthur A Sergeant Prince Alfred's Guard 1944-06-27
3621 Chapman Albert Edwin A E Warrant Officer Class II General Service Corps 1943-10-16
3622 Chapman Charles William C W Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1941-03-30
3623 Chapman Donovan Appleby D A Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 2 Field Regt. 1943-01-28
3624 Chapman Edward Bentley E B Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 17 Squadron 1944-05-29
3627 Chapman James J Sergeant Returned Soldiers' Battalion 1920-09-19
3628 Chapman James Bernard J B Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1 Squadron 1942-02-09
3629 Chapman James Joseph J J Gunner South African Artillery 1st Light Bty. 1940-04-23
3630 Chapman Leopold L Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-05-09
3631 Chapman Patrick James P J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 14 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1942-04-18
3632 Chapman Richard (dick) R Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-10
3633 Chapman Thomas Barnabas T B Private South African Medical Corps 1st Field Ambulance 1917-12-07
3634 Chapman Victor Charles John V C J Lieutenant Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-10
3635 Chapman Victor Henry V H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-12-19
3636 Chapman William Henry W H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-13
3637 Chapman William James W J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1944-04-07
13883 Chapman Charles Hendry C H Sergeant Natal Field Artillery 1932-07-10
3613 Chaplin Dennis Milner D M Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1943-03-20
3614 Chaplin George G Captain South African Air Force 1945-07-01
3615 Chaplin George Jacob G J Sergeant South African Pay Corps 1946-09-07
3616 Chaplin Louis Augustine L A Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 75th (Natal) Siege Bty. 1918-04-09
3617 Chaplin Norman Frederick N F Air Mechanic South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1941-11-15
3618 Chaplin Ralph Ernest R E Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Squadron 1944-05-17
3619 Chaplin Thomas Osmonde T O Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-21
3609 Chant William Henry W H Corporal South African Engineer Corps 11 Field Coy. 1945-04-12
3608 Channing John Alexander J A Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-10-21
3607 Channer John Hamilton J H Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1941-10-12
3605 Chaney William W Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
3599 Chandler Arthur John A J Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 1917-09-18
3600 Chandler Charles Robert Dudley C R D Cook (S) South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Southern Floe 1941-02-11
3601 Chandler Harry H Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-12-15
3602 Chandler John J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-24
3603 Chandler Robert Alfred R A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-12-15
3594 Chance Frederick F Private South African Infantry Corps 5th Regt. 1916-09-20
3591 Champo Soloman S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-06-20
3584 Chambers Frank Eric F E Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. 1944-09-27
3585 Chambers Lionel Penney L P Sergeant South African Corps of Signals 1945-09-13
3586 Chambers Neville Anthony N A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 41 Air School 1942-12-14
3578 Chalsty Claude Harrison C H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-01-09
3570 Chalmers David Allen D A Air Sergeant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1941-12-12
3572 Chalmers Ernest Henry Thomas E H T Sergeant South African Artillery 4/22 Field Regt. 1945-03-13
3574 Chalmers John James J J Corporal Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-06-13
3575 Chalmers James William J W Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1944-12-18
3576 Chalmers Tom Reid T R Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-17
3569 Chalkley Guy Anthony G A Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1941-11-21
3568 Chalice Bertie James B J Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09