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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
3602 Chandler John J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
3603 Chandler Robert Alfred R A Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-12-15
3594 Chance Frederick F Private 5th South African Infantry 1916-09-20
3591 Champo Soloman S Private South African Native Labour Corps (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 (Corps) 1945-09-13
3586 Chambers Neville Anthony N A Second Lieutenant 41 Air School 1942-12-14
3578 Chalsty Claude Harrison C H Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-01-09
3570 Chalmers David Allen D A Air Sergeant 12 Squadron 1941-12-12
3572 Chalmers Ernest Henry Thomas E H T Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 4/22 Field Regiment 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 (Corps) 1944-12-18
3576 Chalmers Tom Reid T R Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-17
3569 Chalkley Guy Anthony G A Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1941-11-21
3568 Chalice Bertie James B J Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
3564 Chaiseb Fritz F Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-12-08
3562 Chaimowitz Morris M Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-21
3557 Chadwick Cecil Arthur Ernest C A E Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1943-12-12
3558 Chadwick Henry Slingsby Osler H S O Trooper South African Horse 4th 1916-03-12
3560 Chadwick Richard Michael Knighton R M K Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1944-01-09
3556 Chabot Charles Warden Ernest C W E Warrant Officer Class II 12 Squadron 1944-03-16
3555 Chaane Frans Sonti F S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1941-03-25
3554 Cgasana B South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1914-08-04
3553 Cetyweyo Enoch E Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-24
3552 Ceronio Johannes Jurgens J J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1944-10-03
3551 Cerff Frank Hugo F H Private Cape Corps 1945-05-23
3547 Celliers Gustav Carel G C Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-12-28
3548 Celliers Jan Gabriel J G Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-10-18
3549 Celliers Johannes Jacobus J J Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-10-09
3546 Cedras Bobby B Corporal Cape Corps 1944-01-25
3545 Cecil Matthys Daniel Andries M D A Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-10-14
3544 Ceatano Manuel William Pereira M W P Sapper 12 Field Squadron 1945-05-02
3543 Cayton Denis George D G Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment 1942-06-21
3542 Cay Robert Caly R C Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-18
3541 Cawley Hugh H Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-02-13
3540 Cawker Louis Garnaut L G Warrant Officer Class II Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1945-03-18
3539 Cawdle Harry Thomas H T Private 1st South African Infantry 1920-03-29
3537 Cave Johnson J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-15
3538 Cave William Henry W H Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-29
3535 Cavanagh John J Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1942-06-20
3536 Cavanagh John J Private Cape Corps 105 Bn. 1945-02-09
3531 Caulfield Jack J Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-08-14
3532 Caulfield Milton Lee M L Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-08-26
3533 Caulfield Patrick P Steward South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Southern Floe 1941-02-11
3530 Cauldwell Charles Alexander C A Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1944-04-18
3528 Caughey Bowden William B W Staff Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1919-02-08
3529 Caughey Charles Sylvester C S Captain Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1942-12-19
3527 Catzavelos Kosta Alexander K A Trooper Special Service Battalion 1944-06-10
3524 Catlett Vincent Frank V F Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-02-22
3523 Cathrine John Didcott J D Lieutenant 43 Air School 1942-06-16