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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
3383 Carlson Pieter Gideon P G Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-18
3379 Carlse Adolf A Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-12-30
3380 Carlse Nicholas N Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-23
3381 Carlse Solomon S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-15
3375 Carlisle Arthur Dowley A D Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-16
3376 Carlisle Denis Henry Benedict D H B Lieutenant South African Navy H.M.S. Daedalus 1942-06-07
3377 Carlisle John Philip J P Lieutenant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1943-04-14
3378 Carlisle John Sloan J S Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1918-02-04
3373 Carl Charles C Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 1945-02-20
3371 Carine Frederick Raby F R Sergeant South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. 1940-03-27
3370 Cargo Walter W Corporal Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-10
29692 Carey-Thomas William Warren W W Captain South African Air Force 1922-03-10
3368 Carey Jack Gregory J G Private South African Armoured Corps 1 Ltc 1941-03-15
3366 Carelson Charles Frederick Andries C F A Gunner South African Artillery 1 Field Regt. 1942-07-15
3367 Carelson John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-11
3365 Carelsen George Johannes G J Corporal Cape Corps 1941-11-22
3364 Carelse Frederick J F J Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Bonaventure 1942-09-29
3362 Carels Abraham A Private South African Medical Corps 1918-09-14
3363 Carels Isaac I Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-13
3361 Cardwell Howard Elliott H E Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1919-05-03
3360 Cardno Lyall Tilney L T Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-06-17
3358 Carder Charles Alfred C A Lance Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-20
3356 Cardale James J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1918-08-12
3355 Card Desmond Lay D L Corporal South African Medical Corps 1945-10-14
3354 Carcenac Edouard E Gunner South African Artillery 1944-04-14
3353 Carbutt Robert William R W Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 71st Siege Bty. 1917-07-29
3352 Carbarns Alexander A Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1943-07-08
3351 Carapata Charles Victor Francis C V F Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-02-25
3350 Cara Ralph Stephen R S Sapper South African Engineer Corps 25 Road Constr. Coy. 1945-08-28
3349 Capstick-Dale Stanley Hall Elphinstone S H E Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-07-24
3348 Capstick Joseph William J W Captain South African Air Force 34 Squadron 1944-09-10
3347 Capper Wilfred Franklin W F Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-17
3344 Capel Howard Godfrey H G Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-19
3342 Canham Charles Henry C H Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals 5th S.A. Bde. Sig. Coy. 1942-10-23
3341 Cane Thomas Henry T H Private Q Service Corps Witwatersrand 1944-07-21
3340 Canca Joseph J Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-08-14
3339 Canarick Charles C Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-07-19
3338 Campkin Victor Christmas V C Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-23
3336 Campion Alan Hains A H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-05-09
3333 Camphor Cornealus C Private Cape Corps 1946-02-24
3334 Camphor Frank N F N Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1945-09-27
3335 Camphor Henry H Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-05-15
3332 Campher Frans Hendrik F H Trooper Mounted Commandos Wolmaransstad Commando 1915-03-20
3331 Campbell-Young John J Captain General Service Corps 1943-12-07
3285 Campbell Alexander Douglas A D Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade 1941-09-27
3287 Campbell Alexander Ernest A E Gunner South African Field Artillery 1917-06-21
3289 Campbell Archibald Reice A R Private South African Irish 1st Bn. 1944-06-11
3290 Campbell Athol Urban Marshall A U M Lieutenant South African Air Force 39 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1941-05-08
3291 Campbell Arthur William A W Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-13
3292 Campbell Charles C Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1944-06-03