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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 3,867 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,040 SAP — South African Police 3,732 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 159 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,066 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
41668 Swanepoel Andries Johannes A J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Mil Hospital 1956-06-18
24531 Swan Arthur A Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-27
24532 Swan Daniel D Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-24
24533 Swan Joseph J Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-18
24534 Swan James Robert J R Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-06-13
24530 Swallow James Stuart J S Sergeant South African Horse 4th 1916-11-17
24526 Swales Allan Courtney A C Corporal Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1945-05-22
24527 Swales Edwin Essery E E Major 582 Squadron 1945-02-23
24528 Swales Gordon Leslie Ratsey G L R Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1944-06-08
24529 Swales Hector George Seith H G S Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1st S.A. Bde. Sig. Coy. 1941-11-21
24525 Swale Raymond William R W Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1941-12-09
24524 Swainston John W J W Corporal Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-10-17
24523 Swailes Samuel Oswald S O Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1944-03-13
24522 Svirovski Bruno B Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1943-12-19
24511 Sutton Charles Frank C F Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1942-11-28
24512 Sutton Donald Arthur D A Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Treern 1945-01-12
24513 Sutton George Anthony Michael G A M Leading Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Treern 1945-01-12
24514 Sutton George Cherrington G C Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-10-10
24516 Sutton James Percival J P Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-05-02
24517 Sutton P Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1947-03-12
24519 Sutton Robert James R J Air Sergeant 12 Squadron 1942-10-17
24520 Sutton Robert Redvers Wreford R R W Lieutenant 4 Squadron 1944-04-07
24521 Sutton William Hawkesworth W H Lieutenant 41 Air School 1942-05-07
24508 Suttie Edwin William E W Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-23
24509 Suttie William Charles W C Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 7th Armd. Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-09-12
24499 Sutherland Alexander A Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 2 Air Depot 1941-11-02
24500 Sutherland Andries Hendrik A H Corporal Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-23
24501 Sutherland Charles George David C G D Lance Sergeant 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-18
24502 Sutherland Forrest Somerset F S Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-09-20
24503 Sutherland James J Lieutenant 25 Squadron 1945-06-24
24505 Sutherland James Watson J W Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-07-26
41667 Sutherland Reginald Rice R R Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Mil Hospital 1956-07-04
24497 Suter Durban Arthur D A Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-07-09
24498 Suter Neville Edward N E Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
24495 Sutcliffe Benjamin B Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1947-07-14
24496 Sutcliffe Norman Bruce N B Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-12
24494 Sutch David D Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1945-03-16
24492 Susskind Chesney Brian C B Second Lieutenant 260 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1945-01-21
24493 Susskind Peter John P J Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 4 Field Regiment 1942-10-27
24490 Surtees George Robson G R Corporal South African Stokes Mortar Section 1917-11-16
24491 Surtees Siward Faber S F Corporal South African Intelligence Corps (Corps) 1944-12-23
24489 Surmon James Howard J H Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-10
24488 Surman George Teede G T Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1918-01-12
24486 Suping Abraham A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
24487 Suping Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section 1917-02-21
24485 Sunton Victor John V J Private 5th South African Infantry 1917-06-30
24484 Sunshine Alfred James A J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
24483 Sundstrom Frank Beaufort F B Air Mechanic 26 Squadron 1944-02-03
24482 Sunderland John J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
24477 Sumner Cecil Denis C D Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1944-04-25