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Deaths by Defence Force

South African and Ciskei military deaths — not police, Rhodesian, Boer, or foreign forces. Era follows the unit and the date of death: UDF (1912–1957), SADF (1957–1994), CDF (Ciskei Defence Force, March 1981–26 April 1994), SANDF (from 27 April 1994).

COLONIAL — Colonial forces (pre-Union) UDF — Union Defence Force SADF — South African Defence Force CDF — Ciskei Defence Force SANDF — South African National Defence Force SAP — South African Police

UDF — Union Defence Force 22,701 records

# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Date of Death
23658 Smook William Thomas W T Flight Sergeant 24 Sqdn. 1943-07-05
41080 Smonse Jan J Labourer Railways and Harbours 1915-07-17
23656 Smithers Edward Charles E C Private 4th Regt. 1917-12-09
23657 Smithers Hartley Maurice H M Corporal Regiment President Steyn, S.A. Forces 1943-03-01
23655 Smithdorff Andrew A Sergeant South African Horse 6th 1916-08-22
23654 Smithdorf Douglas Haig D H Trooper 13th Armoured Car Coy. 1944-02-28
23653 Smith-Bender John Peter J P Sergeant 1944-11-09
21543 Smith Roadway R Private 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
23412 Smith Alfred A Corporal 1942-11-24
23413 Smith Arthur A Private 7th Regt. 1917-09-10
23415 Smith Andrew Alexander A A Sergeant 8th Regt. 1916-06-23
23416 Smith Arend Albertus A A Sapper 41 Harbour Construction Coy. 1943-09-10
23417 Smith Alfred Charles A C Corporal 1st Field Ambulance 1916-07-14
23418 Smith Albert Edward A E Private 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
23419 Smith Albert Edward Russell A E R Private 1st Regt. 1918-03-22
23420 Smith Albert French A F Lieutenant 28 Sqdn. 1945-04-19
23423 Smith Albert James A J Private 3rd Regt. 1917-08-05
23424 Smith Alexander Jeffrey A J Private 4th Regt. 1918-10-09
23427 Smith Arthur Julius A J Air Corporal 1942-01-21
23428 Smith Atholl Murray A M Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. 1942-04-11
23429 Smith Alfred Milner A M Air Corporal 73 Air School 1942-12-14
23430 Smith Alexander Mather A M Corporal Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1944-09-27
23432 Smith Ashton Wormsley A W Sergeant South African Rifles 1st 1917-02-19
23433 Smith Bernard B Sergeant Remount Sqdn. 1942-07-04
23434 Smith Bernard Victor B V Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1944-07-23
23435 Smith B W Sergeant 4th Armoured Car Regt. 1941-12-09
23436 Smith Bertie Wilfred B W Private 7th Regt. 1918-01-04
23437 Smith Carl C Private 1944-01-14
23438 Smith Charles C Private 8th Regt. 1916-03-21
23439 Smith Cornelius C Labourer 1916-06-21
23441 Smith Cecil Arthur C A Private 1st Regt. 1917-04-12
23442 Smith Charles Audley C A Private South African Div. Signal Coy. 1917-02-18
23444 Smith Claude Alfred Cannon C A C Private 2nd Regt. 1916-07-10
23446 Smith Cyril Brown C B Private Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st 1942-06-19
23447 Smith Christiaan D C D Private 1944-09-03
23449 Smith Cecil George C G Bombardier 1 Field Regt. 1945-07-12
23451 Smith Cecil George Powell C G P Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces 1942-02-24
23453 Smith Carel James C J Signaller 1946-08-07
23458 Smith Cyril Stephen C S Second Lieutenant 62 Air School 1941-10-27
23461 Smith David D Corporal 4th Armoured Car Regt. 1943-03-30
23463 Smith David D Private 1944-08-28
23464 Smith Desmond D Lieutenant 24 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn 1944-03-04
23465 Smith D A Private 1941-12-09
23467 Smith Dudley Edward D E Lieutenant Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces 1944-06-12
23468 Smith Dirk Jacobus Johannes D J J Warrant Officer Class I 26 Sqdn. 1943-12-18
23469 Smith David Lukas Frederick D L F Corporal 3 Field Provost Coy. 1942-06-20
23470 Smith David Thomson D T Private 1941-06-15
23472 Smith Edwin E Sergeant 1918-12-10
23473 Smith Eric E Major 4 Sqdn. 1942-09-02
23474 Smith Ernest E Private 1st Regt. 1918-10-08