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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
24009 Starfield Hyman H Lieutenant Colonel South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-08-26
24007 Starck Percy William John P W J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-12-23
24005 Stapleton Percy Ryland P R Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry 1917-12-08
33078 Stapleton David Beaumont Barclay D B B Lieutenant 7 Squadron 1956-06-16
23996 Staples Aubrey A Lieutenant South African Navy (Corps) H.M. Submarine XE11 1945-03-06
23997 Staples Athol Aubrey A A Lance Corporal South African Motor Cyclist Corps (Corps) 1917-02-19
23998 Staples Albert Franklin A F Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1943-12-07
23999 Staples Edwin Alfred E A Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-20
24000 Staples Joseph Maxwell J M Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-10
24002 Staples Thomas Francis Spaven T F S Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Field Regiment 1941-12-31
24003 Staples Ullyn James Lloyd U J L Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1st 1941-12-02
23993 Stapelberg Hendrik Frans Petrus H F P Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-11-17
23994 Stapelberg Hendrik Jacob Hermanus H J H Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1944-03-15
23995 Stapelberg Willem Jacobus W J Steward South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Treern 1945-01-12
23985 Stanton Alan William A W Second Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1944-01-31
23987 Stanton Graham O G O Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-23
23989 Stanton Herbert Claude H C Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 76 Operational Training Unit RAF 1944-07-30
23992 Stanton William W Private Cape Corps 1944-10-27
23984 Stansell Jack William J W Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-10-12
23981 Stannard Frederick Clement F C Private South African Pioneers East Africa Pioneer Corps 1917-07-23
23983 Stannard Kenneth James K J Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-09-16
23980 Stanley-Isaac George Sydney G S Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-10
23972 Stanley Edward Benjamin E B Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1917-12-15
23973 Stanley Gordon Jack G J Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Southern Floe 1941-02-11
23975 Stanley John J Corporal Cape Corps 1944-01-18
23976 Stanley Percy George Reynolds P G R Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-10-12
23977 Stanley William W Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1917-07-29
23978 Stanley William Meredith W M Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-09
23971 Stanhope Charles O'hair C O Sergeant South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1917-05-03
23964 Stanford George Frederick G F Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-10-23
23965 Stanford Hubert Morris H M Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1917-09-15
23966 Stanford John J Private South African Pioneers East Africa Pioneer Corps 1919-03-23
23967 Stanford John Eric Fieldhouse J E F Private Regiment President Steyn 1942-06-12
23970 Stanford William W Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-11-04
23962 Stanfield Leonard L Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-07-15
23963 Stanfield P C Lance Corporal Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-12-09
23960 Stane Samuel S Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-02-11
23957 Stander Adam A Private 10th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-04-23
23958 Stander Michael Joseph M J Staff Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1945-10-02
33071 Stander Petrus Llewellyn P L Private Special Services Battalion "B" Coy. 1937-11-03
23956 Standenmacher Charles Harold C H Gunner South African Field Artillery 75th Div. Ammunition Col. 1918-12-17
23955 Standen William Frederick Bentley W F B Lieutenant 41 Squadron 1943-11-23
23954 Stanbury George William G W Lieutenant 16 Squadron 1944-08-21
23951 Stanbridge Errol Walter E W Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 2 Coy. 1945-06-18
23952 Stanbridge John Stephen J S Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1941-12-24
23953 Stanbridge Vincent Frederick Rice V F R Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-09-20
23949 Stalmeester Ben B Gunner Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-11-14
23948 Stalmaster Christian C Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-03-11
23947 Stallemberg Adam A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-10
23943 Stagman Joseph Richard Huskisson J R H Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Permanent Bty. 1916-06-01