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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
23882 Spies Paul Stephanus P S Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-12-28
33059 Spies Wilfred Rudolf W R Air Cadet 1 Squadron 1953-12-15
23879 Spiers Alan Albert A A Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-22
23877 Sphere D Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-03-07
23876 Sperryn Percy Neville Henry P N H Lieutenant Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-06-28
23875 Spero Leon L Private 10th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-12-15
23874 Sperber Harold Nathan N H Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 9 Ad 1941-04-26
23872 Spendu Josiah J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-04-18
23861 Spencer Clifton C Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
23862 Spencer Douglas D Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
23863 Spencer Ernest William E W Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-21
23864 Spencer Frank F Private 6th South African Infantry 1916-03-21
23865 Spencer Fred Warneford F W Major 24 Squadron 1943-03-01
23867 Spencer Harry J H J Corporal South African Railways and Harbours Brigade 1946-01-29
23868 Spencer James J Private 7th South African Infantry 1916-03-11
23869 Spencer Walton Gerald W G Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-10-12
23870 Spencer Walter James W J Lance Corporal 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) "A" Squadron 1914-10-14
23860 Spence-Cooke John Augustus Evelyn J A E Lieutenant South African Stokes Mortar Section 1917-07-19
23848 Spence Arthur A Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-10-18
23849 Spence Brian Ernest Benham B E B Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1918-03-24
23850 Spence Christopher C Lance Corporal 9th South African Infantry 1917-11-22
23851 Spence James J Trooper Mounted Commandos Cullinan's Horse 1915-02-28
23852 Spence John Herbert J H Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1946-06-04
23854 Spence John William J W Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-14
23856 Spence Noel William N W Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Cornwall 1942-04-05
23857 Spence Oswald Llewellyn O L Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 1942-12-17
23858 Spence William John Hector W J H Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-12
23859 Spence William Nevin W N Lieutenant 5 Squadron 1944-12-11
33055 Spence Edward E Private 2nd South African Infantry Army 1926-02-18
23846 Speirs John J Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-21
23845 Speight W Private Natal Light Horse "D" Squadron 1914-11-18
23844 Speers T G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-10
23841 Speelman Baatjes B Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-05-12
23842 Speelman Moses M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-11-22
23843 Speelman Tom T Private Cape Corps 1946-05-25
23840 Speek Jacob J Private Cape Corps 1942-02-02
23838 Speed Ernest John E J Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. 1917-09-08
23839 Speed Frederick Charles F C Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
23837 Spedding Henry H Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-25
23836 Spearman Christian C Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-14
41085 Spatane Kleinbooi K Labourer South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1915-10-24
23833 Sparks Leslie Pearson L P Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-21
23834 Sparks Norman N Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-05-14
23832 Sparkham Charles C Private 1st South African Infantry 1919-04-20
23830 Sparkes Albert Joseph A J Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
23831 Sparkes Sidney Marston Jameson S M J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-21
23825 Spargo Sydney Courtney S C Sergeant South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) Permanent Force Staff 1918-11-06
23826 Spargo Denys Hugh D H Lieutenant 17 Squadron 1944-11-16
23827 Spargo Frank Edwin F E Corporal 4th Infantry (1st Eastern Rifles) 1915-04-27
23828 Spargo Gilbert George G G Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-20