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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
41382 Sogana C Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment 1918-09-04
23716 Soffe George G Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-11-18
23715 Sofeng Mathias M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) East African Expeditionary Force 1916-09-28
23713 Soetwater James J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-10-28
23714 Soetwater Koenraad K Private Cape Corps 1944-07-02
23712 Soetland John J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-02-07
23710 Soderlund Charles David C D Private 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-18
23711 Soderlund William Neil Gerhard W N G Captain South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1947-12-29
23708 Sobuza Bennett B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-01-24
41081 Sobothe Enoch E Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1915-07-22
23707 Sobey Sydney Inch S I Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
23706 Sobane Alfred A Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-01-27
23705 Soar Arthur Edward A E Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1944-04-06
23704 Soapa Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-12-16
23702 Soames Geoffrey Douglas G D Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-12
23703 Soames William W Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-14
23700 Soal George William Albert G W A Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-18
23690 Snyman Barend Daniel Johannes Joubert B D J J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1916-09-12
23692 Snyman Gabriel Ernest G E Private Youth Training Brigade 1943-01-29
23693 Snyman Joseph Marcus J M Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-12-19
23694 Snyman Jacobus Philipps Lourens J P L Warrant Officer Class II 24 Squadron 1944-03-06
23695 Snyman Jacobus Wilhelmus Rudolph J W R Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-07-27
23696 Snyman Phillip Jacobus P J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1916-12-10
23697 Snyman Paul Stephanus P S Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1942-05-13
23698 Snyman S J Sergeant South African Internment Corps (Corps) 1946-09-08
23699 Snyman Willie W Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-03
23688 Snyers George G Private Cape Corps 1st Bn. 1946-01-15
23689 Snyers Johannes April J A Private Cape Corps 1943-02-19
23687 Snyer John J Private Cape Corps 1941-08-18
23686 Snyders Johannes Daniel Stephan J D S Private 10th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-08-15
23685 Snowden Henry John H J Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-17
23684 Snow Harold Robert H R Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-01-01
23680 Snelling Ernest E Corporal South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1921-03-31
23676 Snell Charles C Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Native Carrier Transport 1917-08-15
23677 Snell Herbert Edwin H E Private 12th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-01-12
23678 Snell Harold Whiteman H W Leading Telegraphist South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Southern Floe 1941-02-11
23679 Snell John Vibert J V Warrant Officer Class II 30 Squadron 1945-03-14
12567 Snele Kopaul K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
23675 Sneezum Jack J Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-17
23672 Sneddon Arthur Horace A H Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1919-07-25
23673 Sneddon John Percival J P Private 8th South African Infantry 1917-03-11
23674 Sneddon Livingstone Hastie L H Company Sergeant Major 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-19
23669 Snashall Douglas Arthur D A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1916-11-30
23671 Snashall Hector Austin Jim H A J Warrant Officer Class II Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1943-12-20
23667 Smyth Eric Richard E R Second Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1941-11-02
41341 Smyly EDWARD MacAUSLAND E M Squadron Sergeant Major South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment 1916-10-28
23663 Smuts Catharina Petronella C P Nursing Sister South African Military Nursing Service 1946-05-25
23664 Smuts Martin Henry Tancred M H T Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1942-11-03
23665 Smuts N Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1946-06-18
23666 Smuts P J A Sergeant South African Intelligence Corps (Corps) 1942-05-30