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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
23660 Smouse Daniel Reginald D R Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-10
23661 Smouse Sello S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 15th Coy. 1917-10-11
23658 Smook William Thomas W T Flight Sergeant 24 Squadron 1943-07-05
41080 Smonse Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours 1915-07-17
23656 Smithers Edward Charles E C Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-12-09
23657 Smithers Hartley Maurice H M Corporal Regiment President Steyn 1943-03-01
23655 Smithdorff Andrew A Sergeant South African Horse 6th 1916-08-22
23654 Smithdorf Douglas Haig D H Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 13th Armoured Car Coy. 1944-02-28
23653 Smith-Bender John Peter J P Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1944-11-09
21543 Smith Roadway R Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
23412 Smith Alfred A Corporal Cape Corps 1942-11-24
23413 Smith Arthur A Private 7th South African Infantry 1917-09-10
23415 Smith Andrew Alexander A A Sergeant 8th South African Infantry 1916-06-23
23416 Smith Arend Albertus A A Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 41 Harbour Construction Coy. 1943-09-10
23417 Smith Alfred Charles A C Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Field Ambulance 1916-07-14
23418 Smith Albert Edward A E Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
23419 Smith Albert Edward Russell A E R Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-22
23420 Smith Albert French A F Lieutenant 28 Squadron 1945-04-19
23422 Smith Alfred Hilton A H Cyclist South African Motor Cyclist Corps (Corps) 1917-05-21
23423 Smith Albert James A J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-08-05
23424 Smith Alexander Jeffrey A J Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-09
23426 Smith Arthur John A J Private South African Reserve Mechanical Transport 2nd 1941-01-02
23427 Smith Arthur Julius A J Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-01-21
23428 Smith Atholl Murray A M Private Transvaal Scottish 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 1944-09-27
23432 Smith Ashton Wormsley A W Sergeant South African Rifles 1st 1917-02-19
23433 Smith Bernard B Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) Remount Squadron 1942-07-04
23434 Smith Bernard Victor B V Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-07-23
23435 Smith B W Sergeant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 4th Armoured Car Regiment 1941-12-09
23436 Smith Bertie Wilfred B W Private 7th South African Infantry 1918-01-04
23437 Smith Carl C Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-01-14
23438 Smith Charles C Private 8th South African Infantry 1916-03-21
23439 Smith Cornelius C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-06-21
23440 Smith Cross C Sergeant South African Veteran Reserve 1918-10-22
23441 Smith Cecil Arthur C A Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
23442 Smith Charles Audley C A Private South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. 1917-02-18
23443 Smith Christian Alfred C A Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1916-10-07
23444 Smith Claude Alfred Cannon C A C Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-10
23445 Smith Cecil Bulber C B Trumpeter Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-15
23446 Smith Cyril Brown C B Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1942-06-19
23447 Smith Christiaan D C D Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-09-03
23449 Smith Cecil George C G Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Field Regiment 1945-07-12
23451 Smith Cecil George Powell C G P Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1942-02-24
23453 Smith Carel James C J Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1946-08-07
23454 Smith Cecil John C J Sergeant South African Special Service Company 1918-12-11
23456 Smith Christoffel Johannes C J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 71st Siege Bty. 1917-12-07
23458 Smith Cyril Stephen C S Second Lieutenant 62 Air School 1941-10-27
23461 Smith David D Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 4th Armoured Car Regiment 1943-03-30
23462 Smith Daniel D Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-05-09