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Cape Corps

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Formation Type Relationship Dates
Other listed units (not nested under a brigade above) › Regiment › Units Category organic
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South African Defence Force (1957–1994) Category organic
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Eras

Dates Force Role Status
1963-01-01 – 1975-12-31 SADF Non-combatant service corps, later combat infantry Permanent Force (Regular)
The Cape Corps was reformed in 1963 as a non-combatant Coloured service corps (successor to earlier Cape Corps/Cape Coloured units back to 1796); designated a Permanent Force unit of the SADF in 1972. In 1975, following an amendment to the Defence Act granting Coloured personnel status equal to white personnel, it converted from a support role to a combat unit with commissioned officers. This is a separate era from its WWI/WWII Regiment-battalion existence (Regiment restored 4 Sep 2026, see above). Source

Personnel

1,519 on the roll across 2 Force tags — this organisation name is shared by more than one defence force / era.

All (1,519) Union Defence Force (1,470) South African Defence Force (49)
# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Force Regiment Corps Unit Date of Death
181 Adams Willem W Private UDF Cape Corps 1942-07-02
29193 Adams Wilson W Rifleman SADF Cape Corps South African Cape Corps 1 Sa Cape 1987-04-20
79 Absolom Josias J Private UDF Cape Corps 1944-02-29
38 Abrahams Benjamin B Private UDF Cape Corps 1945-05-24
39 Abrahams Christian C Corporal UDF Cape Corps "D" Coy. 1941-06-19
43 Abrahams Eddie Dercillus E D Private UDF Cape Corps 1941-12-26
51 Abrahams Harry George H G Sergeant UDF Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-30
48 Abrahams Henry H Private UDF Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
58 Abrahams Jacobus Henry J H Private UDF Cape Corps 1942-07-25
56 Abrahams John Andrew William J A W Private UDF Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-06
59 Abrahams John James J J Private UDF Cape Corps 32nd Coy. 1941-06-11
62 Abrahams Nicholas Johannes Daniel N J D Private UDF Cape Corps 1st 1917-10-27
63 Abrahams Stephen S Private UDF Cape Corps 2nd 1918-03-06
64 Abrahams Tommy T Private UDF Cape Corps 1945-07-14
65 Abrahams Willie W Private UDF Cape Corps 1942-07-12
66 Abrahams Willie W Private UDF Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-27
13 Abdulla Charles C Private UDF Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-29
11 Abdool Boyce B Corporal UDF Cape Corps 1945-09-14
4 Abbott Charles Frederick C F Lieutenant UDF Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-06