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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 3,874 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,041 SAP — South African Police 3,732 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 159 AUS — Australian forces 167 UK — British forces 4,095 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
24527 Swales Edwin Essery E E Major 582 Squadron 1945-02-23
24528 Swales Gordon Leslie Ratsey G L R Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1944-06-08
24529 Swales Hector George Seith H G S Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1st S.A. Bde. Sig. Coy. 1941-11-21
24530 Swallow James Stuart J S Sergeant South African Horse 4th 1916-11-17
24531 Swan Arthur A Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-27
24532 Swan Daniel D Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-24
24533 Swan Joseph J Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-18
24534 Swan James Robert J R Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-06-13
24535 Swanepoel Abraham Christoffel A C Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1943-01-18
24536 Swanepoel David Andries D A Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 95 (S.M.) Bomb Disposal Coy. 1943-07-02
24537 Swanepoel George G Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-18
24538 Swanepoel Gideon Daniel G D Warrant Officer Class I South African Medical Corps (Corps) 10 Field Amb. 1941-12-09
24539 Swanepoel Gerrit Marthinus G M Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 34 Structural Coy. 1942-03-02
24540 Swanepoel Hans H Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-15
24541 Swanepoel Hendrik Frederik J H F J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-05-27
24542 Swanepoel J A Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Armoured Car Regiment 1941-12-06
24543 Swanepoel Johannes Arnoldus J A Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Bty. (Mountain Guns) 1919-01-15
24544 Swanepoel Jan Christoffel J C Private South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) 1942-12-20
24546 Swanepoel Jan Hendrik J H Burgher Mounted Commandos Britstown Commando 1914-11-13
24547 Swanepoel Jacobus Johannes Frederick J J F Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-06-28
24548 Swanepoel Nicolaas D N D Corporal General Service Corps (Corps) 1945-01-27
24549 Swanepoel P Private Cape Corps 1946-07-15
24550 Swanepoel P A Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1946-02-02
24551 Swanepoel Pieter Frederick Adrianas P F A Driver South African Engineer Corps (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1917-08-11
24552 Swanepoel Rudolf Johannes R J Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1943-12-04
24553 Swanepoel Rudolph Johannes R J Air Mechanic 15 Squadron 1942-05-04
24554 Swanepoel S Cook South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Goede Hoop 1946-07-21
41668 Swanepoel Andries Johannes A J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Mil Hospital 1956-06-18
24555 Swani Silumko S Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-27
24556 Swanlow Alfred A Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1944-06-14
24557 Swann Lawrence Thomas L T Stoker 1st Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Cornwall 1942-04-05
24558 Swann Patrick Joseph P J Flight Sergeant 15 Squadron 1942-10-26
24559 Swann Spencer Vivian S V Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-21
24560 Swanson Alexander A Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1944-11-11
24561 Swanson Donald Angus Joseph D A J Lieutenant Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1945-04-16
24562 Swanson George G Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 3rd Brigade 1916-07-24
24563 Swanson George G Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-10-18
24564 Swanston George Andrew G A Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Native Carrier Transport 1919-09-12
1532 Swart Dirk Cornelius D C Private 2nd South African Infantry 1921-09-11
24565 Swart Albertus Hendrik A H Lieutenant 21 Squadron 1944-05-21
24566 Swart Abraham Johannes A J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-08-10
24567 Swart Benjamen B Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Arc 1943-09-20
24568 Swart Barend Hermanus B H Flight Sergeant 24 Squadron 1942-12-16
24569 Swart Barend J B J Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1942-02-05
24570 Swart Coenraad B C B Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-04-28
24571 Swart Conraad Johannes C J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-12-31
24572 Swart Cornelius J C J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 5th Bn. 1943-08-09
24573 Swart Cornelius Jacobus C J Driver South African Reserve Mechanical Transport 1941-07-31
24574 Swart Carel Petrus C P Private 2nd South African Infantry 1919-04-30
24575 Swart Daniel Andries D A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1944-05-26