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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 1,040 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
12421 Klopper Henoch H Private South African Horse 1st 1916-05-10
12422 Klopper Jacobus Marthinus J M Private Regiment President Steyn 1942-08-13
12423 Kloppers Joseph R J R Corporal Cape Corps 1940-12-20
12424 Klose Frank Henry Johannes F H J Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-06-22
12425 Klue Jan Johannes J J Private Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
12426 Knaggs Robert R Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
12428 Knee Melville Victor M V Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1917-07-22
12429 Kneen John Guthrie J G Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1940-11-10
12430 Kneller Laureston William St. John L W S J Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-12
12431 Knibbs Horace Lester H L Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
12432 Knickelbein Leonard Gustav Thorville L G T Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 1941-12-31
12433 Knight Archibald A Storeman South African Garrison Institute 1915-06-12
12434 Knight Alwyn Stephen A S Lieutenant Royal Natal Carbineers 1945-11-14
12435 Knight Charles C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-07-31
12436 Knight Charles William C W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1941-12-26
12438 Knight Eric John E J Lance Corporal Rand Light Infantry 1st 1941-12-31
12439 Knight Edward Lawrie E L Private 8th South African Infantry 1917-09-09
12440 Knight Frederick George F G Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-04-09
12441 Knight Francis Howard F H Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-13
12443 Knight J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-08-12
12446 Knight R N Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-06-15
12447 Knight William Albertus W A Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-12
12448 Knight Walter Grey W G Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1918-10-14
48584 Knight Renier Gerhardus R G Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Air Depot 1950-08-17
12450 Knipe Petrus Barjonah P B Private 6th South African Infantry 1917-03-03
12451 Knipe Thomas Joseph T J Corporal Cape Corps 1st 1919-08-12
12452 Knipe William Alfred W A Gunner South African Field Artillery 1918-10-27
12453 Knipe William James W J Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-14
12454 Knoesen Henry Charles H C Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 2 Docks Operating Coy. 1946-01-20
12455 Knoesen John Patrick J P Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 23 Medium Regiment 1944-08-22
12456 Knoetze Jacobus Petrus J P Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-16
12457 Knoetze Pieter William P W Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-20
12459 Knopf David D Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-05-27
12460 Knott George Cummings G C Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1942-07-12
12461 Knott Percy Morton Gould P M G Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regiment 1917-02-06
12462 Knowles George James Simpson G J S Second Lieutenant Field Force Brigade 3rd Bn. 1940-08-07
12463 Knowles James Frederick J F Private 10th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-05-27
12464 Knowles John Francis J F Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1944-06-16
12465 Knowles Thomas Andrew T A Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-22
12466 Knox Arthur Archibald A A Captain Q Service Corps (Corps) 1946-07-03
12467 Knox George Charles G C Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-18
12468 Knox Joseph J Lance Corporal South African Service Corps (Corps) Supplies Nyasaland 1917-12-17
12470 Knox William Crawford W C Private South African Horse 10th 1918-01-16
12471 Knox-Perkins Arthur Desmond A D Captain 50 Squadron 1940-11-10
12472 Koalane Josiah Walter J W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section 1917-02-21
12473 Kobe Zweni Z Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Boats and Animals 1916-11-06
12475 Kobisi George G Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-07-02
12476 Kobokana Walton W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-05-03
12477 Kobus Bernhard Robert Louis B R L Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1918-11-02
12478 Kobus Walter Carl Paul W C P Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1914-09-26