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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
12919 Laneres J C F Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1941-12-11
12920 Lang Allen George Montague A G M Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regiment 1915-02-15
12921 Lang Arthur Leslie A L Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-02-27
12922 Lang Austin Lovell A L Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1943-07-28
12924 Lang Edgar Gordon E G Air Mechanic 12 Squadron 1941-01-08
12925 Lang Fred Henry William F H W Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
12926 Langa Rufus R Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-08-13
12927 Langaard Christian Knut C K Lieutenant 4 Squadron 1942-05-10
12929 Lange Donald D Lance Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st 1942-06-20
12930 Lange Max M Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Field Regiment 1942-11-28
12932 Langeman Edward E Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-04-06
12933 Langenhooven George Frederick G F Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-07-11
12934 Langenhouw Norman Henry N H Private Regiment De la Rey 1943-07-05
12935 Langenhoven Petrus Johannes P J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 31 Road Construction Coy. 1942-05-22
12936 Langesia John J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1946-01-04
12937 Langeveld Cornelius C Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-06
12938 Langeveld William W Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-04-15
12939 Langeveldt Gert D G D Private Cape Corps 1943-08-30
12940 Langford Arthur Frederick A F Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-06-03
12941 Langford Maurice M Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-08-30
12942 Langhtrey Gert G Lance Corporal Cape Corps 6th Battalion 1945-04-11
12943 Langley Albert Edward A E Sergeant Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-10-27
12944 Langley Alfred Edward A E Corporal 8th South African Infantry 1918-09-14
12945 Langley George G Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1917-01-26
12946 Langridge C Arthur William C A W Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1946-03-16
12947 Langston Darwin Howard Marlborough D H Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 4th Field Ambulance 1916-05-28
12948 Langston Thomas Huxley T H Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-19
12949 Langton Arthur Beaumont Chudleigh A B C Lieutenant 23 Squadron 1942-11-27
12951 Langton Charles Hillside C H Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 6th Bde. Workshops 1942-11-17
12952 Langton Dennis Leonard D L Captain South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1943-11-17
12953 Langton William Lewitt W L Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) Signal Coy. 1918-01-12
12954 Lanham Jeffrey Roper J R Captain 1 Squadron 1943-05-22
12955 Lanka Efream E Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-07-12
12956 Lanning Samuel Ernest S E Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-02-18
12957 Lansdown Ben Hudson B H Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
12958 Lanson John J Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-10
12960 Lanting Harmannus Pieter H P Sergeant Mounted Commandos Middelburg Commando 1915-06-24
12961 Lantz Ulrich Herbert U H Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
12963 Laray Klaas K Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-15
12964 Lardner-Burke Dermot Wyndham D W Lieutenant General Service Corps (Corps) 1945-04-21
12965 Lardner-Burke Edmund Colpoys E C Captain 5th South African Infantry 1916-08-10
12966 Lardner-Burke Henry Dionysius H D Lieutenant 5th South African Infantry 1916-06-20
12967 Large Henry Thomas Peter H T P Lieutenant Natal Mounted Rifles 1944-06-14
12968 Large William George W G Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-11
12970 Larkan Arthur Albert A A Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-03-21
12971 Larkin Harold John H J Private South African Horse 9th 1916-08-12
12973 Larkins Richard L S R L S Lance Corporal South West African Infantry Battalion 1st South West Africa Infantry Bn. 1940-09-03
12974 Larsen Ernest Edward E E Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
12975 Larter Douglas Hamilton D H Lieutenant 60 Squadron 1943-12-01
12976 Larter Edward Robert E R Captain South African Air Force (Corps) Central Flying School 1945-09-07