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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) 60 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,793 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,693 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 985 SAP — South African Police 3,730 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 158 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,055 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 24,793 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
12926 Langa Rufus R Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-08-13
12927 Langaard Christian Knut C K Lieutenant South African Air Force 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 1 Field Regt. 1942-11-28
12932 Langeman Edward E Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-04-06
12933 Langenhooven George Frederick G F Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 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 31 Road Construction Coy. 1942-05-22
12936 Langesia John J Private Indian and Malay 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 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 South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 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 1946-03-16
12947 Langston Darwin Howard D H Private South African Medical Corps 4th Field Ambulance 1916-05-28
12948 Langston Thomas Huxley T H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-19
12949 Langton Arthur Beaumont Chudleigh A B C Lieutenant South African Air Force 23 Squadron 1942-11-27
12951 Langton Charles Hillside C H Private Technical Service Corps 6th Bde. Workshops 1942-11-17
12952 Langton Dennis Leonard D L Captain South African Engineer Corps 1943-11-17
12953 Langton William Lewitt W L Corporal South African Engineer Corps Signal Coy. 1918-01-12
12954 Lanham Jeffrey Roper J R Captain South African Air Force 1 Squadron 1943-05-22
12955 Lanka Efream E Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-07-12
12956 Lanning Samuel Ernest S E Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1942-02-18
12957 Lansdown Ben Hudson B H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-18
12958 Lanson John J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-10
12960 Lanting Harmannus Pieter H P Sergeant Mounted Commandos Middelburg Commando 1915-06-24
12961 Lantz Ulrich Herbert U H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-24
12963 Laray Klaas K Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-15
12964 Lardner-Burke Dermot Wyndham D W Lieutenant General Service Corps 1945-04-21
12965 Lardner-Burke Edmund Colpoys E C Captain South African Infantry Corps 5th Regt. 1916-08-10
12966 Lardner-Burke Henry Dionysius H D Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 5th Regt. 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 South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-11
12970 Larkan Arthur Albert A A Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 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 South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
12975 Larter Douglas Hamilton D H Lieutenant South African Air Force 60 Squadron 1943-12-01
12976 Larter Edward Robert E R Captain South African Air Force Central Flying School 1945-09-07
12977 Lasaba Petroos P Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-02-02
12980 Lashbrooke Herbert H Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-02
12981 Lasker Lionel L Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-11-28
12982 Laskey Victor Vincent V V Private South African Medical Corps 10 Field Amb. 1941-12-09
12983 Laspe Bernard Albert B A Stoker 1st Class South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Southern Floe 1941-02-11
12984 Lassen Dietrich C D C Driver 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1916-02-23