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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
12977 Lasaba Petroos P Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-02
12980 Lashbrooke Herbert H Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 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 (Corps) 10 Field Amb. 1941-12-09
12983 Laspe Bernard Albert B A Stoker 1st Class South African Navy (Corps) 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
12985 Lassen Hugo Paul Johannes H P J Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-16
12986 Last Cecil George C G Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1944-06-22
12987 Last Nicolaas N Lieutenant South African Army Postal Corps (Corps) 1942-11-28
12988 Lategan Christian Petrus Johannes C P J Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-12-06
12990 Latham Jack J Lieutenant Colonel General Service Corps (Corps) 1941-08-01
12993 Latola Vernon Thomas V T Private Cape Corps 1944-04-01
12994 Laubscher Andries Johannes A J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1914-10-24
12995 Laubscher Christiaan Peter C P Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1942-06-30
12996 Laubscher Dudley Colin D C Captain 4 Squadron 1943-04-08
12997 Laubscher Jacobus Johannes J J Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-18
12998 Laubscher Willem Adriaan W A Burgher Mounted Commandos Clanwilliam Commando 1915-04-23
12999 Laudin Marian Allan Stanislas Joseph M A S J Captain South African Intelligence Corps (Corps) 1941-11-09
13003 Laurenson Laurie MacLaren L M Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1943-11-12
13005 Lauterbach Johannes Gustav J G Corporal 12 Field Squadron 1944-06-28
13006 Lavell Henry James H J Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-06-24
13007 Lavelle J A Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1942-07-03
13008 Lavender Charles Henry C H Staff Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1944-06-25
13009 Lavender Oliver Clarence O C Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
13010 Lavender William W Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment 1915-03-30
13011 Lavens Basil Anthony B A Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1945-04-18
13012 Laver Dudley Eric D E Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-23
13013 Laverlot Peter Johannes P J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 22nd Coy. 1918-03-26
13014 Laverlot Stephen S Private Cape Corps 1942-02-17
13015 Laverton John J Rifleman South African Rifles 2nd 1917-06-07
13016 Lavery Ray Arras R A Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-08-15
13017 Lavery Thomas T Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1918-04-13
13018 Lavery Walter Daniel W D Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1945-06-04
13019 Lavis Albert A Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. 1944-07-25
13023 Law Edward Verdun E V Electrical Artificer 4th Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Cornwall 1942-04-05
13024 Law George Alexander G A Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard 1944-06-23
13025 Law George Alison G A Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-07-27
13026 Law Gordon Ivan G I Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1944-11-09
13027 Law William Edward W E Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1946-11-09
13028 Lawans William W Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1945-08-03
13030 Lawford Edwin Nelson E N Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-09
13032 Lawler James Addington J A Private Natal Light Horse 1915-03-05
13034 Lawless Harold Nixey H N Lieutenant 30 Squadron 1945-02-20
13035 Lawlor Edward James E J Captain South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1921-01-08
13036 Lawlor Frank F Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1918-03-22
13037 Lawlor Henry Esmond H E Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 6 Field Regiment 1941-12-11
13038 Lawlor Patrick P Private 5th South African Infantry 1916-06-20
13039 Lawlor S B Lance Corporal South African Irish 1941-11-23
13041 Lawrence Arthur Cecil A C Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-11
13042 Lawrence Alfred Prins A P Lance Corporal 8th South African Infantry 1917-07-19