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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
13050 Lawrence E P Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1943-10-11
13051 Lawrence Frank Edward Madeley F E M Captain South African Army Postal Corps L. of C. Postal Unit 1942-08-05
13054 Lawrence Gordon William Maisey G W M Private South African Infantry Corps 11th Regt. 1916-05-14
13055 Lawrence Henry Ruthven H R Captain South African Medical Corps 1st Field Amb. 1918-12-14
13056 Lawrence John J Gunner Cape Corps 1942-03-31
13057 Lawrence John Seton J S Lieutenant South African Air Force 500 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1945-04-13
13060 Lawrence Roland John R J Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-10-15
13061 Lawrence Walter Frederick W F Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-10-18
13062 Lawrie Gordon G Captain South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1944-08-17
13063 Lawrie Ian Hope I H Lieutenant South African Air Force 28 Squadron 1943-09-25
13064 Lawrie James Drummond J D Lieutenant South African Air Force 1941-04-13
13065 Laws Johan J Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1941-12-08
13066 Laws John J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-23
13067 Lawson Albert A Private South African Infantry Corps 5th Regt. 1917-04-10
13068 Lawson Andrew John A J Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1941-12-24
13069 Lawson Charles C Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1942-06-07
13071 Lawson James J Sergeant Technical Service Corps 1941-10-31
13072 Lawson Robert R Private Returned Soldiers' Battalion 1919-11-15
13073 Lawson R A Lieutenant General Service Corps 1945-04-11
13074 Lawson Ralph Lawrence R L Lieutenant South African Air Force 178 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-08-15
13075 Lawson Thomas Rattrey T R Sapper South African Railway Operating Company 93rd Coy. Railway Overseas Dominion Section. 1918-05-28
13076 Lawson William Davidson W D Bombardier South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. 1941-11-23
31249 Lawson George Edgar Bruce G E B Lieutenant South African Air Force Wklt Flt 1923-11-19
13077 Lawther Jack J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
13078 Lawton George McGregor G M Sergeant South African Artillery 2 A.A. Regt. 1942-06-20
13079 Lawton Sidney Herbert Dendy S H D Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps 1944-09-20
13080 Layde William John W J Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 26 Squadron 1944-03-04
13081 Layman William Walter W W Lieutenant South African Artillery 1944-11-01
13082 Layte J W Private Cape Corps 1946-04-28
13083 Layton Edward Charles Morris E C M Captain South African Infantry Corps 11th Regt. 1916-09-03
13088 Lazarus Abraham Max A M Lieutenant South African Artillery 1944-08-13
13090 Lazarus Joseph Barnett J B Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-05-15
13091 Lazarus Nevil Irwin N I Bombardier South African Artillery 1 A.A. Regt. 1942-06-14
13092 Lazarus Sydney Lewis S L Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 40 Squadron 1940-08-09
13094 Le Clercq Herbert Bertram H B Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-01-24
13095 Le Cordeur Peter Jacobus P J Private Q Service Corps 1941-11-23
13096 Le Fevre Gabriel Alexandre G A Staff Sergeant South African Veteran Reserve 1918-10-18
13097 Le Fevre Raoul Alexander R A Gunner South African Artillery 2 Anti-Tank Regt. 1943-12-08
13098 Le Fleur Bernard B Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-03-13
13099 Le Fleur Johannes J Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1942-11-08
13100 Le Fleur Johannes Jacobus J J Private Cape Corps 1942-12-01
13101 Le Grange Jacobus Hugo J H Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1942-07-28
13102 Le Grange Jan H J J H J Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-03-31
13103 Le Grange L J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 23 Squadron 1942-11-13
13104 Le Grange Milly A M A Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1942-04-04
13105 Le Grange Pieter Andries P A Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1944-06-16
13106 Le Grange W J Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-10-24
13107 Le Grove John George J G Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 2 L. of C. Provost Coy. (V) 1945-10-17
13108 Le Mare Murray Stewart M S Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-01-12
13109 Le Mesurier Gerald John G J Major South African Air Force 1 Squadron 1943-07-08