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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
13043 Lawrence Alfred Robert A R Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1942-08-17
13044 Lawrence Claude C Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-08
13045 Lawrence Cornelius C Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-04-02
13046 Lawrence Charles Edgar C E Corporal South African Horse 4th 1916-10-25
13047 Lawrence Cecil Gordon Cavanagh C G C Private South African Horse 5th 1916-08-25
13048 Lawrence Douglas Harold George D H G Lieutenant 26 Squadron 1944-02-03
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 (Corps) L. of C. Postal Unit 1942-08-05
13054 Lawrence Gordon William Maisey G W M Private 11th South African Infantry 1916-05-14
13055 Lawrence Henry Ruthven H R Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Field Amb. 1918-12-14
13056 Lawrence John J Gunner Cape Corps 1942-03-31
13057 Lawrence John Seton J S Lieutenant 500 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1945-04-13
13060 Lawrence Roland John R J Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1917-10-15
13061 Lawrence Walter Frederick W F Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-10-18
13062 Lawrie Gordon G Captain 31 Squadron 1944-08-17
13063 Lawrie Ian Hope I H Lieutenant 28 Squadron 1943-09-25
13064 Lawrie James Drummond J D Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 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 (Corps) 1917-04-23
13067 Lawson Albert A Private 5th South African Infantry 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 (Corps) 1941-10-31
13072 Lawson Robert R Private Returned Soldiers' Battalion 1919-11-15
13073 Lawson R A Lieutenant General Service Corps (Corps) 1945-04-11
13074 Lawson Ralph Lawrence R L Lieutenant 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 (Corps) 3 Field Regiment 1941-11-23
31249 Lawson George Edgar Bruce G E B Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) Wklt Flt 1923-11-19
13077 Lawther Jack J Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-09-20
13078 Lawton George McGregor G M Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 2 A.A. Regiment 1942-06-20
13079 Lawton Sidney Herbert Dendy S H D Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1944-09-20
13080 Layde William John W J Warrant Officer Class I 26 Squadron 1944-03-04
13081 Layman William Walter W W Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 1944-11-01
13082 Layte J W Private Cape Corps 1946-04-28
13083 Layton Edward Charles Morris E C M Captain 11th South African Infantry 1916-09-03
13088 Lazarus Abraham Max A M Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 1944-08-13
13090 Lazarus Joseph Barnett J B Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-05-15
13091 Lazarus Nevil Irwin N I Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Regiment 1942-06-14
13092 Lazarus Sydney Lewis S L Flight Sergeant 40 Squadron 1940-08-09
13094 Le Clercq Herbert Bertram H B Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-01-24
13095 Le Cordeur Peter Jacobus P J Private Q Service Corps (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 (Corps) 2 Anti-Tank Regiment 1943-12-08
13098 Le Fleur Bernard B Private Indian and Malay Corps (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 (Corps) 1942-07-28
13102 Le Grange Jan H J J H J Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-03-31
13103 Le Grange L J Air Mechanic 23 Squadron 1942-11-13