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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
13633 Lindsay James J Lieutenant General Service Corps 1944-08-08
13634 Lindsay John Alexander J A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-21
13635 Lindsay Thomas Henley T H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-10-19
13636 Lindsay William MacLean W M Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-06-14
13637 Lindsay-Bucknall Aubrey Spencer Hamilton A H S Private General Service Corps 1941-07-04
13638 Lindsey Wallace Stephen W S Sergeant South African Artillery 1942-06-20
13639 Lindup Edward Robert (ted) E R Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-07-29
13640 Lineboom Frank F Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
13641 Lines William W Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
13642 Lines William Carel W C Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-12
13644 Linford Edward Neville E N Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section 1918-10-25
13646 Linford Herbert Stanley H S Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-09
13647 Linganiso Simon S Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
13649 Links Dirk D Private Cape Corps 1943-06-25
13650 Links Johannes J Native Driver South African Field Artillery 1916-08-05
13651 Links John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1916-06-21
13652 Links Makau M Private South African Native Labour Corps 17th Coy. 1917-10-18
13653 Links Michael M Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-09-28
13654 Linkwati Lodewyk L Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-10-04
13655 Linnegar John J Lance Corporal South African Service Corps Supplies 1916-11-23
13656 Linsley Reginald Roesucic R R Lieutenant South African Air Force 5 Squadron 1944-11-06
13657 Linton Horace Ernest H E Lieutenant South African Medical Corps H.Q. 5th Bde 1941-12-30
13658 Linton Lacy Campbell L C Gunner South African Artillery 5 Field Regt. 1942-07-11
13660 Lion-Cachet Calman C Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-07-23
13663 Lipschitz Cecil C Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1942-01-31
13664 Lipschitz Louis L Corporal South African Medical Corps 1918-10-09
13665 Lipschitz Simon Lionel S L Corporal South African Pay Corps 1945-01-06
13667 Lisher David Samuel D S Private South African Medical Corps 1918-10-14
13668 Lisimba Difeo D Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-12-30
13670 Lister Geoffrey Harold G H Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-17
13671 Lister Harry H Corporal Natal Light Horse "D" Squadron 1915-04-27
13672 Lister James J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
13673 Lister John J Corporal General Service Corps 1946-06-18
13674 Lister James Solly J S Air Corporal South African Air Force 1946-09-15
13675 Lister Thomas T Private South African Medical Corps 1916-06-20
13678 Lithaba Mitchell M Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
13679 Lithgow John J Lieutenant South African Air Force 11 Squadron 1945-01-29
13680 Lithgow James Arthur J A Lieutenant South African Air Force 34 Squadron 1944-10-16
13681 Lithobolo Jan J Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-15
13682 Litole James J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-12-08
13683 Litsebe Petrus P Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-31
13684 Litster Stephen Goddard S G Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-09
13685 Little Arthur Sidney A S Gunner South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. 1942-09-01
13686 Little Arthur William A W Sub-Lieutenant South African Navy H.M.S. Aldenham 1944-12-14
13687 Little Edward Ferguson E F Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps 1st South African Field Ambulance 1918-10-17
13688 Little Harry Hezekiah H H Private General and Base Depots General Depot Staff (Wynberg). 1917-05-22
13689 Little M Warrant Officer Class II Women's Auxiliary Army Services 1946-07-12
13690 Little S J Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 1944-01-03
13692 Little Walter Bruce W B Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-17
13694 Littlejohn George Garioch G G Sapper South African Corps of Signals South African Div. Signal Coy. 1917-03-27