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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
13912 Louw Johannes J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-19
13913 Louw Johannes J Private 8th South African Infantry 1917-07-19
13914 Louw John J Private Cape Corps 1942-03-02
13916 Louw John J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-03-08
13917 Louw Joseph J Stoker South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Swartberg 1943-12-02
13918 Louw Jacobus Christoffel Andreas J C A Corporal Mounted Commandos Naude's Scouts. 1915-01-08
13919 Louw M Private Cape Corps 1942-12-26
13920 Louw Michael Hendrik Horak M H H Lieutenant Mounted Commandos Lichtenburg Commando 1915-03-27
13921 Louw Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section 1917-02-21
13922 Louw Pieter Johannes P J Lance Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1945-08-28
13923 Louw Petries Johannes Steinkamp P J S Captain 242 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-07-28
13924 Louw S Private Cape Corps 1946-10-13
13925 Louw Stephanus P B S P B Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-04-15
13926 Louw Schalk Willem S W Private Cape Town Highlanders 1943-11-21
13927 Louw Vernon V Air Corporal 4 Squadron 1943-11-03
13928 Louw Willem Adriaan W A Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-08-25
13929 Louw W M S Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1942-06-02
13930 Louw William P W P Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1941-06-26
31409 Louw Johann J Major 17 Squadron 1953-09-08
40791 Louw William W Native Driver South African Field Artillery 12th Citizen Bty. 1917-03-25
13931 Louwrens Aubrey A Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1942-01-11
13932 Louwrens Moos M Donkey Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-15
13933 Louwrens Thomas Johannes T J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1947-01-06
13934 Lovat Denis D Captain 238 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-05-12
13935 Lovat Leslie George L G Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 11 Ad 1943-05-04
13939 Love John J Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force (Corps) 1947-12-31
13940 Love Lesley Terry L T Lance Corporal 5th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-04-25
13943 Lovelace Reginald Leo R L Corporal South African Irish 1st 1941-11-23
13944 Lovell-Wright Leonard Wentworth L W Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1943-12-08
13945 Lovely Clifford Albon C A Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-01-09
13946 Lovemore Charles Dickenson C D Lieutenant 7 Squadron 1943-01-22
13949 Loverock Menyn Coote M C Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-19
13951 Low Alexander A Private 8th South African Infantry 1916-10-30
13952 Low Alfred Andrew A A Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-22
13953 Low Christopher Bernard C B Corporal South African Horse 5th 1916-08-11
13954 Low George G Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-08
13956 Low James Scott J S Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
13958 Low Peter Joseph P J Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 5 Res. M.T. Coy. 1942-11-28
41010 Lowane Ben B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1915-10-18
13959 Lowden John Howat J H Lieutenant 7th South African Infantry 1916-03-11
13960 Lowe Bobby B Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-10-27
13961 Lowe Cecil Dixon C D Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-06-08
13962 Lowe Charles Edward C E Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Field Ambulance 1918-04-14
13963 Lowe Ernest Edwin E E Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-07-19
13964 Lowe Egerton Herbert E H Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1945-04-21
13966 Lowe Harry H Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-10-30
13967 Lowe Herbert Mel H M Private 7th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-03-31
13968 Lowe Roger Lawrence R L Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1942-12-02
13970 Lowes William W Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1 Field Coy. 1942-08-25
13973 Lowther Thomas Benson T B Sergeant 4th South African Infantry 1918-01-03