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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
14104 Lysaght Percy Joseph P J Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment 1916-10-20
14101 Lyons Hugh H Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 2nd Field Ambulance 1917-03-07
14102 Lyons Joseph Benjamin J B Corporal Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
14103 Lyons Robert Hugh R H Warrant Officer Class II South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1942-01-17
14095 Lyon James Gordon J G Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 2 Field Coy. 1942-10-25
14098 Lyon John Smart J S Private 8th South African Infantry 1916-03-21
14100 Lyon William John Thompson W J T Corporal 12th South African Infantry 1916-11-13
14094 Lynx James J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-10
14090 Lynn George G Honorory Lieutenant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1918-05-13
14091 Lynn William W Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1917-09-21
14092 Lynn William Kirk W K Private South African Rifles 1st 1916-07-24
14089 Lyness Frederick Bingham F B Sergeant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 5th Armoured Car Coy. 1940-12-01
14087 Lyners Ismael I Sergeant Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-07-23
14088 Lyners Paul John P J Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
14086 Lyne Edward Augustus E A Private 8th South African Infantry 1916-09-04
14077 Lynch Arthur John A J Staff Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1946-11-17
14078 Lynch Bertram Willis B W Private 3rd South African Infantry 1918-01-09
14079 Lynch Clifford John C J Flight Sergeant 27 Squadron 1945-09-19
14081 Lynch James Joseph J J Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1942-12-30
14082 Lynch Patrick John P J Warrant Officer Class II Prince Alfred's Guard 1943-02-01
14084 Lynch Thomas T Lance Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles 1st 1943-01-05
14085 Lynch William James W J Corporal 7th South African Infantry 1917-08-01
14076 Lyle-Walsingham Graeme Xavier G X Private South African Irish 1st Bn. 1941-11-23
14074 Lyle Herbert Nurse H N Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-11-02
14075 Lyle Walter Paterson W P Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1917-04-09
14073 Lycett Jack Robert J R Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1941-11-23
14071 Lyall John Douglas Rea J D R Stoker 1st Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Bever 1944-11-30
14072 Lyall Walter Carnagie W C Captain Q Service Corps (Corps) 1942-01-28
41404 Lwana Jabavu J Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1918-10-13
14063 Luyt Arthur Gerald A G Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1917-09-20
14064 Luyt Edmund James E J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-06-11
14065 Luyt Johan Frederick J F Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1917-04-23
14066 Luyt Frederic Stuart F S Lieutenant 42 Air School 1942-07-13
14067 Luyt Hendrik De Jongh H D J Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-10
14068 Luyt Harold Redvers H R Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-05-30
14069 Luyt Sidney Walter S W Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-12-08
14062 Luwani John J South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-08-11
14060 Lutuli Qata Q Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-08-16
14059 Luttig Lourens Pieter L P Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1947-12-12
14058 Lutswa Samson S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-07-31
14057 Lutkens Harold Arnold H A Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-04-11
14056 Lutas Jan J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-11-24
14055 Lush James Edwin J E Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1940-03-28
14054 Lusenga George G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 7th Coy. 1917-10-26
14049 Lurie David D Lieutenant Colonel South African Medical Corps (Corps) 106 S. A. General Hospital 1942-06-17
14050 Lurie Isidore I Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-06-05
14051 Lurie Lionel L Warrant Officer Class I 24 Squadron 1944-02-25
14048 Luputini Jacobus J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
14046 Lupton Joseph J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-08-01
14047 Lupton Robert R Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry 1916-07-16