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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
13509 Lewis John William J W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
13510 Lewis Leonard L Private South African Medical Corps 1916-02-02
13513 Lewis Reginald R Private Indian and Malay Corps 1941-12-09
13514 Lewis Robert R Private Q Service Corps 1942-02-17
13519 Lewis Reginald Victor R V Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-10
13520 Lewis Robert Yuil R Y Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Squadron 1944-01-04
13521 Lewis Sally S Private Indian and Malay Corps 1941-01-17
13522 Lewis Saul S Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-16
13523 Lewis Thomas T Corporal Cape Corps 1942-02-06
13525 Lewis William Jacobus W J Lance Corporal Returned Soldiers' Battalion 1920-11-08
13526 Lewis William Simon W S Shoeing Smith South African Veterinary Corps 1918-01-14
13482 Lewin Arthur Abraham A A Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Squadron 1943-10-02
13485 Lewin Hermanus H Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-04
13486 Lewin Louis Petries L P Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-11-06
40801 Lewin Peter P Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-08-01
13478 Lewak J Private Cape Corps 1942-02-07
13477 Lew David D Staff Sergeant South African Engineer Corps 1945-06-07
13476 Levy-Strauss M Des L M D L Nursing Sister South African Military Nursing Service French unit 1914-08-04
13469 Levy Astor A Staff Sergeant South African Reserve Mechanical Transport 110 Reserve Motor Transport 1941-11-16
13470 Levy Charles Barnard C B Corporal Natal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1942-07-01
13472 Levy Jack J Corporal General Service Corps 1945-10-18
13473 Levy Joseph Ralph J R Private South African Medical Corps No. 4 General Hospital Robert Heights 1918-02-10
13474 Levy Moss M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Ordnance Cape Town 1918-10-09
13468 Leviton Leo De Wet L D W Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 26 Squadron 1945-03-10
13467 Levithan Arthur A Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1st 1942-01-09
13466 Levinson Leo L Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
13465 Levings George Frederick G F Corporal South African Rifles 1st 1917-11-24
13463 Levine Charles C Sergeant Mounted Commandos Krugersdorp Commando 1915-03-20
13464 Levine Petrus P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1916-11-12
13459 Levin Myer M Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-08-21
13460 Levin Sam S Private Technical Service Corps 1942-11-28
13461 Levin Samuel S Captain South African Medical Corps 1945-05-25
13462 Levin Shlom Harold S H Corporal South African Medical Corps 1941-01-21
13455 Levi Fritz Louis F L Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
13456 Levi Harry Gers H G Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-11-02
13454 Levey Herbert Gordon H G Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-30
13450 Levendal George G Private Indian and Malay Corps 1943-11-08
13451 Levendal John Jacobus J J Corporal Cape Corps 1942-11-03
13448 Levendahl Gabriel G Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
13449 Levendahl Samuel S Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
13447 Leukes Petrus Daniel Martinus P D M Private Cape Corps 1942-11-05
13445 Letwaba K A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1947-11-06
13444 Letuka Qunyongo Q Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-02-07
13440 Letsoalo Bonapelo B Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-09-03
13441 Letsoalo Phutiane Charlie P C Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1916-09-02
13439 Letsie Caswell C Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-09-22
13438 Letshulo George G Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-29
13437 Letsholo J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1947-03-22
13436 Letsebe April A Donkey Driver Military Labour Corps 1917-04-15
13435 Letsapa Christian C Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-06-12