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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 1,041 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
13445 Letwaba K A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1947-11-06
13444 Letuka Qunyongo Q Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-02-07
13440 Letsoalo Bonapelo B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-09-03
13441 Letsoalo Phutiane Charlie P C Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-09-02
13439 Letsie Caswell C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-09-22
13438 Letshulo George G Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-29
13437 Letsholo J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1947-03-22
13436 Letsebe April A Donkey Driver Military Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-15
13435 Letsapa Christian C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-06-12
13434 Letsababoang Basil B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1917-04-07
13433 Letsaba Makgongoa M Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-12-05
13446 Letoatoa Lucas L Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
13431 Letoaba Jack J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-06-06
13432 Letoaba Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-06-29
13430 Letley Albert A Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-17
13428 Letjika Korotman K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-04-22
13427 Letja Wellem W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 34th Bn. 1917-11-20
13426 Lethora MacK M Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-07
13425 Letheren William Edward Seaward W E S Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-19
13423 Leteketoa George G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-10-12
13424 Leteketoa Ticket T Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 15th Coy. 1917-10-13
13420 Letebele Andreas A Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-06-03
13421 Letebele Namatshan N Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
13422 Letebele Pond P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
13419 Letchford Charles Thomas Kenneth C T K Second Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry 1916-07-20
13418 Letau Karel K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
13417 Letageng Bulere Jim B J Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-04-02
13416 Lesuetsa Sam S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 3rd Bn. 1940-12-22
13413 Lesslie Robert George Alexander R G A Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 5th Bde. Coy. 1941-12-09
13408 Lessing Andries A Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-03-15
13409 Lessing Andries Jacobus Stefanus A J S Trooper South African Horse Van Tonder's Horse 1915-05-31
13410 Lessing Johannes Christiaan J C Captain South African Artillery (Corps) 1946-09-28
13411 Lessing Jacobus Stephanus J S Private South African Service Corps (Corps) Supplies 1918-10-26
13412 Lessing Nicholaas Stephanus N S Private South African Motor Cyclist Corps (Corps) 1918-06-27
13407 Lessels Joseph J Trooper Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-10-04
13405 Less Adolf A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-11-26
13406 Less William W Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-06-07
13404 Lesoale Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section 1917-02-21
13397 Leslie Georgina Cornelia G C Air Sergeant Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1944-10-24
13398 Leslie George Pannell G P Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-21
13402 Leslie Ronald Dunbar R D Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
13403 Leslie Theodore T Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-12
13396 Lesitsha Phillip P Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-10-04
13392 Lesitja Charlie C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-10-02
13393 Lesitja Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
13394 Lesitja Frans F Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-04
13395 Lesitja Martinus M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
13391 Lesibe Samuel S Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-24
13389 Lesibana Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
13390 Lesibana Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 22nd Bn. 1917-05-19