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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
13434 Letsababoang Basil B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts 1917-04-07
13433 Letsaba Makgongoa M Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1917-12-05
13446 Letoatoa Lucas L Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
13431 Letoaba Jack J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-06-06
13432 Letoaba Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-06-29
13430 Letley Albert A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-17
13428 Letjika Korotman K Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-04-22
13427 Letja Wellem W Private South African Native Labour Corps 34th Bn. 1917-11-20
13426 Lethora MacK M Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1916-12-07
13425 Letheren William Edward Seaward W E S Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-04-19
13423 Leteketoa George G Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-10-12
13424 Leteketoa Ticket T Private South African Native Labour Corps 15th Coy. 1917-10-13
13420 Letebele Andreas A Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-06-03
13421 Letebele Namatshan N Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
13422 Letebele Pond P Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
13419 Letchford Charles Thomas Kenneth C T K Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-20
13418 Letau Karel K Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
13417 Letageng Bulere Jim B J Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1945-04-02
13416 Lesuetsa Sam S Private South African Native Labour Corps 3rd Bn. 1940-12-22
13413 Lesslie Robert George Alexander R G A Corporal Q Service Corps 5th Bde. Coy. 1941-12-09
13408 Lessing Andries A Air Mechanic South African Air Force 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 1946-09-28
13411 Lessing Jacobus Stephanus J S Private South African Service Corps Supplies 1918-10-26
13412 Lessing Nicholaas Stephanus N S Private South African Motor Cyclist 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 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 South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-21
13402 Leslie Ronald Dunbar R D Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
13403 Leslie Theodore T Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-12
13396 Lesitsha Phillip P Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1916-10-04
13392 Lesitja Charlie C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1916-10-02
13393 Lesitja Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
13394 Lesitja Frans F Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-04
13395 Lesitja Martinus M Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
13391 Lesibe Samuel S Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-24
13389 Lesibana Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
13390 Lesibana Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps 22nd Bn. 1917-05-19
13379 Lesiba August A Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-20
13380 Lesiba Daniel D Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
13381 Lesiba Frans F Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-08-12
13382 Lesiba Hendrik H Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-18
13383 Lesiba Jack J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-02-07
13384 Lesiba Jack J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-08-08
13385 Lesiba Jan J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
13386 Lesiba Joseph J Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
13387 Lesiba Piet P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-04-15