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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
13388 Lesiba Simon S Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
15330 Lesiba Jan J Private South African Native Labour Corps 11th Coy. 1917-06-26
29908 Lesiba Klaas K Private South African Native Labour Corps 9th Coy. 1918-10-27
40181 Lesiba Geelbooi G Private South African Native Labour Corps 10th Coy. 1917-09-21
13378 Leshuru Sam S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Sanitary Section 1916-09-19
13377 Leshomo Gabriel G Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-01-18
13376 Leshletla Johannes J Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-20
13375 Lesheim Werner W Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-07-18
13374 Leshangaan Samuel S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-14
13373 Leshage William W Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
13372 Leshabe Alfred A Private South African Native Labour Corps 24th Bn. 1918-01-13
13371 Leshabane Jack J Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1942-08-12
13370 Lesetja Jan J Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
13369 Lesetia Jameson J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-01-27
13368 Lesesa George G Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-01-11
13367 Lesele Corporal C Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
13366 Lesejane Solomon S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-04-21
13365 Lesch Frederick Stephanus F S Gunner Cape Corps 1944-06-15
13363 Lesar Douglas Benjamin D B Private Youth Training Brigade 1945-11-18
13364 Lesar Harold Rodwell H R Private South African Irish 1st 1942-03-06
31314 Lesar Martin M Corporal (Farrier) South African Service Corps T & R 1923-04-06
13362 Lesale Whiskey W Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-04-01
13361 Lesaane Koos K Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-09-11
13358 Leqhaka Mahlomola M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-04-02
13357 Leqebo Abednego A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-08-04
13355 Leppan Charles Herbert C H Lance Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
13356 Leppan Hilton Angus H A Captain Imperial Light Horse 1st 1944-03-25
41009 Lepolisa Nicodemus N Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1915-09-14
13354 Lepile Thousand T Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-14
13353 Lephoto Jerry J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-07-29
13352 Lephethe David Job D J Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
13351 Lephaile Simon S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-04-14
13350 Lepero Geelbooi G Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
13349 Lepepulo Clark C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps East African Expeditionary Force 1916-10-29
13348 Lepen Henry H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps South African Remounts Nairobi 1916-12-03
13347 Lepeli Christian C Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-07
13341 Leonard Anthonie A Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
13342 Leonard Booi B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-04-16
13343 Leonard Carel Albertus C A Conductor South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts 1917-03-25
13344 Leonard J Sergeant Cape Corps 1946-04-09
13345 Leonard Nicholas N Private Cape Corps 1945-05-31
13346 Leonard Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-02-23
13340 Leon Abraham A Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps Native Carrier Transport 1919-03-20
31308 Leon Harold Bruce Michael H B M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 3 Squadron 1953-02-07
13337 Lenz William Frederick W F Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Goede Hoop 1943-08-29
13335 Lentle Mister M Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1943-06-03
13334 Lentin Sidney S Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1943-04-14
13330 Lens Anton A Captain South African Air Force 183 Squadron 1945-02-22
13329 Lenoury John Thomas J T Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1947-08-13
13324 Lennox Alfred Edward A E Lance Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18