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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
13345 Leonard Nicholas N Private Cape Corps 1945-05-31
13346 Leonard Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-02-23
13340 Leon Abraham A Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Native Carrier Transport 1919-03-20
31308 Leon Harold Bruce Michael H B M Second Lieutenant 3 Squadron 1953-02-07
13337 Lenz William Frederick W F Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Goede Hoop 1943-08-29
13335 Lentle Mister M Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-06-03
13334 Lentin Sidney S Flight Sergeant 24 Squadron 1943-04-14
13330 Lens Anton A Captain 183 Squadron 1945-02-22
13329 Lenoury John Thomas J T Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1947-08-13
13324 Lennox Alfred Edward A E Lance Sergeant 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-18
13325 Lennox Frederick George F G Private Natal Light Horse "A" Squadron 1914-11-18
13326 Lennox James J Warrant Officer Class II South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1945-10-25
13327 Lennox John Grey J G Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-10-15
13322 Lennon John William J W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1945-06-12
13323 Lennon Patrick P Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-10-17
13321 Lenk Isak I Private Cape Corps 1943-03-22
41008 Lengo John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1916-02-22
13320 Lengina Jack J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-05-27
13319 Len Aaron A Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-09-18
13312 Lemmer Cornelius Jacobus C J Pupil Air Gunner South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-03-03
13313 Lemmer Gerhardus Ignatius G I Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1940-11-11
13314 Lemmer Hendrik Jacobus Petrus H J P Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1942-07-23
13315 Lemmer Hermanus Richard H R Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1941-05-09
13316 Lemmer John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-24
13317 Lemmer Petrus Johannes P J Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade 1944-09-25
13318 Lemmer Petrus Johannes P J Lieutenant General Service Corps (Corps) 1945-11-20
41007 Lembo Jacob J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1915-10-04
31297 Lellyet Jack Norman J N Second Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1952-02-29
13310 Lelakha Moses M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 24th Bn. 1918-02-01
13309 Lekwapu Petrus P Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-18
13308 Lekutu Lesala L Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-23
13307 Lekula Abram A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-04-15
13306 Lekuba Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 2nd Bn. 1917-01-19
13305 Lekoloane Molokgoadi Piet M P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-11-02
13304 Lekoko Andries A Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-16
13302 Lekoatsepi Hendrick Mangoeding H M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-10-30
13301 Lekoapa Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-10-06
13300 Lekhoto John J Interpreter South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section 1917-02-21
13299 Lekhotla Samuel S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) East African Expeditionary Force 1916-11-17
13298 Lekhole (lekole) Walter W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-07-25
13296 Lekgoli Solomon S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
13295 Lekgoa Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 21st Bn. 1917-12-28
13294 Lekgare Zachariah Z Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-03-10
13292 Lekay Johannes J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Remounts Nairobi 1916-12-05
13290 Lekau Alfred A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
13291 Lekau John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
13289 Lekarapana Frans F Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-05-08
13287 Lekalakala G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1947-06-07
13288 Lekalakala Lenga Frans L F Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-11-18
13286 Lejanala Simon S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-09-21