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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
12476 Kobokana Walton W Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-05-03
12475 Kobisi George G Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1918-07-02
12473 Kobe Zweni Z Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Boats and Animals 1916-11-06
12472 Koalane Josiah Walter J W Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
12471 Knox-Perkins Arthur Desmond A D Captain South African Air Force 50 Squadron 1940-11-10
12466 Knox Arthur Archibald A A Captain Q Service Corps 1946-07-03
12467 Knox George Charles G C Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-18
12468 Knox Joseph J Lance Corporal South African Service Corps Supplies Nyasaland 1917-12-17
12470 Knox William Crawford W C Private South African Horse 10th 1918-01-16
12462 Knowles George James Simpson G J S Second Lieutenant Field Force Brigade 3rd Bn. 1940-08-07
12463 Knowles James Frederick J F Private South African Infantry Corps 10th Regt. 1916-05-27
12464 Knowles John Francis J F Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1944-06-16
12465 Knowles Thomas Andrew T A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-22
12460 Knott George Cummings G C Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1942-07-12
12461 Knott Percy Morton Gould P M G Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. 1917-02-06
12459 Knopf David D Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-05-27
12456 Knoetze Jacobus Petrus J P Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-16
12457 Knoetze Pieter William P W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-20
12454 Knoesen Henry Charles H C Sapper South African Engineer Corps 2 Docks Operating Coy. 1946-01-20
12455 Knoesen John Patrick J P Gunner South African Artillery 23 Medium Regt. 1944-08-22
12450 Knipe Petrus Barjonah P B Private South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. 1917-03-03
12451 Knipe Thomas Joseph T J Corporal Cape Corps 1st 1919-08-12
12452 Knipe William Alfred W A Gunner South African Field Artillery 1918-10-27
12453 Knipe William James W J Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-14
12433 Knight Archibald A Storeman South African Garrison Institute 1915-06-12
12434 Knight Alwyn Stephen A S Lieutenant Royal Natal Carbineers 1945-11-14
12435 Knight Charles C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1916-07-31
12436 Knight Charles William C W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1941-12-26
12438 Knight Eric John E J Lance Corporal Rand Light Infantry 1st 1941-12-31
12439 Knight Edward Lawrie E L Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-09-09
12440 Knight Frederick George F G Lieutenant South African Air Force 1942-04-09
12441 Knight Francis Howard F H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-13
12443 Knight J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1941-08-12
12446 Knight R N Trooper South African Armoured Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-06-15
12447 Knight William Albertus W A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
12448 Knight Walter Grey W G Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-14
48584 Knight Renier Gerhardus R G Corporal South African Air Force 1 Air Depot 1950-08-17
12432 Knickelbein Leonard Gustav Thorville L G T Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 1941-12-31
12431 Knibbs Horace Lester H L Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
12430 Kneller Laureston William St. John L W S J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-12
12429 Kneen John Guthrie J G Lieutenant South African Air Force 1940-11-10
12428 Knee Melville Victor M V Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1917-07-22
12426 Knaggs Robert R Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
12425 Klue Jan Johannes J J Private Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
12424 Klose Frank Henry Johannes F H J Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-06-22
12423 Kloppers Joseph R J R Corporal Cape Corps 1940-12-20
12418 Klopper Conrad Christoffel C C Sapper South African Corps of Signals South African Div. Signal Coy. 1917-10-21
12419 Klopper Cornelius Janse C J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1941-07-14
12420 Klopper Gerrit Petrus Jacobus G P J Captain South African Reserve Mechanical Transport 1941-09-19
12421 Klopper Henoch H Private South African Horse 1st 1916-05-10