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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
12430 Kneller Laureston William St. John L W S J Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-12
12429 Kneen John Guthrie J G Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1940-11-10
12428 Knee Melville Victor M V Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1917-07-22
12426 Knaggs Robert R Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (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 (Corps) 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
12422 Klopper Jacobus Marthinus J M Private Regiment President Steyn 1942-08-13
12416 Klompje Jan H G J H G Captain 13 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-08-20
12415 Klokow Walter W Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-08-17
12412 Klink Charles C Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1945-05-18
12413 Klink E Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1945-07-13
12414 Klink Pieter P Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
12406 Kleynhans Christiaan Herman Stephanus C H S Private Regiment De la Rey 1943-07-14
12407 Kleynhans Carel Rudolf C R Warrant Officer Class I 31 Squadron 1944-09-22
12408 Kleynhans Carl Rudolph C R Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-04-05
12410 Kleynhans P H Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 1941-10-22
12411 Kleynhans Theodorus Bernardus T B Private Die Middelandse Regiment 1944-11-24
12403 Kleyn Peter Daniel P D Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 76 Operational Training Unit RAF 1944-07-30
12404 Kleyn Philip Horatio P H Lieutenant 16 Squadron 1942-09-12
12405 Kleyn Willem Hendrik W H Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-09-20
12402 Klette Albert Edward A E Captain 41 Squadron 1941-01-22
12401 Klerck Johan Rynold Gerhardus J R G Captain Mounted Commandos Col. Fouche's Commando 1914-11-18
12400 Kleintjies Carl C Corporal Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-12-12
12399 Kleintjes Charlie George C G Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-19
12396 Kleinsmith Abduraham A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-12-28
12397 Kleinsmith John J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-03-23
12398 Kleinsmith Yusuf Y Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-06-21
12395 Kleinschmidt Christian C Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1917-05-14
12394 Kleinman Louis Harry L H Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-11-30
12392 Kleinhans Theodore Ernst T E Sergeant South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) 1945-03-21
12393 Kleinhans Wessel George W G Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-17
12390 Kleingeld Johannes Petrus J P Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-09-23
12389 Kleinenberg Theunis Munuik T M Lieutenant Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-01-25
12382 Kleinbooi Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-07-01
12383 Kleinbooi Filand F Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-06-11
12384 Kleinbooi H Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-10-28
12386 Kleinbooi S Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-04-23
12387 Kleinbooi Willie W Mule Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-13
12388 Kleinbooi Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1915-07-10
40793 Kleinbooi John J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1916-05-08
12380 Klein Piet P Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-16
12379 Klebedo David D Private Cape Corps 1947-06-14
12378 Kleb Stanley Fred S F Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 5 Field Coy. 1942-11-05
12377 Klatzkin Adolph A Lieutenant 26 Squadron 1945-01-17
12376 Klasser Christian C Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Service Corps Transport 1916-09-26