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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
11976 Kelly John J Sergeant South African Pioneers 1918-03-19
11977 Kelly James J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1918-01-04
11978 Kelly John J Burgher Mounted Commandos Bloemhof Commando 1915-05-20
11979 Kelly James Osborne Percival J O P Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Brigade Depot 1917-03-20
11980 Kelly Kevin Aloysius K A Lieutenant South African Air Force 142 Squadron 1944-08-20
11981 Kelly Milford M Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-21
11982 Kelly Patrick P Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-31
11983 Kelly William Patrick James W P J Corporal Cape Corps "D" Coy. 1943-11-14
11985 Kelly Richard R Corporal Indian and Malay Corps 1942-05-23
11986 Kelly William Harry W H Lieutenant South African Air Force 25 Air School 1942-09-08
11987 Kelly William James Hellet W J H Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1942-06-20
31030 Kelly Brian Patrick B P Air Mechanic South African Air Force Cfs 1956-05-25
11961 Kellner Max M Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1944-01-21
11960 Kelley James J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-28
11959 Keller Albert Edward A E Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-16
11958 Kelleher John Joseph J J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-10
11956 Kellar Raeburn Barker R B Lieutenant South African Air Force 17 Squadron 1944-09-22
11955 Kelland Allen Fooks A F Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 31 Squadron 1944-06-12
17072 Kelishe Willie W Private South African Native Labour Corps 13th Bn. 1918-01-21
11954 Kele Mothakathi M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-05-15
11952 Kekane Alex A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-05-11
11953 Kekane Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-07-21
11947 Kekana Joseph J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-03-08
11948 Kekana Joseph Sekgalabye J S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-01-28
11949 Kekana Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-08-14
11950 Kekana Serokoloane Jack S J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-01-17
11951 Kekana William Nkgopolo W N Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-07-07
11946 Kekaine (kekane) Klaas K Pack Mule Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1918-01-22
11945 Kekae Petrus P Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1942-07-31
11941 Keith Baird Wilson B W Corporal South African Mounted Engineers 1918-09-23
11943 Keith Kenneth Ian Blair K I B Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Cornwall 1942-04-05
11944 Keith N S Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1942-05-27
11939 Keir Alwin James A J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1 Dock Operating Coy. 1942-05-21
11940 Keir William W Corporal Q Service Corps 1946-08-02
11937 Keil Lewis L Corporal South African Rifles 1st 1917-06-05
11938 Keil Louis L Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1945-09-23
11934 Keightley Ross George R G Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-12-03
11933 Kegg Henry H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-12
11927 Keet Benjamin Lombard B L Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-16
11928 Keet F V Z Sergeant Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-01-02
11929 Keet Henry Martin Herman H M H Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Goede Hoop 1946-05-04
11930 Keet Pieter Gerhard Jacobus P G J Warrant Officer Class II Q Service Corps 1947-06-14
11926 Keeping Howard George H G Corporal Active Citizen Force Artillery 12th Citizen Bty. 1914-12-17
11925 Keeny Louie Raymond L R Staff Sergeant South African Engineer Corps 46 Survey Coy. 1942-11-09
11924 Keeney Frederick William F W Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Hermes 1942-04-09
11923 Keene Douglas Reginald Heley D R H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-11-01
11922 Keen George William G W Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police 2 L. of C. Provost Coy. 1945-04-09
11917 Keeley Charles Henry C H Trooper South African Horse 2nd 1916-04-29
11918 Keeley Ernest James E J Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-07-23
11919 Keeley James John J J Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 2 Air School 1940-12-31