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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
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 (Corps) 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 (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 (Corps) 46 Survey Coy. 1942-11-09
11924 Keeney Frederick William F W Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Hermes 1942-04-09
11923 Keene Douglas Reginald Heley D R H Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-11-01
11922 Keen George William G W Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 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 4th South African Infantry 1918-07-23
11919 Keeley James John J J Pupil Pilot 2 Air School 1940-12-31
31022 Keeler George Richmond G R Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1948-04-10
11915 Keel Douglas Haig D H Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1944-11-11
11913 Keegan John J Private 7th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-02-12
11914 Keegan John J Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-06-06
11912 Kedama (madlavana?) Benjiman B South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Boats and Animals 1917-01-31
11910 Keay Alexander A Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-12
11909 Keatley George Harry G H Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1944-06-13
11904 Keating Ernest William E W Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-07-17
11905 Keating Henry Joseph H J Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 6th Bn. 1943-01-10
11906 Keating John Michael J M Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Native Carrier Transport 1918-06-08
11907 Keating Robert Michael R M Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1940-06-30
11902 Keates Cecil Stanley C S Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-09
11901 Keast Charles Sydney C S Private 3rd South African Infantry 1918-10-08
11897 Kearns Brian Richard David B R D Second Lieutenant 62 Air School 1941-12-17
11898 Kearns Christopher C Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-03-10
11899 Kearns Lionel Hilary L H Pupil Pilot 21 Air School 1942-01-17
11900 Kearns Robert R Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
11896 Kearney Matthew Joseph M J Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1946-08-18
11894 Keane Hermann Theodore D'hoche H T D Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-30
11895 Keane John Pierce J P Private South African Road Corps (Corps) 2nd 1919-01-05
11893 Kealey Walter Edward Henry W E H Captain Q Service Corps (Corps) 1944-05-22
31019 Kealey Edward Arnold E A Captain Director of Music 1955-08-17
11891 Keal Cecil Leslie C L Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Mounted Bty. 1917-10-22
11889 Kazumula (kazomula) Natal N Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
11890 Kazu Albert A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-06-30
11882 Kazamula Moskein M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
11883 Kazamula Sam S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-07-09
11884 Kazamula Sprong S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-05-22
11885 Kazamula Sam N S N Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-11-30
11886 Kazamula Walter W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1941-10-10
11887 Kazamula Willie W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
11881 Kayzer Daniel D Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-18
11879 Kayster John J Private Cape Corps 1942-06-16
11878 Kayser David Cornelius D C Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 4/22 Field Regiment 1944-06-15
11876 Kaye John D J D Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-06-07
11868 Kay Fredrick Charles F C Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-05-09
11870 Kay John Hildreth J H Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard "B" Rhodesia Sqn. 1944-09-12
11871 Kay Leslie Deveton L D Lieutenant Colonel South African Artillery (Corps) 1/6 Field Regiment 1944-10-21
11872 Kay Lionel Phillip L P Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-07-09