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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
11784 Kandel Piet P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps EA Transport 1917-11-07
11782 Kandavaza Alfred A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-07-21
11781 Kandala Sandy S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-10-15
11779 Kanapa Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts 1917-01-30
11777 Kanakana Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-10-03
11775 Kana Mali M Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
11774 Kan David D Labourer South African Native Labour Corps South African Service Corps Transport 1917-07-03
11771 Kampeni Alfred A South African Native Labour Corps 1917-06-23
11770 Kamp Sydney Ernest S E Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Training Depot 1914-11-25
11769 Kamose Petrus P Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-10
11768 Kammies S Private Indian and Malay Corps 1946-02-19
11767 Kamkam Mfanekiso M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-10-30
11764 Kamies Hendrik H Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-07-11
11765 Kamies Henry H Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
11763 Kami Johnson J Private South African Native Labour Corps 2nd Coy. 1917-10-30
11762 Kamffer Samuel Jacobus S J Private Technical Service Corps 1944-04-11
11761 Kamfer George G Private Cape Corps 1945-01-22
11759 Kamedien Isgaak I Private Cape Corps 1942-11-02
11757 Kambule Jacob J Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1944-05-07
11756 Kambula James J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-03-10
40999 Kamboude Adam A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts 1915-10-08
11754 Kambata Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-01-22
11750 Kamaj Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-13
11747 Kaltenbrunn William H W H Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-23
11746 Kalsen Archie A Corporal South African Medical Corps 1946-12-18
11745 Kaloto Simon S Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
11743 Kalonda Fred F Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-04-09
11742 Kalmer Harry H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-07
11740 Kallis Charles Duncan C D Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
11741 Kallis Joseph Henry Walter J H W Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1943-01-28
11739 Kallenbach Charles Ferdinand C F Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-09-12
11737 Kaliya Joseph J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-12-16
11736 Kalitz Abraham A Private South African Pioneers 1917-09-02
41344 Kalitshe Bugudu B Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. 1915-02-05
11734 Kalis Charles Alfred C A Air Corporal South African Air Force 44 Squadron 1944-12-13
11735 Kalis Henry Joseph Page H J P Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-20
11730 Kali Hamilton H Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section 1917-02-21
11724 Kale Andries A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-05-19
11725 Kale Joel J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-08-06
11726 Kale Karl K Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
11722 Kalako Tom T Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-01-02
11719 Kakela Mac M Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. 1917-02-21
11717 Kaka John Kula J K Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-01-23
11716 Kajong John J Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-06-30
11715 Kaiman Andrew A Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-03
11714 Kailand Petrus P Private Cape Corps 1943-07-08
11713 Kaifus Jan J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-06-24
11712 Kahts Andrew Paul A P Burgher Mounted Commandos Col. Badenhorst's Commando 1914-11-16
11710 Kahn Abraham A Air Sergeant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1941-12-19
11711 Kahn Louis L Corporal South African Artillery 1946-01-07