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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
21170 Raubenheimer Petrus Jacobus P J Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1940-07-27
32641 Raubenheimer Gideon Johannes G J Air Apprentice South African Air Force (Corps) 1938-08-11
21171 Raulane Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-04-30
21172 Rausch Leonard Harcourt L H Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-10-13
21173 Rautenbach Abraham A Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-15
21174 Rautenbach Ignatius Michael I M Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regiment 1915-10-30
21175 Rautenbach James Jackson J J Private South African Horse 2nd 1916-05-08
21176 Rautenbach Willem Diederick W D Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-08-01
32646 Rautenbach Johann Knapp J K Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) Cfs 1956-05-25
21177 Ravens Albert Edward A E Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Bluff 1944-03-31
21178 Ravenscroft James John J J Private South African Railway Services 1918-10-26
21179 Ravenscroft William King W K Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1942-01-11
21180 Raw Jack J J J Pupil Pilot 23 Air School 1943-12-14
21181 Raw P G Pupil Pilot 25 Air School 1942-03-02
21183 Rawer Joseph J Private Returned Soldiers' Battalion Returned Soldiers' Bn. 1920-10-13
21184 Rawlins Frank F Major Q Service Corps (Corps) 1942-12-19
21185 Rawlinson Clive Francis Methley C F M Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1943-06-04
21187 Rawlinson John J Private Cape Corps 1945-03-17
21189 Rawson Henry Grey Forbes H G F Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-02-27
21194 Ray Harry Ewart H E Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 4th Field Ambulance 1918-07-11
21196 Ray-Howett George G Lieutenant 34 Squadron 1944-10-16
21197 Rayment Ernest Edward Stacey E E S Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1942-07-16
21198 Raynal Louis Roger L R Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1918-10-10
21199 Raynard Henry James H J Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-04-16
21201 Rayner John Sherlock J S Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-16
21203 Rayner Robert Henry R H Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-18
21206 Raynor Patrick Thomas P T Lance Corporal South African Irish 1st 1941-11-23
21207 Rea George C. G C Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-12-07
21208 Rea William James W J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-06-30
21209 Read Albert Everard A E Sergeant 10th South African Infantry 1919-09-08
21211 Read Grey Alexander G A Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-07-26
21212 Read Henry Avory H A Air Sergeant 24 Squadron 1941-08-05
21213 Read James J Lieutenant Field Force Brigade 1st Bn. 1940-03-22
21214 Read Richard St. Elmo R S E Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1944-11-16
21215 Read Thomas Jaffray T J Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1916-08-01
21216 Readett Robinson Henry R H Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-15
21218 Rechenberg Julius J Corporal 6th South African Infantry 1920-08-27
21219 Rector Martin M Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-13
21220 Redding John Patrick J P Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
21221 Reddy G D Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-05-15
21222 Reddy S Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1940-10-03
21223 Redelinghuys G F J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1945-11-10
21227 Redlinghuys Peter P Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-09
21228 Redman Arthur Ernest A E Captain General Service Corps (Corps) 1944-01-25
21229 Redman Geoffrey G Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-02-26
21231 Redman Roland Aylmer R A Leading Stoker South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Dorsetshire 1942-04-05
21233 Redpath Lionel L Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-15
21234 Redwood Charles Huntley C H Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
21235 Redwood Douglas John D J Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-13
21236 Reed Arthur Ernest A E Trooper South African Horse 7th 1916-09-07