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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
21299 Reid William W Private South African Army Postal Corps (Corps) 1944-08-19
21300 Reid William W Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-18
21302 Reid William Mitchell W M Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-01-03
21303 Reilly J Lance Corporal South African Irish 1st 1945-04-03
21306 Reilly Thomas Michael Anthony T M A Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1942-06-29
21307 Reim M F Lieutenant 4 Squadron 1945-03-03
21308 Reinecke Charles Theodorus C T Sergeant South African Horse 7th 1916-10-04
21309 Reinecke Phillip Christoffel P C Staff Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1945-06-06
21310 Reinecke Pitrus Jacobus Linds P J L Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1941-11-17
32658 Reinecke Vivian V Air Mechanic 17 Squadron 1953-08-18
21311 Reineke Petrus Jacobus P J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 6th Bn. 1944-12-07
21312 Reingold Nicolaas N Sergeant South African Military Constabulary 1st 1920-02-05
21313 Reinhardt Frederick H F H Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-09-09
21314 Reinhardt John Charles J C Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment "B" Coy. 1945-04-22
21315 Reitz Justus Willem J W Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-11-17
32659 Reitz Claude Michael Deneys C M D Lieutenant 4 Squadron 1952-09-03
21316 Remerese Manuel M Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 879th Coy. 1918-11-07
21317 Remnant Arthur Edward A E Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 2 A.A. Regiment 1941-08-22
21318 Renaud C Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
21319 Renew James J Corporal South African Pay Corps (Corps) 1945-04-29
21320 Rennick James Gordon J G Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) Cape Fortress Engineers 1918-10-18
21322 Rennie Francis Xavier F X Private 7th South African Infantry 1916-11-29
21323 Rennie George Godfrey G G Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (South Africa) S.A.R.N.V.R. H.M.S. "Pembroke" 1918-11-04
21324 Rennie Gordon James G J Captain 6th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-02-12
21325 Rennie James J Private 8th South African Infantry 1917-07-19
21326 Rennie John J Corporal Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-14
21327 Rennie Victor Lawrence V L Sergeant South African Pay Corps (Corps) 1947-11-02
21328 Rennie William MacDonald W M Corporal Special Service Battalion 1944-06-12
21330 Rennison Petrus Johannes P J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-13
21331 Renou Percy William P W Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 8 Field Squadron 1944-06-27
21332 Rensburg John Nicholas J N Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
21333 Rensburg Klaas K Private Cape Corps 1943-01-21
21334 Renshaw Harold H Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-17
21335 Rentz Aron Andries A A Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-06
21336 Rentzke Peter Michiel P M Private 1st South African Infantry 1919-03-19
21337 Reseigh John Oats J O Private 7th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-04-28
21338 Resenga Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 25th Coy. 1917-06-26
21339 Resenga Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-06-08
21340 Resenga Sam S Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-01-23
41068 Reshibengulu Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours 1915-10-18
21341 Resimali (resamali) Picannin P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
21342 Resnik Morris M Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
21343 Ressell Basil John B J Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-05-28
21344 Ressell Lindsay L Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-09-20
21345 Restall Charles Albert C A Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-15
21346 Retief Anna Johanna A J Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1942-02-04
21347 Retief Herman H Burgher Mounted Commandos Bethlehem Commando 1914-12-20
21348 Retief Mattheus M Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-02-14
21349 Retief Petrus Paulus Hartogh P P H Lieutenant Colonel South African Rifles Western Province Rifles 1915-04-09
21350 Reunert David D Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment 1941-11-23