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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
21800 Roos Kenneth James K J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 62 Air School 1941-05-26
21801 Roos Philip P Lieutenant South African Air Force 22 Squadron 1944-01-15
21802 Roos Paul A P A Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. 1917-03-04
21803 Roos Peter Barend P B Private South African Infantry Corps 5th Regt. 1916-05-26
21804 Roos Philip Wouter P W Private South African Irish 1st Bn. 1941-02-23
21805 Roos R B Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 2 Field Provost Coy. 1942-06-15
21806 Roos Stephanus Johannes S J Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1946-08-18
41440 Roos Gysbert Johannes G J Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. 1920-12-31
21808 Roper Alfred Edward A E Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-13
21810 Rorke Charles Frederick C F Private South African Corps of Signals South African Div. Signal Coy. 1916-10-01
21811 Rorke Denis C D C Sergeant Pretoria Highlanders 1st Bn. 1940-11-25
32731 Rorke Michael Hope M H Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Squadron 1951-05-15
21812 Rorvik Einar Arne E A Captain South African Air Force 7 Squadron 1943-09-28
21813 Rorvik Ronald Erling R E Lieutenant South African Air Force 213 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-10-30
21814 Roscholar James John J J Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1920-11-21
21815 Roscoe Thomas Le Breton T L B Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
21816 Rose A Corporal South African Medical Corps 1947-03-16
21820 Rose Claud Vincent C V Lieutenant Permanent Force H Q Staff 1918-09-06
21821 Rose Ernest Andrew E A Sapper South African Water Supply Corps 1918-02-23
21822 Rose Ernest Walker E W Gunner South African Artillery 1 Anti-Tank Regt. 1941-11-23
21823 Rose George Richard G R Lieutenant General Service Corps 1944-11-22
21824 Rose Herbert H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1919-05-29
21825 Rose Harold Percival H P Private General and Base Depots General Depot (Wynberg). 1918-10-19
21826 Rose Leonard John L J Gunner South African Artillery 1944-06-28
21827 Rose Patrick Nathaniel P N Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-09-21
21828 Rose Reuben R Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
21845 Rose-Price Thomas Robert Frederick T R F Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1941-05-21
21830 Roseby Percy Richardson P R Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-25
21834 Rosenberg Arthur Lawrence A L Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1943-11-08
21835 Rosenberg Frank F Private South African Veteran Reserve 1918-10-10
21836 Rosenberg Isaiah Charles I C Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1945-08-01
21837 Rosenberg Louis L Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1943-11-04
21838 Rosenberg Louis Israel L I Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-23
21839 Rosendorff Martin M Lieutenant South African Air Force 232 Squadron 1944-04-29
21840 Rosenstein Ernest Willy E W Lieutenant South African Air Force 185 Squadron 1945-04-02
21841 Rosenthal Jacob J Private Q Service Corps 1942-03-12
21842 Rosenthal Norman N Corporal South African Irish 1st 1941-11-23
21843 Rosenthal Paul Henry P H Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1 Field Sqn. 1940-10-20
21844 Rosenzweig Wouda Herschel W H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-18
21846 Roseveare Basil B Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-09
21847 Roseveare Thomas William T W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
21848 Rosholt Aubrey Colin A C Lieutenant South African Air Force 7 Squadron 1943-02-12
21849 Rosi Ludzizya L Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1946-02-17
21850 Rosier Isaac I Lance Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st 1941-12-03
21851 Roskilly Arthur Kemp A K Lieutenant South African Air Force 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1942-07-08
21852 Roskrow William Thomas W T Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-09
21854 Ross Alexander A Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-10-17
21855 Ross Alexander A Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1944-07-29
21857 Ross Bert Walter B W Private Regiment De la Rey 1940-10-07
21858 Ross Cecil Keith C K Lieutenant South African Air Force 76 Operational Training Unit RAF 1945-03-29