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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
21911 Rossouw Michiel Adrian M A Private 17th Mounted Rifles (Western Province Mounted Rifles) 1914-10-28
21913 Rossouw P A A Private Mounted Commandos Springbok Commando 1915-01-23
21914 Rossouw Petrus Johannes Louw P J L Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1st Special Engineer Section 1918-12-18
21915 Rossouw T J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1945-12-18
21916 Roth Andor A Captain General Service Corps 1946-01-25
21917 Rothkugel Max M Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-03-02
21918 Rothman Herbert Charles H C Warrant Officer Class II South African Veterinary Corps 1944-12-10
21920 Rothwell Benjamin Arthur Leopold B A L Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1916-08-26
41439 Roto Isaac Saki I S Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. 1914-08-13
21921 Roulston Frederick Harold F H Lieutenant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1941-11-15
21922 Rounthwaite Richard Thomas R T Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard 1943-11-01
21923 Rourke James J Company Sergeant Major South African Infantry Corps 9th Regt. 1916-07-27
21924 Rousseau Hendrik Gerrit H G Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 1918-11-05
21925 Rousseau Jacobus Faure J F Staff Sergeant Military Labour Corps 1918-11-09
21926 Rousseau Willem Petrus W P Major Military Magistrate 1918-09-03
32748 Rousseau Daniel Petrus D P Second Lieutenant South African Air Force CFS Dunnottar 1957-08-02
21927 Rousselle W J Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 45 Air School 1944-08-01
21928 Roussouw Lodewyk L Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-27
21929 Routledge John J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-02-26
21930 Roux Arthur David A D Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
21931 Roux Coenraad J C J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1943-08-18
21932 Roux D J J Private Essential Services Protection Corps 1942-08-18
21934 Roux Hans Jacob Beukes H J B Private Technical Service Corps 1945-04-01
21935 Roux Hendrik Lammert Johannes H L J Trooper South African Armoured Corps 1945-09-28
21936 Roux J Lieutenant South African Air Force 41 Air School 1943-08-20
21937 Roux Joe J Private Cape Corps 1943-09-29
21938 Roux John C J C Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1943-10-29
21939 Roux Jacobus Marthinus J M Private South African Infantry Corps 5th Regt. 1916-06-20
21940 Roux Louis Adriaan L A Sergeant Q Service Corps 1941-12-09
21941 Roux Pieter Johannes Cornelius P J C Private South African Infantry Corps 5th Regt. 1917-01-29
21942 Roux Petrus Theodorus Ernst P T E Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1941-11-28
21943 Roux Stephanus Gerhardus S G Private Field Force Battalion 1/2 1941-08-22
32754 Roux Henry Hough H H Sergeant Transvaal Scottish 8th Infantry 1922-03-12
21945 Roven Louis Charles L C Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1st 1946-01-28
21947 Rowan James J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-01-12
21948 Rowan Joseph Terence J T Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1944-09-23
21949 Rowan Rowland William R W Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Squadron 1944-05-14
21950 Rowan S E Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1943-06-25
21951 Rowan Trevor Aubrey T A Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st Bn. 1941-07-12
21952 Rowan Walter W Private South African Infantry Corps 9th Regt. 1916-05-11
21953 Rowcroft Albert Edward A E Captain General Service Corps 1946-04-02
21955 Rowe Cecil C Lieutenant South African Air Force 146 Squadron 1943-03-08
21957 Rowe Dennis Douglas D D Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
21958 Rowe Fred William F W Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. 1915-08-20
21959 Rowe G P Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1944-03-06
21961 Rowe Ivan Valentine I V Lieutenant South African Air Force 26 Squadron 1944-02-03
21962 Rowe John Burnard J B Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-08
21963 Rowe Patrick William P W Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-07-06
21964 Rowe Richard R Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1918-11-09
21965 Rowe Rodney Joseph R J Lieutenant South African Air Force 185 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-09-18