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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
22022 Ruiters Frank F Private Cape Corps 1944-12-17
22023 Ruiters Frank F Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-02-04
22024 Ruiters H Private Indian and Malay Corps 1946-04-04
22025 Ruiters Henry H Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-07
22026 Ruiters Jan J Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-02-12
22027 Ruiters Jan J Native Driver South African Field Artillery 5th Bty. 1917-07-15
22028 Ruiters Jan J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 6 Coy 1918-11-21
22029 Ruiters Nicholaas N Private Indian and Malay Corps 1944-11-21
22030 Ruiters Richard R South African Native Labour Corps 1916-10-13
22031 Ruiters Stoffel S Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-09-02
22032 Ruiters Willie W Private Cape Corps 1945-02-16
22033 Ruiters W Private Cape Corps 1945-11-14
22034 Ruiters Walter W Stoker South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Soetvlei 1942-07-21
22035 Ruiters Willem W Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-06-08
22036 Ruiters William W Driver South African Field Artillery 1916-11-08
22037 Ruiters Stoffel S Donkey Loader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-23
22038 Rule Arthur Amisley William A A W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-10-12
22039 Rulsur Douglas C D C Gunner South African Artillery 5 Field Regt. 1942-05-10
22040 Rumalo Alec A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-02-27
22041 Rumasimo Wilson W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-09-19
22042 Rumba Robert R Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-07
22043 Rumble Arthur John A J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-12
22044 Rumble Harold H Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 75th (Natal) Siege Bty. 1917-07-03
22045 Rumney Cecil Albert C A Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1941-03-08
22047 Rundle Aldborough Tom A T Warrant Officer Class II Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1944-10-18
22049 Rundle Ralph Leslie R L Driver South African Field Artillery 1917-11-10
22050 Rune Bright B Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-01-19
22051 Runnalls William W Private South African Field Artillery 1916-10-02
22054 Rupert Anthony Edward A E Sergeant Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
22056 Rushmere Patrick Kiva Quigley P K Q Captain South African Air Force 26 Air School 1942-12-10
22057 Rusk Frederick James F J Lieutenant South African Air Force 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1942-07-04
22058 Russau Herman Francis H F Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1918-10-16
22059 Russell Alexander A Captain South African Service Corps Auxiliary Supply Column 1917-03-18
22060 Russell Alfred A Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1917-06-26
22061 Russell Aidan Stewart A S Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Squadron 1941-06-30
22062 Russell A W Staff Sergeant Q Service Corps 1946-12-16
22063 Russell Banjamin B Sergeant South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts 1918-10-28
22065 Russell Cyril Reginald C R Lieutenant South African Air Force 16 Squadron 1944-08-21
22067 Russell Daniel McKinnon D M Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-09
22069 Russell George G Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-09
22070 Russell Gavin A G A Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1941-10-02
22071 Russell George Johnson G J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-12
22073 Russell Ian Ramsay I R Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-10-16
22075 Russell John Cecil Matthew J C M Acting Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
22076 Russell John Graham J G Sapper South African Corps of Signals South African Div. Signal Coy. 1917-09-21
22077 Russell John James Fraser J J F Captain South African Medical Corps 15 Field Amb. 1941-12-02
22078 Russell Lionel Richard Norman L R N Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1941-04-03
22079 Russell Matthew M Gunner South African Field Artillery 1st 1918-12-17
22080 Russell Mogens Asker M A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1940-08-23
22081 Russell Sydney Allen S A Captain South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-11