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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
22011 Rudolf Thomas James T J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-11
22012 Rudolph Charles C Private General and Base Depots Depot Battalion (Port Elizabeth). 1914-12-10
22013 Rudolph Edward Francis Bennett E F B Lieutenant General Service Corps (Corps) 1943-10-05
22014 Rudolph Johannes J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-07-24
22015 Rudolph Siefried Victor S V Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-22
22016 Ruffles Leslie A. L A Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 12 Field Amb. 1942-07-03
22017 Ruiter George G South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Boats and Animals 1916-12-21
22018 Ruiter Joseph Aiden J A Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1919-03-11
32767 Ruiter Denis Aidan D A Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1951-03-02
22019 Ruiters D Private Cape Corps 1944-03-20
22020 Ruiters D Private Cape Corps 1944-08-29
22021 Ruiters David D Private Cape Corps 122 M.T. Coy. 1941-09-13
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 (Corps) 1946-04-04
22025 Ruiters Henry H Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-07
22026 Ruiters Jan J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (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 (Corps) 1944-11-21
22030 Ruiters Richard R South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-10-13
22031 Ruiters Stoffel S Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (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 (Corps) 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 (Corps) 1917-03-23
22038 Rule Arthur Amisley William A A W Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-10-12
22039 Rulsur Douglas C D C Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 5 Field Regiment 1942-05-10
22040 Rumalo Alec A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-27
22041 Rumasimo Wilson W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-09-19
22042 Rumba Robert R Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-07
22043 Rumble Arthur John A J Private 1st South African Infantry 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 (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 (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 26 Air School 1942-12-10
22057 Rusk Frederick James F J Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 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 (Corps) Auxiliary Supply Column 1917-03-18
22060 Russell Alfred A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1917-06-26
22061 Russell Aidan Stewart A S Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1941-06-30
22062 Russell A W Staff Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1946-12-16
22063 Russell Banjamin B Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1918-10-28
22065 Russell Cyril Reginald C R Lieutenant 16 Squadron 1944-08-21