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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
22067 Russell Daniel McKinnon D M Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
22069 Russell George G Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
22070 Russell Gavin A G A Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1941-10-02
22071 Russell George Johnson G J Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-12
22073 Russell Ian Ramsay I R Sergeant 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 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 (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. 1917-09-21
22077 Russell John James Fraser J J F Captain South African Medical Corps (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 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-11
22082 Russell T A Second Lieutenant 10 Squadron 1942-08-04
22084 Russell William Alfred W A Lance Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1 Field Butchery Coy. 1941-05-23
22087 Russo Henry John Peter H J P Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1945-11-16
22088 Russouw Isaac I Native Driver South African Field Artillery 2nd Bty. 1916-06-18
22089 Rust E E Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1941-12-31
22090 Rust George Edward G E 2nd Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1919-06-14
22091 Rust Izak Cornelius I C Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
22092 Rustin Christian C Private Cape Corps 1942-06-20
22093 Ruth L S Bandsman South African Permanent Force 1941-04-02
22094 Ruthel August A Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
22095 Ruthenberg E V Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1947-01-13
22097 Rutherford Andrew William A W Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1918-01-09
22099 Rutherford W B Lance Corporal Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
22100 Rutherford Walter King W K Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-05-15
22101 Rutherford William Thomson W T Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
22102 Rutkin Sam S Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1944-03-06
22103 Ruxton William Ralph W R Lance Corporal 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) "B" Squadron 1914-11-25
22104 Ruziecki Edward E Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1943-03-15
22106 Rwairwai Jerry J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
22107 Ryall David Richmond D R Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Southern Floe 1941-02-11
22108 Ryan Charles Anthony C A Flight Sergeant 60 Squadron 1942-05-08
22109 Ryan Edmund Cyril E C Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 1946-01-03
22111 Ryan P Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-09-14
22112 Ryan William W Sapper South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1920-12-05
41441 Ryan Edward E Corporal Cape Mounted Rifles "D" Squadron 1912-12-31
22113 Rydar Henry Richard H R Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1919-04-14
22114 Ryder John J Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-18
22115 Ryder Robert Francis R F Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-15
22116 Ryland Geoffrey Henry G H Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1945-03-07
22117 Rylands John J Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-11
22118 Rynhoud Douglas Haig Vaughan D H V Air Corporal 40 Squadron 1940-08-30
22119 Rynhoud Fred Andrew F A Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1918-04-09
22139 SAFANE or SAFANI Klaas K Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-02
22509 SCOTSAMYANA or SOETSONYA Lifu L Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-01-03
41073 SEGADE or SEGADI Soloman S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours 1915-04-26
22639 SEGATINE or SEGATLA SAM or TOM S or T Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts 1915-07-03
23068 SIFATA or SIFUTA Joseph J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-20
23073 SIGHOTIA or SIKHOTIA Jameson J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-06-07