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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
22082 Russell T A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 10 Squadron 1942-08-04
22084 Russell William Alfred W A Lance Corporal Q Service 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 1919-06-14
22091 Rust Izak Cornelius I C Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 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 South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
22095 Ruthenberg E V Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1947-01-13
22097 Rutherford Andrew William A W Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1918-01-09
22099 Rutherford W B Lance Corporal Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
22100 Rutherford Walter King W K Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-05-15
22101 Rutherford William Thomson W T Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
22102 Rutkin Sam S Lieutenant South African Air Force 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 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1943-03-15
22106 Rwairwai Jerry J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
22107 Ryall David Richmond D R Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S.A.S. Southern Floe 1941-02-11
22108 Ryan Charles Anthony C A Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 60 Squadron 1942-05-08
22109 Ryan Edmund Cyril E C Private Q Service Corps 1946-01-03
22111 Ryan P Trooper South African Armoured 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 1919-04-14
22114 Ryder John J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-07-18
22115 Ryder Robert Francis R F Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-15
22116 Ryland Geoffrey Henry G H Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Squadron 1945-03-07
22117 Rylands John J Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-04-11
22118 Rynhoud Douglas Haig Vaughan D H V Air Corporal South African Air Force 40 Squadron 1940-08-30
22119 Rynhoud Fred Andrew F A Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-09
22139 SAFANE or SAFANI Klaas K Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1916-12-02
22509 SCOTSAMYANA or SOETSONYA Lifu L Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-01-03
41073 SEGADE or SEGADI Soloman S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours 1915-04-26
22639 SEGATINE or SEGATLA SAM or TOM S or T Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts 1915-07-03
23068 SIFATA or SIFUTA Joseph J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-20
23073 SIGHOTIA or SIKHOTIA Jameson J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-06-07
41078 SILOANE or SILWANE Hendrik H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours 1916-02-23
17014 SITLANI or SITLARI Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps 7th Coy. 1917-06-22
22120 Saaiman J D Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police 1943-10-27
22121 Saaiman Joachin Petrus J P Private South African Infantry Corps 11th Regt. 1916-12-21
22122 Saal J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1945-01-10
22123 Saal Petrus P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 5th Coy. 1918-05-13
22124 Saayman Barnardus B Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-12-06
22125 Saayman Lorraine L Lance Corporal Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-09-16
22127 Sabisa Norman N Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-09-19
22129 Sacks Barnie B Trooper Mounted Commandos Bloemhof Commando 1915-04-16
22130 Sacks Israel Ivan I I Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-17
22131 Sackstein Solomon S Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 26 Squadron 1944-10-16