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Union Defence Force

South African and related defence-force eras recorded on the roll. Police, Boer, and most foreign forces are left blank on a person record unless a catalogued Force is set (e.g. RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces).

COLONIAL — Colonial forces (pre-Union) 0 UDF — Union Defence Force 22,717 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,385 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 1,257 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 922 SAP — South African Police 1
UDF 1912-07-01 – 1957-10-31 22,717 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
22087 Russo Henry John Peter H J P Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1945-11-16
22059 Russell Alexander A Captain Auxiliary Supply Column 1917-03-18
22060 Russell Alfred A Driver M.t. 1917-06-26
22061 Russell Aidan Stewart A S Lieutenant 1 Sqdn. 1941-06-30
22062 Russell A W Staff Sergeant 1946-12-16
22063 Russell Banjamin B Sergeant Transport and Remounts 1918-10-28
22065 Russell Cyril Reginald C R Lieutenant 16 Sqdn. 1944-08-21
22067 Russell Daniel McKinnon D M Private 3rd Regt. 1917-04-09
22069 Russell George G Sergeant 3rd Regt. 1917-04-09
22070 Russell Gavin A G A Signaller 1941-10-02
22071 Russell George Johnson G J Private 4th Regt. 1917-04-12
22073 Russell Ian Ramsay I R Sergeant 4th Regt. 1916-10-16
22076 Russell John Graham J G Sapper South African Div. Signal Coy. 1917-09-21
22077 Russell John James Fraser J J F Captain 15 Field Amb. 1941-12-02
22078 Russell Lionel Richard Norman L R N Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1941-04-03
22080 Russell Mogens Asker M A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1940-08-23
22081 Russell Sydney Allen S A Captain 4th Regt. 1916-07-11
22082 Russell T A Second Lieutenant 10 Sqdn. 1942-08-04
22084 Russell William Alfred W A Lance Corporal 1 Field Butchery Coy. 1941-05-23
22057 Rusk Frederick James F J Lieutenant 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1942-07-04
22056 Rushmere Patrick Kiva Quigley P K Q Captain 26 Air School 1942-12-10
22054 Rupert Anthony Edward A E Sergeant Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
22050 Rune Bright B Private 1945-01-19
22047 Rundle Aldborough Tom A T Warrant Officer Class II Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1944-10-18
22045 Rumney Cecil Albert C A Sapper 1941-03-08
22043 Rumble Arthur John A J Private 1st Regt. 1917-04-12
22042 Rumba Robert R Driver 1917-04-07
22041 Rumasimo Wilson W Labourer Railway Section 1917-09-19
22040 Rumalo Alec A Labourer 1917-02-27
22039 Rulsur Douglas C D C Gunner 5 Field Regt. 1942-05-10
22038 Rule Arthur Amisley William A A W Private 4th Regt. 1916-10-12
22019 Ruiters D Private 1944-03-20
22020 Ruiters D Private 1944-08-29
22021 Ruiters David D Private 122 M.T. Coy. 1941-09-13
22022 Ruiters Frank F Private 1944-12-17
22024 Ruiters H Private 1946-04-04
22025 Ruiters Henry H Pack Leader 1917-03-07
22026 Ruiters Jan J Driver 1917-02-12
22029 Ruiters Nicholaas N Private 1944-11-21
22030 Ruiters Richard R 1916-10-13
22031 Ruiters Stoffel S Donkey Driver 1917-09-02
22032 Ruiters Willie W Private 1945-02-16
22033 Ruiters W Private 1945-11-14
22034 Ruiters Walter W Stoker H.M.S.A.S. Soetvlei 1942-07-21
22037 Ruiters Stoffel S Donkey Loader 1917-03-23
22017 Ruiter George G Boats and Animals 1916-12-21
22018 Ruiter Joseph Aiden J A Lance Corporal 4th Regt. 1919-03-11
32767 Ruiter Denis Aidan D A Lieutenant 2 Sqdn. 1951-03-02
22016 Ruffles Leslie A. L A Private 12 Field Amb. 1942-07-03
22012 Rudolph Charles C Private General and Base Depots Depot Battalion (Port Elizabeth). 1914-12-10