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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
21824 Rose Herbert H Private 4th Regt. 1919-05-29
21825 Rose Harold Percival H P Private General and Base Depots General Depot (Wynberg). 1918-10-19
21826 Rose Leonard John L J Gunner 1944-06-28
21827 Rose Patrick Nathaniel P N Lance Corporal 3rd Regt. 1917-09-21
21828 Rose Reuben R Private 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
21815 Roscoe Thomas Le Breton T L B Private 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
21814 Roscholar James John J J Private 8th Regt. 1920-11-21
21812 Rorvik Einar Arne E A Captain 7 Sqdn. 1943-09-28
21813 Rorvik Ronald Erling R E Lieutenant 213 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 1944-10-30
21810 Rorke Charles Frederick C F Private South African Div. Signal Coy. 1916-10-01
21811 Rorke Denis C D C Sergeant Pretoria Highlanders 1st Bn. 1940-11-25
32731 Rorke Michael Hope M H Lieutenant 2 Sqdn. 1951-05-15
21808 Roper Alfred Edward A E Private 2nd Regt. 1916-10-13
21794 Roos Frederick Paul F P Private 5th Regt. 1916-06-20
21797 Roos John Henry J H Driver M.t. 1918-10-28
21799 Roos Johannes Martinus J M Private 7th Regt. 1918-10-13
21800 Roos Kenneth James K J Second Lieutenant 62 Air School 1941-05-26
21801 Roos Philip P Lieutenant 22 Sqdn. 1944-01-15
21802 Roos Paul A P A Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. 1917-03-04
21803 Roos Peter Barend P B Private 5th Regt. 1916-05-26
21804 Roos Philip Wouter P W Private South African Irish 1st Bn. 1941-02-23
21805 Roos R B Corporal 2 Field Provost Coy. 1942-06-15
21806 Roos Stephanus Johannes S J Private 1946-08-18
41440 Roos Gysbert Johannes G J Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. 1920-12-31
21792 Rooney Louis John L J Sapper South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1917-10-15
21791 Rook Joseph J Sapper South African Mounted Engineers 1918-11-09
21789 Rooi Jan J Private 1944-05-13
21790 Rooi William W Labourer Sanitary Section 1916-12-21
21786 Roodt Daniel Christian D C Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-02-22
21787 Roodt Hendrik Lourens H L Driver M.t. 1918-10-24
21788 Roodt N J M Air Sergeant 12 Sqdn. 1941-12-23
21785 Roodnich Carl Frederick C F Air Mechanic 1943-01-25
21784 Roodman Johannes Hendrik Nicolas J H N Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-10-25
21783 Roode J H Corporal 1941-12-06
21780 Rood Eugene E Lieutenant 31 Sqdn. 1944-07-26
21781 Rood F V Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1944-05-07
21782 Rood Gerhardus Hendrik Izak G H I Lieutenant 60 Sqdn. 1944-03-04
21779 Rontganger Alfred Jacobus A J Lance Corporal 1941-07-10
21777 Roney-Dougal Alan R A R Corporal 1945-08-13
21776 Ronan James J Private 7th Regt. 1918-10-30
21775 Ronald Kenneth K Private 4th Regt. 1917-04-12
21773 Romtu (ruthu?) Frans F Labourer Railway Section 1917-02-04
21772 Roman A Private 1941-10-08
21771 Rollnick Ezra Jonathan E J Lieutenant 26 Sqdn. 1944-10-16
21770 Roller William W Air Sergeant 12 Sqdn. 1940-12-05
21769 Rolland William W Lance Corporal 1942-11-02
21767 Rohlandt Johannes Jacobus J J Private 8th Regt. 1917-08-17
21765 Rohland L G J Gunner 1942-04-15
21761 Rogerson Alfred Gally (billy) A G Private 1940-04-04
21763 Rogerson Sidney Charles S C Private 3rd Regt. 1916-07-16