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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
21764 Rogerson Thomas T Private 10th Regt. 1916-05-23
21741 Rogers Cedric Llewellyn C L Second Lieutenant 26 Sqdn. 1944-05-17
21742 Rogers Frank F Private 3rd Regt. 1918-03-05
21743 Rogers Frederick F Lance Corporal 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
21744 Rogers Francis Henry F H Private 2nd Regt. 1918-05-07
21745 Rogers George Lawrence Dickenson G L D Air Mechanic 12 Sqdn. 1944-04-07
21746 Rogers Herbert Caleb H C Private 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
21749 Rogers James J Private 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
21750 Rogers Jack Churchill J C Warrant Officer Class I 17 Sqdn. 1944-09-22
21751 Rogers J Horace J H Trooper 4th Armoured Car Regt. 1941-12-01
21752 Rogers Marcus Chester M C Private 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
21753 Rogers Noel Dixon N D Sergeant 11 Anti Tank Regt. 1944-08-01
21756 Rogers Raymond Noel R N Captain Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1942-10-10
21757 Rogers Stewart John S J Private 4th Regt. 1918-09-12
21758 Rogers Stanley Robert S R Sergeant 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
21760 Rogers Walter Louis Francis W L F Trooper Special Service Battalion 1943-11-25
21737 Rogan Harold Edwin H E Lieutenant 178 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 1944-04-15
21738 Rogan MacKenzie Stewart M S Lieutenant 23 Sqdn. 1943-10-09
21736 Roffey Frederick John F J Private 2nd Regt. 1916-07-16
21735 Roetz Gert Diedrik G D Lieutenant 27 Sqdn. 1945-04-17
21731 Roets Andries Jacobus A J Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-12-09
21732 Roets Hendrick A H A Private 1943-05-22
21734 Roets Niklass J N J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
21730 Roestorff Lewis R L R Private 1st Regt. 1918-10-15
21729 Roertosoff Willie W Labourer No. 2 Veterinary Base 1917-05-13
21728 Roelofse Johannes Jacobus J J Lieutenant 4 Sqdn. 1945-01-04
21725 Roe Arthur A Lance Corporal 2nd Regt. 1916-07-09
21724 Rodwell Thomas T Corporal Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-10-09
21723 Rodus Solomon S Private 1945-04-02
21721 Rodney James Edwin J E Corporal Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-24
21718 Rodgers John Lee Wellyn J L W Warrant Officer Class I 12 Sqdn. 1944-07-14
21719 Rodgers M H Private 1943-06-06
21720 Rodgers Peter P Private 3rd Regt. 1916-07-16
21715 Rodger Albert William A W Pupil Pilot 1941-03-11
21716 Rodger John Lawrie Malcolm J L M Private 4th Regt. 1916-07-16
21714 Roderick Richard Thomas R T Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
21713 Roden William W Lance Corporal 3rd Regt. 1917-04-10
21707 Rodda Harold James H J Stoker 1st Class H.M.S.A.S. Bever 1944-11-30
21708 Rodda John Forbes J F Lance Corporal 4th Regt. 1916-10-28
21709 Rodda Matthias Aitken M A Lieutenant 8th Regt. 1916-03-21
21710 Rodda Thomas Edward T E Private 4th Regt. 1917-04-12
21705 Rocyn-Jones Augustus Huwes A H Major 8 Field Sqdn. 1945-04-29
21703 Rochford John Victor J V Captain 4 Sqdn. 1944-10-24
21702 Rocher Johannes Jacobus J J Corporal 1946-06-13
21701 Rochat Ernest Henry E H Private 1st Regt. 1918-10-17
21700 Robus Charles Pretorius C P Sapper 22 Field Park Coy. 1945-07-09
21695 Robson Alan C D A C D Corporal 6th Armoured Car Regt. 1941-11-22
21698 Robson John Johnson J J Private 4th Regt. 1917-01-27
21699 Robson Ralph Henry R H Private 1st Regt. 1918-10-23
21665 Robinson Alfred Leonard A L Flight Sergeant 12 Sqdn. 1942-07-24