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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
21550 Robberts Kaspar Jeremiah K J Petty Officer H.M.S.A.S. Goulding 1943-07-01
21546 Robb David Blackie D B Second Lieutenant 4th Regt. 1918-03-15
21547 Robb John J Private 3rd Regt. 1916-08-01
21544 Robarts Cyril Alfred C A Sergeant 4th Regt. 1918-01-03
21545 Robarts Eugene E Lieutenant 111 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 1944-06-04
21539 Rix Bertram Carl George B C G Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-10-23
21538 Rives Arthur Daniel A D Private 2nd Regt. 1918-03-22
21537 Rivers Clement John C J Air Sergeant 12 Sqdn. 1941-01-08
32696 Rivers Thomas T Sapper South African Mounted Rifles SA Cape Corps 1923-05-26
21535 Ritters William Johannes Lewis W J L Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-10-23
21536 Ritters William Johannes Louis W J L Private 1st Regt. 1918-10-19
21523 Ritchie Frank Johnson F J Lance Corporal First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1944-06-22
21528 Ritchie Henry Douglas H D Private 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
21530 Ritchie James William John J W J Corporal 11 Field Coy. 1943-08-14
21532 Ritchie Thomas T Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-06-22
21533 Ritchie Thomas David T D Driver M.t. 1918-01-19
21521 Rissik Johann J Gunner 1/6 Field Regt. 1944-11-17
21519 Rishton Arthur Hamilton A H Captain 1942-03-01
21517 Ripley John Atkinson J A Private 1942-03-05
21516 Rip Joris William Charles J W C Sapper South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1918-03-24
21515 Rintoul Robert R Private 4th Regt. 1917-04-09
21511 Rillie Alexander A Driver M.t. 1919-07-09
21505 Riley Alfred A Sergeant 4th Regt. 1918-10-18
21506 Riley Albert Alexander A A Sergeant Rand Light Infantry 1st 1941-12-31
21507 Riley Frederick James F J Private 3rd Regt. 1917-09-21
21510 Riley Hugh Denis H D Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1941-12-09
21504 Rigney Patrick Mathew John P M J Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. 1941-12-02
21501 Riggs Bertram Andrew B A Gunner 7 Field Regt. 1942-01-23
21502 Riggs Frederick Vernon F V Private 1st Regt. 1916-09-11
21499 Rigg Kenneth Marshall K M Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-13
21500 Rigg Thomas T Private South African Pioneers 1916-12-26
21497 Rigby Donald Inglis D I Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1944-06-08
21496 Ries Harry H Private 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
21495 Rielly Sydney Lynton Payne S L P Sapper 11 Field Coy. 1943-01-05
21492 Riekert R Sapper 1945-08-09
21493 Riekert Simon J. S J Gunner 7 Field Regt. 1942-01-24
21494 Riekert Simon Lodewyk S L Sergeant 1943-10-16
21491 Rieckert Hendrick Johannes H J Private 8th Regt. 1917-07-19
21490 Rieb Johannes Frederick J F Corporal 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
21488 Ridley Frederick W C F W C Private 1942-12-15
21486 Ridgway James Marshall J M Sergeant 11th Infantry (Rand Light Infantry) 1915-09-22
21487 Ridgway Ulric Peter U P Private 2nd Regt. 1918-03-28
21484 Ridgill Charles Robert C R Private 1st Regt. 1918-10-18
21485 Ridgill Frank Ernest F E Private 8th Regt. 1917-07-19
21482 Ridge Leonard George Savory L G S Corporal 38 Railway Construction Coy. 1945-08-02
21483 Ridge Stephen Cyril S C Sergeant 1942-03-09
32687 Ridge Brian William B W Air Mechanic 7 Aatw 1951-11-24
21481 Ridgard Frederick Arthur F A Sergeant 1942-04-21
21480 Riders Booi B Labourer 1916-12-08
21479 Rider Charles Geoffrey C G Lieutenant 6th Regt. 1916-05-13