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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
21432 Richards W C Corporal 1942-11-28
21433 Richards William Charles W C Private 3rd Field Ambulance 1916-12-10
41069 Richards John J Labourer Railways and Harbours 1915-05-01
21408 Richard Andrew A Horse Driver 1917-03-22
21409 Richard Frans F Private 1941-03-08
21411 Richard V C Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1945-04-18
21402 Rice Arthur Cecil A C Private 2nd Regt. 1918-01-29
21403 Rice F Warrant Officer 24 Sqdn. 1944-05-07
21405 Rice Leonard L Private 4th Regt. 1918-07-03
21406 Rice Walter Edgar W E Corporal 4th Regt. 1916-07-07
21400 Ribbink Frank F Captain 24 Sqdn. 1944-02-25
21401 Ribbink Karel Eduard K E Lieutenant 22 Sqdn. 1944-12-17
21399 Rhys Arthur Russell A R Sergeant M.t. 1918-11-11
21395 Rhodes Sydney Richard S R Private 6th Regt. 1916-08-10
21396 Rhodes Thomas T Captain 21 Sqdn. 1942-10-27
21397 Rhodes William Rupert W R Major 24 Sqdn. 1944-09-19
21391 Rhoda Gabriel Bernhard G B Lance Corporal 1944-02-16
21392 Rhoda J Private 1943-05-16
21393 Rhoda Noble N Private 1942-03-20
21388 Rheeder Andries Hermanus A H Second Lieutenant 1944-02-29
21389 Rheeder Benjamin Freadman B F Corporal South African Rifles 2nd 1917-05-24
21390 Rheeder J H Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1946-05-08
21387 Rheder Louis Gerhardus L G Private 1st Regt. 1918-10-28
21365 Reynolds Bernard Kenneth B K Private 3rd Regt. 1916-08-01
21366 Reynolds Cecil Augustin George C A G Sergeant 2nd Regt. 1918-04-11
21368 Reynolds D A J Lance Bombardier 1941-11-24
21369 Reynolds Denis Clarence D C Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment "B" Coy. 1945-04-23
21370 Reynolds Desmond Westacott D W Air Sergeant 24 Sqdn. 1942-09-10
21371 Reynolds Ernest Benjamin E B Private 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
21372 Reynolds Ellis Frederick E F Staff Serjeant Major 1919-07-22
21374 Reynolds George G Private 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
21375 Reynolds George Ashton G A Staff Sergeant 36 Works and Constr. Coy. 1945-05-03
21376 Reynolds H A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-08-31
21377 Reynolds Herbert George H G Captain 1943-01-22
21379 Reynolds Harold Leonard H L Private 1st Regt. 1918-04-10
21380 Reynolds Isaac William I W Lance Corporal South African Horse 3rd 1916-05-18
21381 Reynolds James Frank Herbert J F H Private South African Pioneers 1918-12-11
21382 Reynolds John Lewis J L Private 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
21385 Reynolds Walter Cecil W C Sapper 8 Field Sqdn. 1945-07-13
21364 Reyners Piet P Private 1941-12-09
21363 Reyner J Private 1941-12-15
21360 Reyneke Adam Johannes A J Air Mechanic 34 Sqdn. 1944-06-29
21361 Reyneke Christiaan Frederick C F Sergeant Special Service Battalion 1942-10-08
21362 Reyneke John David J D Private 4th Regt. 1917-04-12
21359 Reynders William James W J Private 3rd Brigade 1916-10-25
21356 Reynard Frederick Henry F H Private 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
21357 Reynard Thomas James T J Private 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
21353 Rex Frank Alwan George F A G Private 1st Regt. 1918-07-19
21354 Rex Reginald Ruddock R R Private South African Horse 4th 1916-05-30
21355 Rex Wentworth Fitzwilliam Edward W F E Private 5th Regt. 1917-04-11