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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
21350 Reunert David D Gunner 3 Field Regt. 1941-11-23
21347 Retief Herman H Burgher Mounted Commandos Bethlehem Commando 1914-12-20
21348 Retief Mattheus M Air Corporal 1944-02-14
21349 Retief Petrus Paulus Hartogh P P H Lieutenant Colonel South African Rifles Western Province Rifles 1915-04-09
21345 Restall Charles Albert C A Sergeant 2nd Regt. 1916-07-15
21343 Ressell Basil John B J Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-05-28
21344 Ressell Lindsay L Private 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
21342 Resnik Morris M Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
21341 Resimali (resamali) Picannin P Private 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
41068 Reshibengulu Jim J Labourer Railways and Harbours 1915-10-18
21338 Resenga Jim J Private 25th Coy. 1917-06-26
21339 Resenga Jim J Private 1918-06-08
21340 Resenga Sam S Corporal 1943-01-23
21337 Reseigh John Oats J O Private 7th Regt. 1916-04-28
21336 Rentzke Peter Michiel P M Private 1st Regt. 1919-03-19
21334 Renshaw Harold H Private 2nd Regt. 1916-07-17
21332 Rensburg John Nicholas J N Private 1941-12-09
21333 Rensburg Klaas K Private 1943-01-21
21331 Renou Percy William P W Corporal 8 Field Sqdn. 1944-06-27
21322 Rennie Francis Xavier F X Private 7th Regt. 1916-11-29
21324 Rennie Gordon James G J Captain 6th Regt. 1916-02-12
21325 Rennie James J Private 8th Regt. 1917-07-19
21326 Rennie John J Corporal Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-14
21327 Rennie Victor Lawrence V L Sergeant 1947-11-02
21328 Rennie William MacDonald W M Corporal Special Service Battalion 1944-06-12
21320 Rennick James Gordon J G Sapper Cape Fortress Engineers 1918-10-18
21319 Renew James J Corporal 1945-04-29
21318 Renaud C Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
21317 Remnant Arthur Edward A E Gunner 2 A.A. Regt. 1941-08-22
21315 Reitz Justus Willem J W Private 1st Regt. 1917-11-17
32659 Reitz Claude Michael Deneys C M D Lieutenant 4 Sqdn. 1952-09-03
21313 Reinhardt Frederick H F H Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-09-09
21314 Reinhardt John Charles J C Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment "B" Coy. 1945-04-22
21311 Reineke Petrus Jacobus P J Private 6th Bn. 1944-12-07
21308 Reinecke Charles Theodorus C T Sergeant South African Horse 7th 1916-10-04
21309 Reinecke Phillip Christoffel P C Staff Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1945-06-06
21310 Reinecke Pitrus Jacobus Linds P J L Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1941-11-17
32658 Reinecke Vivian V Air Mechanic 17 Sqdn. 1953-08-18
21307 Reim M F Lieutenant 4 Sqdn. 1945-03-03
21303 Reilly J Lance Corporal South African Irish 1st 1945-04-03
21306 Reilly Thomas Michael Anthony T M A Lieutenant 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1942-06-29
21269 Reid Albert Ernest A E Private 2nd Regt. 1916-07-09
21271 Reid C F Corporal 1945-10-16
21272 Reid Daniel D Corporal Native Carrier Transport 1919-12-08
21273 Reid David D Private 3rd Regt. 1916-07-16
21275 Reid Edward William E W Private 2nd Regt. 1918-03-21
21276 Reid Ernest William John E W J Air Mechanic 66 Air School 1941-12-09
21277 Reid Frank Victor Wallace F V W Sergeant 3rd Regt. 1916-07-19
21281 Reid H D Lieutenant 21 Sqdn. 1941-11-18
21283 Reid John J 1917-07-07