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Union Defence Force

South African and related defence-force eras recorded on the roll. SAP, SAPS, and SWAPOL are tagged as Forces. Merchant navy and civilian war-dead are left blank. Foreign and Boer units are tagged when the regiment name is unambiguous (e.g. Australian Field Artillery → AUS).

BOER — Boer forces 5,172 COLONIAL — Colonial forces (pre-Union) 405 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,809 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,870 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,040 SAP — South African Police 3,732 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 159 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,066 CAN — Canadian forces 58 NZ — New Zealand forces 43 IND — Indian forces 36 IDF — Israeli Defence Forces 81 US — United States forces 7 GER — German forces 4
UDF 1912-07-01 – 1957-10-31 24,809 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
22065 Russell Cyril Reginald C R Lieutenant 16 Squadron 1944-08-21
22067 Russell Daniel McKinnon D M Private 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
22069 Russell George G Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-09
22070 Russell Gavin A G A Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1941-10-02
22071 Russell George Johnson G J Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-12
22073 Russell Ian Ramsay I R Sergeant 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-16
22075 Russell John Cecil Matthew J C M Acting Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
22076 Russell John Graham J G Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. 1917-09-21
22077 Russell John James Fraser J J F Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) 15 Field Amb. 1941-12-02
22078 Russell Lionel Richard Norman L R N Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1941-04-03
22079 Russell Matthew M Gunner South African Field Artillery 1st 1918-12-17
22080 Russell Mogens Asker M A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1940-08-23
22081 Russell Sydney Allen S A Captain 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-11
22082 Russell T A Second Lieutenant 10 Squadron 1942-08-04
22084 Russell William Alfred W A Lance Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1 Field Butchery Coy. 1941-05-23
22058 Russau Herman Francis H F Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1918-10-16
22057 Rusk Frederick James F J Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1942-07-04
22056 Rushmere Patrick Kiva Quigley P K Q Captain 26 Air School 1942-12-10
22054 Rupert Anthony Edward A E Sergeant Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
22051 Runnalls William W Private South African Field Artillery 1916-10-02
22050 Rune Bright B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-01-19
22047 Rundle Aldborough Tom A T Warrant Officer Class II Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1944-10-18
22049 Rundle Ralph Leslie R L Driver South African Field Artillery 1917-11-10
22045 Rumney Cecil Albert C A Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1941-03-08
22043 Rumble Arthur John A J Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-04-12
22044 Rumble Harold H Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 75th (Natal) Siege Bty. 1917-07-03
22042 Rumba Robert R Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-07
22041 Rumasimo Wilson W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-09-19
22040 Rumalo Alec A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-27
22039 Rulsur Douglas C D C Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 5 Field Regiment 1942-05-10
22038 Rule Arthur Amisley William A A W Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-10-12
22019 Ruiters D Private Cape Corps 1944-03-20
22020 Ruiters D Private Cape Corps 1944-08-29
22021 Ruiters David D Private Cape Corps 122 M.T. Coy. 1941-09-13
22022 Ruiters Frank F Private Cape Corps 1944-12-17
22023 Ruiters Frank F Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-02-04
22024 Ruiters H Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1946-04-04
22025 Ruiters Henry H Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-07
22026 Ruiters Jan J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-02-12
22027 Ruiters Jan J Native Driver South African Field Artillery 5th Bty. 1917-07-15
22028 Ruiters Jan J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 6 Coy 1918-11-21
22029 Ruiters Nicholaas N Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-11-21
22030 Ruiters Richard R South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-10-13
22031 Ruiters Stoffel S Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-09-02
22032 Ruiters Willie W Private Cape Corps 1945-02-16
22033 Ruiters W Private Cape Corps 1945-11-14
22034 Ruiters Walter W Stoker South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Soetvlei 1942-07-21
22035 Ruiters Willem W Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-06-08
22036 Ruiters William W Driver South African Field Artillery 1916-11-08
22037 Ruiters Stoffel S Donkey Loader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-23