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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
22017 Ruiter George G South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Boats and Animals 1916-12-21
22018 Ruiter Joseph Aiden J A Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1919-03-11
32767 Ruiter Denis Aidan D A Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1951-03-02
22016 Ruffles Leslie A. L A Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 12 Field Amb. 1942-07-03
22012 Rudolph Charles C Private General and Base Depots Depot Battalion (Port Elizabeth). 1914-12-10
22013 Rudolph Edward Francis Bennett E F B Lieutenant General Service Corps (Corps) 1943-10-05
22014 Rudolph Johannes J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-07-24
22015 Rudolph Siefried Victor S V Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-22
22011 Rudolf Thomas James T J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-11
22010 Rudman Evelyn E Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-12-09
22008 Ruddock Arthur Edward A E Captain South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-05-09
22009 Ruddock R N Captain South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1945-01-05
22003 Ruddle Philip James P J Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-06-13
22004 Ruddle Cecil Henry Guy C H G Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) Afu 1944-01-21
22005 Ruddle Frederick F Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-17
22007 Ruddle Walter James W J Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment 1918-10-21
21997 Rudd Clarence C Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-04-12
21998 Rudd Christian Tiberius C T Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 33 Works Coy. 1941-05-20
21999 Rudd Ernest Frederick E F Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
22000 Rudd Jack J Lieutenant Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st 1941-02-22
22001 Rudd Johannes Lodewickus J L Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-06-09
21996 Ruck Joseph John J J Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-15
21993 Rubin Allan Bernard A B Private Transvaal Scottish 1941-12-09
21994 Rubin Jack J Private 9th South African Infantry 1916-07-16
21995 Rubin Norman N Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-03-31
21990 Royston Garnet Hume Donovan G H D Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-10-27
21991 Royston William Alfred W A Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-10-12
21989 Royne James J Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1918-05-25
21986 Roycroft George Harold G H Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-30
21985 Royan James J Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-19
21980 Roy Alexander A Sergeant South African Heavy Artillery 72nd Siege Battery 1916-08-03
21982 Roy Gordon Allan G A Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1944-09-18
21983 Roy James J Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1918-04-17
21984 Roy William W Private 7th South African Infantry 1917-07-19
21978 Rowson Samuel Haswell S H Lieutenant 26 Squadron 1944-03-04
21979 Rowson Thomas T Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. 1918-08-23
21977 Rowse Harry Blackmore H B Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-10-17
21976 Rowley Reginald Thompson R T Private 7th South African Infantry 1916-02-12
21973 Rowles Harry Nelson H N Private 3rd South African Infantry 1918-09-12
21974 Rowles Samuel Christopher S C Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1917-09-20
21975 Rowles Thomas Estcourt T E Private 6th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1917-05-11
21971 Rowlands David Llewellyn D L Private South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. 1916-10-30
21970 Rowland-Hall Sydney Cuthbert S C Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1946-01-30
21968 Rowland Andrew A Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1941-12-09
21969 Rowland Geoffrey G Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1941-06-05
21955 Rowe Cecil C Lieutenant 146 Squadron 1943-03-08
21957 Rowe Dennis Douglas D D Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
21958 Rowe Fred William F W Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment 1915-08-20
21959 Rowe G P Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1944-03-06
21961 Rowe Ivan Valentine I V Lieutenant 26 Squadron 1944-02-03