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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
21962 Rowe John Burnard J B Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-08
21963 Rowe Patrick William P W Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-07-06
21964 Rowe Richard R Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1918-11-09
21965 Rowe Rodney Joseph R J Lieutenant 185 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-09-18
21966 Rowe Richard Thorton R T 2nd Corporal South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1919-01-14
21967 Rowe Walter Edmund W E Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-16
21953 Rowcroft Albert Edward A E Captain General Service Corps (Corps) 1946-04-02
21947 Rowan James J Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-01-12
21948 Rowan Joseph Terence J T Second Lieutenant 24 Squadron 1944-09-23
21949 Rowan Rowland William R W Lieutenant 4 Squadron 1944-05-14
21950 Rowan S E Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1943-06-25
21951 Rowan Trevor Aubrey T A Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st Bn. 1941-07-12
21952 Rowan Walter W Private 9th South African Infantry 1916-05-11
21945 Roven Louis Charles L C Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1st 1946-01-28
21930 Roux Arthur David A D Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-09-20
21931 Roux Coenraad J C J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1943-08-18
21932 Roux D J J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1942-08-18
21934 Roux Hans Jacob Beukes H J B Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1945-04-01
21935 Roux Hendrik Lammert Johannes H L J Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1945-09-28
21936 Roux J Lieutenant 41 Air School 1943-08-20
21937 Roux Joe J Private Cape Corps 1943-09-29
21938 Roux John C J C Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1943-10-29
21939 Roux Jacobus Marthinus J M Private 5th South African Infantry 1916-06-20
21940 Roux Louis Adriaan L A Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1941-12-09
21941 Roux Pieter Johannes Cornelius P J C Private 5th South African Infantry 1917-01-29
21942 Roux Petrus Theodorus Ernst P T E Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-11-28
21943 Roux Stephanus Gerhardus S G Private Field Force Battalion 1/2 1941-08-22
32754 Roux Henry Hough H H Sergeant Transvaal Scottish 8th Infantry 1922-03-12
21929 Routledge John J Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-02-26
21928 Roussouw Lodewyk L Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-27
21927 Rousselle W J Pupil Pilot 45 Air School 1944-08-01
21924 Rousseau Hendrik Gerrit H G Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 1918-11-05
21925 Rousseau Jacobus Faure J F Staff Sergeant Military Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-11-09
21926 Rousseau Willem Petrus W P Major Military Magistrate 1918-09-03
32748 Rousseau Daniel Petrus D P Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) CFS Dunnottar 1957-08-02
21923 Rourke James J Company Sergeant Major 9th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-27
21922 Rounthwaite Richard Thomas R T Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard 1943-11-01
21921 Roulston Frederick Harold F H Lieutenant 21 Squadron 1941-11-15
41439 Roto Isaac Saki I S Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment 1914-08-13
21920 Rothwell Benjamin Arthur Leopold B A L Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1916-08-26
21918 Rothman Herbert Charles H C Warrant Officer Class II South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) 1944-12-10
21917 Rothkugel Max M Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-03-02
21916 Roth Andor A Captain General Service Corps (Corps) 1946-01-25
21902 Rossouw A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-11-22
21903 Rossouw A Private Cape Corps 1942-02-16
21904 Rossouw Albert Bernard A B Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-04-16
21905 Rossouw Adam D A D Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-08-14
21906 Rossouw Andre De Leeuw A D L Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1943-06-25
21907 Rossouw C V D W Staff Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1944-12-16
21908 Rossouw J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1947-08-16