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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) 60 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,794 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,692 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 985 SAP — South African Police 3,730 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 158 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,055 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 24,794 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
21849 Rosi Ludzizya L Corporal 1946-02-17
21848 Rosholt Aubrey Colin A C Lieutenant 7 Squadron 1943-02-12
21846 Roseveare Basil B Private 3rd Regt. 1917-04-09
21847 Roseveare Thomas William T W Private 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
21844 Rosenzweig Wouda Herschel W H Private 2nd Regt. 1916-07-18
21841 Rosenthal Jacob J Private 1942-03-12
21842 Rosenthal Norman N Corporal South African Irish 1st 1941-11-23
21843 Rosenthal Paul Henry P H Sapper 1 Field Sqn. 1940-10-20
21840 Rosenstein Ernest Willy E W Lieutenant 185 Squadron 1945-04-02
21839 Rosendorff Martin M Lieutenant 232 Squadron 1944-04-29
21834 Rosenberg Arthur Lawrence A L Air Sergeant 1943-11-08
21835 Rosenberg Frank F Private South African Veteran Reserve 1918-10-10
21836 Rosenberg Isaiah Charles I C Air Sergeant 1945-08-01
21837 Rosenberg Louis L Air Mechanic 1943-11-04
21838 Rosenberg Louis Israel L I Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-23
21830 Roseby Percy Richardson P R Lieutenant 2nd Regt. 1916-07-25
21845 Rose-Price Thomas Robert Frederick T R F Air Mechanic 1941-05-21
21816 Rose A Corporal 1947-03-16
21820 Rose Claud Vincent C V Lieutenant Permanent Force H Q Staff 1918-09-06
21821 Rose Ernest Andrew E A Sapper South African Water Supply Corps 1918-02-23
21822 Rose Ernest Walker E W Gunner 1 Anti-Tank Regt. 1941-11-23
21823 Rose George Richard G R Lieutenant 1944-11-22
21824 Rose Herbert H Private 4th Regt. 1919-05-29
21825 Rose Harold Percival H P Private General and Base Depots General Depot (Wynberg). 1918-10-19
21826 Rose Leonard John L J Gunner 1944-06-28
21827 Rose Patrick Nathaniel P N Lance Corporal 3rd Regt. 1917-09-21
21828 Rose Reuben R Private 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
21815 Roscoe Thomas Le Breton T L B Private 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
21814 Roscholar James John J J Private 8th Regt. 1920-11-21
21812 Rorvik Einar Arne E A Captain 7 Squadron 1943-09-28
21813 Rorvik Ronald Erling R E Lieutenant 213 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-10-30
21810 Rorke Charles Frederick C F Private South African Div. Signal Coy. 1916-10-01
21811 Rorke Denis C D C Sergeant Pretoria Highlanders 1st Bn. 1940-11-25
32731 Rorke Michael Hope M H Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1951-05-15
21808 Roper Alfred Edward A E Private 2nd Regt. 1916-10-13
21794 Roos Frederick Paul F P Private 5th Regt. 1916-06-20
21796 Roos Hester Maria H M Flight Sergeant Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1946-04-03
21797 Roos John Henry J H Driver M.t. 1918-10-28
21798 Roos John Jacobus J J Constable South African Military Constabulary 1st 1918-10-27
21799 Roos Johannes Martinus J M Private 7th Regt. 1918-10-13
21800 Roos Kenneth James K J Second Lieutenant 62 Air School 1941-05-26
21801 Roos Philip P Lieutenant 22 Squadron 1944-01-15
21802 Roos Paul A P A Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. 1917-03-04
21803 Roos Peter Barend P B Private 5th Regt. 1916-05-26
21804 Roos Philip Wouter P W Private South African Irish 1st Bn. 1941-02-23
21805 Roos R B Corporal 2 Field Provost Coy. 1942-06-15
21806 Roos Stephanus Johannes S J Private 1946-08-18
41440 Roos Gysbert Johannes G J Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. 1920-12-31
21792 Rooney Louis John L J Sapper South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. 1917-10-15
21791 Rook Joseph J Sapper South African Mounted Engineers 1918-11-09