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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
21789 Rooi Jan J Private 1944-05-13
21790 Rooi William W Labourer Sanitary Section 1916-12-21
21786 Roodt Daniel Christian D C Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-02-22
21787 Roodt Hendrik Lourens H L Driver M.t. 1918-10-24
21788 Roodt N J M Air Sergeant 12 Squadron 1941-12-23
21785 Roodnich Carl Frederick C F Air Mechanic 1943-01-25
21784 Roodman Johannes Hendrik Nicolas J H N Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1942-10-25
21783 Roode J H Corporal 1941-12-06
21780 Rood Eugene E Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-07-26
21781 Rood F V Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1944-05-07
21782 Rood Gerhardus Hendrik Izak G H I Lieutenant 60 Squadron 1944-03-04
21779 Rontganger Alfred Jacobus A J Lance Corporal 1941-07-10
21778 Ronganger Booi B Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-07-25
21777 Roney-Dougal Alan R A R Corporal 1945-08-13
21776 Ronan James J Private 7th Regt. 1918-10-30
21775 Ronald Kenneth K Private 4th Regt. 1917-04-12
21773 Romtu (ruthu?) Frans F Labourer Railway Section 1917-02-04
21772 Roman A Private 1941-10-08
21771 Rollnick Ezra Jonathan E J Lieutenant 26 Squadron 1944-10-16
21770 Roller William W Air Sergeant 12 Squadron 1940-12-05
21769 Rolland William W Lance Corporal 1942-11-02
21766 Rohlandt David Johannes Stephen D J S Corporal 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-08
21767 Rohlandt Johannes Jacobus J J Private 8th Regt. 1917-08-17
21765 Rohland L G J Gunner 1942-04-15
21761 Rogerson Alfred Gally (billy) A G Private 1940-04-04
21763 Rogerson Sidney Charles S C Private 3rd Regt. 1916-07-16
21764 Rogerson Thomas T Private 10th Regt. 1916-05-23
21741 Rogers Cedric Llewellyn C L Second Lieutenant 26 Squadron 1944-05-17
21742 Rogers Frank F Private 3rd Regt. 1918-03-05
21743 Rogers Frederick F Lance Corporal 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
21744 Rogers Francis Henry F H Private 2nd Regt. 1918-05-07
21745 Rogers George Lawrence Dickenson G L D Air Mechanic 12 Squadron 1944-04-07
21746 Rogers Herbert Caleb H C Private 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
21747 Rogers Henry William H W Private South African Veteran Reserve 1915-03-11
21749 Rogers James J Private 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
21750 Rogers Jack Churchill J C Warrant Officer Class I 17 Squadron 1944-09-22
21751 Rogers J Horace J H Trooper 4th Armoured Car Regt. 1941-12-01
21752 Rogers Marcus Chester M C Private 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
21753 Rogers Noel Dixon N D Sergeant 11 Anti Tank Regt. 1944-08-01
21756 Rogers Raymond Noel R N Captain Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1942-10-10
21757 Rogers Stewart John S J Private 4th Regt. 1918-09-12
21758 Rogers Stanley Robert S R Sergeant 3rd Regt. 1917-09-20
21760 Rogers Walter Louis Francis W L F Trooper Special Service Battalion 1943-11-25
21737 Rogan Harold Edwin H E Lieutenant 178 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-04-15
21738 Rogan MacKenzie Stewart M S Lieutenant 23 Squadron 1943-10-09
21736 Roffey Frederick John F J Private 2nd Regt. 1916-07-16
21735 Roetz Gert Diedrik G D Lieutenant 27 Squadron 1945-04-17
21731 Roets Andries Jacobus A J Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-12-09
21732 Roets Hendrick A H A Private 1943-05-22
21733 Roets Nicolas J N J Trooper Belfields Scouts 1917-02-16