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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
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 Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1943-05-22
21733 Roets Nicolas J N J Trooper Belfields Scouts 1917-02-16
21734 Roets Niklass J N J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
21730 Roestorff Lewis R L R Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-15
21729 Roertosoff Willie W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) No. 2 Veterinary Base 1917-05-13
21728 Roelofse Johannes Jacobus J J Lieutenant 4 Squadron 1945-01-04
21725 Roe Arthur A Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-09
21724 Rodwell Thomas T Corporal Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-10-09
21723 Rodus Solomon S Private Cape Corps 1945-04-02
21721 Rodney James Edwin J E Corporal Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-24
21718 Rodgers John Lee Wellyn J L W Warrant Officer Class I 12 Squadron 1944-07-14
21719 Rodgers M H Private Cape Corps 1943-06-06
21720 Rodgers Peter P Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-16
21715 Rodger Albert William A W Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-03-11
21716 Rodger John Lawrie Malcolm J L M Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-16
21714 Roderick Richard Thomas R T Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
21713 Roden William W Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1917-04-10
21711 Rodel George G Corporal South African Veteran Reserve 1918-10-31
21707 Rodda Harold James H J Stoker 1st Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Bever 1944-11-30
21708 Rodda John Forbes J F Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1916-10-28
21709 Rodda Matthias Aitken M A Lieutenant 8th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-03-21
21710 Rodda Thomas Edward T E Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-12
21705 Rocyn-Jones Augustus Huwes A H Major South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 8 Field Squadron 1945-04-29
21703 Rochford John Victor J V Captain 4 Squadron 1944-10-24
21702 Rocher Johannes Jacobus J J Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1946-06-13
21701 Rochat Ernest Henry E H Private 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1918-10-17
21700 Robus Charles Pretorius C P Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 22 Field Park Coy. 1945-07-09
21695 Robson Alan C D A C D Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 6th Armoured Car Regiment 1941-11-22
21698 Robson John Johnson J J Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-01-27
21699 Robson Ralph Henry R H Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-23
21665 Robinson Alfred Leonard A L Flight Sergeant 12 Squadron 1942-07-24
21666 Robinson Anthony Llewellen Stephen A L S Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1943-10-23
21667 Robinson Arthur Simeon A S Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-06-02
21668 Robinson Cyril Fred William C F W Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 1942-05-31
21669 Robinson Daniel D Second Lieutenant 2 Air School 1940-06-26
21670 Robinson Douglas George D G Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1945-05-03
21672 Robinson Eric E Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Anti-Tank Regiment 1942-07-23
21673 Robinson Eden Leslie E L Flight Sergeant 24 Squadron 1943-04-14
21674 Robinson George G Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-10-21
21675 Robinson Hallowes Addison H A Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-02-22
21676 Robinson Henry Netlan H N Air Mechanic 25 Squadron 1942-11-03
21677 Robinson James J Corporal Military Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-10-08
21680 Robinson John J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 75 Operational Training Unit RAF 1943-08-17
21681 Robinson Joseph Dale J D Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 7 Army Sig. Coy. 1944-11-29
21682 Robinson John Lawrence J L Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 3rd Field Ambulance 1917-01-12
21683 Robinson Kendrick K Lieutenant 40 Squadron 1943-07-12
21684 Robinson Leslie L Private 8th South African Infantry Machine Gun Section 1917-11-19
21686 Robinson McCLELLAN ERIC SUTTON M E S Lieutenant 1 Squadron 1944-11-14