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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 24,793 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 24,793 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
21734 Roets Niklass J N J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
21730 Roestorff Lewis R L R Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-15
21729 Roertosoff Willie W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps No. 2 Veterinary Base 1917-05-13
21728 Roelofse Johannes Jacobus J J Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Squadron 1945-01-04
21725 Roe Arthur A Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 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 South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1944-07-14
21719 Rodgers M H Private Cape Corps 1943-06-06
21720 Rodgers Peter P Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-16
21715 Rodger Albert William A W Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 1941-03-11
21716 Rodger John Lawrie Malcolm J L M Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-16
21714 Roderick Richard Thomas R T Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
21713 Roden William W Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 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 H.M.S.A.S. Bever 1944-11-30
21708 Rodda John Forbes J F Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-10-28
21709 Rodda Matthias Aitken M A Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1916-03-21
21710 Rodda Thomas Edward T E Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-12
21705 Rocyn-Jones Augustus Huwes A H Major South African Engineer Corps 8 Field Squadron 1945-04-29
21703 Rochford John Victor J V Captain South African Air Force 4 Squadron 1944-10-24
21702 Rocher Johannes Jacobus J J Corporal South African Medical Corps 1946-06-13
21701 Rochat Ernest Henry E H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-17
21700 Robus Charles Pretorius C P Sapper South African Engineer Corps 22 Field Park Coy. 1945-07-09
21695 Robson Alan C D A C D Corporal South African Armoured Corps 6th Armoured Car Regt. 1941-11-22
21698 Robson John Johnson J J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-01-27
21699 Robson Ralph Henry R H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-23
21665 Robinson Alfred Leonard A L Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1942-07-24
21666 Robinson Anthony Llewellen Stephen A L S Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals 1943-10-23
21667 Robinson Arthur Simeon A S Corporal Q Service Corps 1945-06-02
21668 Robinson Cyril Fred William C F W Sergeant South African Artillery 1942-05-31
21669 Robinson Daniel D Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Air School 1940-06-26
21670 Robinson Douglas George D G Private Technical Service Corps 1945-05-03
21672 Robinson Eric E Bombardier South African Artillery 1 Anti-Tank Regt. 1942-07-23
21673 Robinson Eden Leslie E L Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1943-04-14
21674 Robinson George G Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 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 South African Air Force 25 Squadron 1942-11-03
21677 Robinson James J Corporal Military Labour Corps 1917-10-08
21680 Robinson John J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 75 Operational Training Unit RAF 1943-08-17
21681 Robinson Joseph Dale J D Signaller South African Corps of Signals 7 Army Sig. Coy. 1944-11-29
21682 Robinson John Lawrence J L Private South African Medical Corps 3rd Field Ambulance 1917-01-12
21683 Robinson Kendrick K Lieutenant South African Air Force 40 Squadron 1943-07-12
21684 Robinson Leslie L Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-11-19
21686 Robinson McCLELLAN ERIC SUTTON M E S Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Squadron 1944-11-14
21687 Robinson Percy P Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-10-08
21688 Robinson Quinton Herbert Q H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-21
21689 Robinson Robert R Private 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) "C" Squadron 1914-11-29
21690 Robinson Roy Brown R B Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-02-22