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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
21479 Rider Charles Geoffrey C G Lieutenant 6th South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-05-13
21478 Riddoch Kenneth K Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 72 Operational Training Unit RAF 1942-04-07
21477 Riddles Johnnie J Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1946-06-14
21476 Riddle John J Private 10th Infantry (Witwatersrand Rifles) 1920-05-02
21475 Riddell Arthur James A J Private 5th South African Infantry 1917-03-04
21474 Ricono Martin M Captain Royal Army Medical Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. South African Labour Corps 1917-03-05
21473 Ricks Joseph Harvey J H Lance Corporal Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-09-01
21472 Rickman Stuart Andrew S A Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-14
21470 Ricklan D Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1940-11-03
21468 Ricketts John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-02-01
21469 Ricketts Stephen S Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1946-02-12
21464 Rickert David D Gunner Cape Corps 1942-09-04
21465 Rickert Hendrik Johannes H J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 2 Field Provost Coy. 1942-05-10
21466 Rickert Johannes Michael J M Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 2 Field Provost Coy. 1942-10-24
21463 Rickard Alfred A Private 8th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1917-07-20
21461 Richter Johan Friederich J F Lieutenant First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-05-11
21462 Richter Johan Heinrich J H Burgher Mounted Commandos Brand's Column 1914-11-22
32684 Richter Cornelius Maritz C M Private Special Service Battalion att 2 Battery, SAFA 1934-06-15
21459 Richmond Frederick Ewald F E Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. 1916-11-20
21460 Richmond Rex Frank R F Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1945-04-17
21458 Riches Charles Huggett C H Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-02-10
21457 Richburn Derek D Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 11 Field Amb. 1941-11-23
21456 Richay Francis F Batman South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-04-10
21434 Richardson Archibald Buchanan A B Lance Corporal 7th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-02-12
21436 Richardson Charles Colenso C C Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-09
21437 Richardson Charles Gordon C G Lieutenant 30 Squadron 1945-03-14
21438 Richardson Charles Hammond C H Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-18
21439 Richardson Edwin Gordon E G Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1918-10-09
21440 Richardson Gordon Haig G H Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1945-04-27
21441 Richardson George James G J Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) Signal Coy. 1916-02-02
21442 Richardson John J Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-01-06
21444 Richardson John Haviland Sperrin J H S Sergeant 12th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-03-19
21446 Richardson John Samuel J S Private South African Railway Services Railway Regiment 1916-08-24
21447 Richardson Langford Russell L R Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-04-23
21448 Richardson Meryl M Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1944-02-28
21449 Richardson Olgar Donovan O D Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1919-11-03
21450 Richardson Oswald Edmund John O E J Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1943-11-20
21451 Richardson Ronald Peter R P Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Hermes 1942-04-09
21452 Richardson Ernest Henry E H Lieutenant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
21453 Richardson Stuart Victor S V Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 72 (r.a.f.) 1944-03-27
21454 Richardson William Charles W C Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-08-29
21455 Richardson Walter Robert W R Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1917-09-27
21414 Richards Arthur S A S Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-10-18
21415 Richards Charles C Private 8th South African Infantry 1917-07-19
21416 Richards Clifford Joseph C J Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-09-18
21417 Richards Edwin Brindley E B Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-10-18
21418 Richards E C Second Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1945-02-19
21420 Richards Gerald Hilary G H Captain Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-09-04
21422 Richards Henry Pringle H P Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1917-09-18
21423 Richards John J Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport 1916-07-07