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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
21430 Richards Victor Charles V C Lieutenant South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1944-03-02
21431 Richards William Ayliffe W A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-02-20
21432 Richards W C Corporal South African Engineer Corps 1942-11-28
21433 Richards William Charles W C Private South African Medical Corps 3rd Field Ambulance 1916-12-10
41069 Richards John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours 1915-05-01
21408 Richard Andrew A Horse Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-03-22
21409 Richard Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps 1941-03-08
21411 Richard V C Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1945-04-18
21402 Rice Arthur Cecil A C Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-01-29
21403 Rice F Warrant Officer South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1944-05-07
21405 Rice Leonard L Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-07-03
21406 Rice Walter Edgar W E Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-07
21400 Ribbink Frank F Captain South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1944-02-25
21401 Ribbink Karel Eduard K E Lieutenant South African Air Force 22 Squadron 1944-12-17
21399 Rhys Arthur Russell A R Sergeant South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-11-11
21395 Rhodes Sydney Richard S R Private South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. 1916-08-10
21396 Rhodes Thomas T Captain South African Air Force 21 Squadron 1942-10-27
21397 Rhodes William Rupert W R Major South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1944-09-19
21391 Rhoda Gabriel Bernhard G B Lance Corporal Indian and Malay Corps 1944-02-16
21392 Rhoda J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1943-05-16
21393 Rhoda Noble N Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-03-20
21388 Rheeder Andries Hermanus A H Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-02-29
21389 Rheeder Benjamin Freadman B F Corporal South African Rifles 2nd 1917-05-24
21390 Rheeder J H Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1946-05-08
21387 Rheder Louis Gerhardus L G Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-10-28
21365 Reynolds Bernard Kenneth B K Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-08-01
21366 Reynolds Cecil Augustin George C A G Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-11
21367 Reynolds Charles Robert Howard C R H Sergeant Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-04
21368 Reynolds D A J Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 1941-11-24
21369 Reynolds Denis Clarence D C Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment "B" Coy. 1945-04-23
21370 Reynolds Desmond Westacott D W Air Sergeant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1942-09-10
21371 Reynolds Ernest Benjamin E B Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-24
21372 Reynolds Ellis Frederick E F Staff Serjeant Major South African Native Labour Corps 1919-07-22
21374 Reynolds George G Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
21375 Reynolds George Ashton G A Staff Sergeant South African Engineer Corps 36 Works and Constr. Coy. 1945-05-03
21376 Reynolds H A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-08-31
21377 Reynolds Herbert George H G Captain South African Medical Corps 1943-01-22
21379 Reynolds Harold Leonard H L Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-10
21380 Reynolds Isaac William I W Lance Corporal South African Horse 3rd 1916-05-18
21381 Reynolds James Frank Herbert J F H Private South African Pioneers 1918-12-11
21382 Reynolds John Lewis J L Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
21384 Reynolds Thomas William T W Sergeant Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-20
21385 Reynolds Walter Cecil W C Sapper South African Engineer Corps 8 Field Squadron 1945-07-13
21364 Reyners Piet P Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
21363 Reyner J Private Cape Corps 1941-12-15
21360 Reyneke Adam Johannes A J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 34 Squadron 1944-06-29
21361 Reyneke Christiaan Frederick C F Sergeant Special Service Battalion 1942-10-08
21362 Reyneke John David J D Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-12
21359 Reynders William James W J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Brigade 1916-10-25
21356 Reynard Frederick Henry F H Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18