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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
21425 Richards Philip Charles P C Lieutenant 9th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1917-02-12
21426 Richards Thomas T Corporal Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-10-15
21428 Richards Trevor Edward T E Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1944-11-23
21429 Richards Thomas Henry T H Company Sergeant Major 3rd South African Infantry Machine Gun Section 1920-09-20
21430 Richards Victor Charles V C Lieutenant 21 Squadron 1944-03-02
21431 Richards William Ayliffe W A Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-02-20
21432 Richards W C Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-11-28
21433 Richards William Charles W C Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 3rd Field Ambulance 1916-12-10
41069 Richards John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours 1915-05-01
21408 Richard Andrew A Horse Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-22
21409 Richard Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1941-03-08
21411 Richard V C Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1945-04-18
21402 Rice Arthur Cecil A C Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-01-29
21403 Rice F Warrant Officer 24 Squadron 1944-05-07
21405 Rice Leonard L Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-07-03
21406 Rice Walter Edgar W E Corporal 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-07
21400 Ribbink Frank F Captain 24 Squadron 1944-02-25
21401 Ribbink Karel Eduard K E Lieutenant 22 Squadron 1944-12-17
21399 Rhys Arthur Russell A R Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. 1918-11-11
21395 Rhodes Sydney Richard S R Private 6th South African Infantry 1916-08-10
21396 Rhodes Thomas T Captain 21 Squadron 1942-10-27
21397 Rhodes William Rupert W R Major 24 Squadron 1944-09-19
21391 Rhoda Gabriel Bernhard G B Lance Corporal Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-02-16
21392 Rhoda J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-05-16
21393 Rhoda Noble N Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-03-20
21388 Rheeder Andries Hermanus A H Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 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 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-28
21365 Reynolds Bernard Kenneth B K Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-08-01
21366 Reynolds Cecil Augustin George C A G Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry 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 (Corps) 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 24 Squadron 1942-09-10
21371 Reynolds Ernest Benjamin E B Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-03-24
21372 Reynolds Ellis Frederick E F Staff Serjeant Major South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1919-07-22
21374 Reynolds George G Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1917-04-12
21375 Reynolds George Ashton G A Staff Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (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 (Corps) 1943-01-22
21379 Reynolds Harold Leonard H L Private 1st South African Infantry 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 2nd South African Infantry 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 (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 34 Squadron 1944-06-29