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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
21357 Reynard Thomas James T J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
21358 Reynard Willie W Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-07
21353 Rex Frank Alwan George F A G Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-07-19
21354 Rex Reginald Ruddock R R Private South African Horse 4th 1916-05-30
21355 Rex Wentworth Fitzwilliam Edward W F E Private South African Infantry Corps 5th Regt. 1917-04-11
21350 Reunert David D Gunner South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. 1941-11-23
21346 Retief Anna Johanna A J Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1942-02-04
21347 Retief Herman H Burgher Mounted Commandos Bethlehem Commando 1914-12-20
21348 Retief Mattheus M Air Corporal South African Air Force 1944-02-14
21349 Retief Petrus Paulus Hartogh P P H Lieutenant Colonel South African Rifles Western Province Rifles 1915-04-09
21345 Restall Charles Albert C A Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-15
21343 Ressell Basil John B J Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-05-28
21344 Ressell Lindsay L Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
21342 Resnik Morris M Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
21341 Resimali (resamali) Picannin P Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
41068 Reshibengulu Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours 1915-10-18
21338 Resenga Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps 25th Coy. 1917-06-26
21339 Resenga Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-06-08
21340 Resenga Sam S Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1943-01-23
21337 Reseigh John Oats J O Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1916-04-28
21336 Rentzke Peter Michiel P M Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1919-03-19
21335 Rentz Aron Andries A A Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-06
21334 Renshaw Harold H Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-07-17
21332 Rensburg John Nicholas J N Private Cape Corps 1941-12-09
21333 Rensburg Klaas K Private Cape Corps 1943-01-21
21331 Renou Percy William P W Corporal South African Engineer Corps 8 Field Squadron 1944-06-27
21330 Rennison Petrus Johannes P J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-13
21322 Rennie Francis Xavier F X Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1916-11-29
21323 Rennie George Godfrey G G Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (South Africa) S.A.R.N.V.R. H.M.S. "Pembroke" 1918-11-04
21324 Rennie Gordon James G J Captain South African Infantry Corps 6th Regt. 1916-02-12
21325 Rennie James J Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-07-19
21326 Rennie John J Corporal Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-14
21327 Rennie Victor Lawrence V L Sergeant South African Pay Corps 1947-11-02
21328 Rennie William MacDonald W M Corporal Special Service Battalion 1944-06-12
21320 Rennick James Gordon J G Sapper South African Engineer Corps Cape Fortress Engineers 1918-10-18
21319 Renew James J Corporal South African Pay Corps 1945-04-29
21318 Renaud C Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
21317 Remnant Arthur Edward A E Gunner South African Artillery 2 A.A. Regt. 1941-08-22
21316 Remerese Manuel M Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 879th Coy. 1918-11-07
21315 Reitz Justus Willem J W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-11-17
32659 Reitz Claude Michael Deneys C M D Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Squadron 1952-09-03
21313 Reinhardt Frederick H F H Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-09-09
21314 Reinhardt John Charles J C Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment "B" Coy. 1945-04-22
21312 Reingold Nicolaas N Sergeant South African Military Constabulary 1st 1920-02-05
21311 Reineke Petrus Jacobus P J Private Indian and Malay Corps 6th Bn. 1944-12-07
21308 Reinecke Charles Theodorus C T Sergeant South African Horse 7th 1916-10-04
21309 Reinecke Phillip Christoffel P C Staff Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1945-06-06
21310 Reinecke Pitrus Jacobus Linds P J L Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st 1941-11-17
32658 Reinecke Vivian V Air Mechanic South African Air Force 17 Squadron 1953-08-18
21307 Reim M F Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Squadron 1945-03-03