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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
21236 Reed Arthur Ernest A E Trooper South African Horse 7th 1916-09-07
21237 Reed B J Air Sergeant 12 Squadron 1941-12-23
21238 Reed Cecil Claude C C Private 4th South African Infantry 1918-03-21
21239 Reed Clement Cliff C C Private 8th South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-03-21
21242 Reed Ernest Albert E A Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-05-27
21243 Reed E J Private Cape Corps 1942-02-17
21244 Reed Francis John F J Second Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1942-05-04
21245 Reed George J G J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1943-07-08
21246 Reed Graydon Reuben G R Private Regiment President Steyn 1941-11-23
21247 Reed Marks M Private Cape Corps 1945-05-11
21234 Redwood Charles Huntley C H Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-03-24
21235 Redwood Douglas John D J Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-13
21233 Redpath Lionel L Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-07-15
21228 Redman Arthur Ernest A E Captain General Service Corps (Corps) 1944-01-25
21229 Redman Geoffrey G Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-02-26
21231 Redman Roland Aylmer R A Leading Stoker South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Dorsetshire 1942-04-05
21227 Redlinghuys Peter P Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-09
21223 Redelinghuys G F J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1945-11-10
21221 Reddy G D Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-05-15
21222 Reddy S Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1940-10-03
21220 Redding John Patrick J P Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1917-09-20
21219 Rector Martin M Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-13
21218 Rechenberg Julius J Corporal 6th South African Infantry 1920-08-27
21216 Readett Robinson Henry R H Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-15
21209 Read Albert Everard A E Sergeant 10th South African Infantry 1919-09-08
21211 Read Grey Alexander G A Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-07-26
21212 Read Henry Avory H A Air Sergeant 24 Squadron 1941-08-05
21213 Read James J Lieutenant Field Force Brigade 1st Bn. 1940-03-22
21214 Read Richard St. Elmo R S E Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1944-11-16
21215 Read Thomas Jaffray T J Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry 1916-08-01
21207 Rea George C. G C Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-12-07
21208 Rea William James W J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-06-30
21206 Raynor Patrick Thomas P T Lance Corporal South African Irish 1st 1941-11-23
21201 Rayner John Sherlock J S Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. 1916-07-16
21203 Rayner Robert Henry R H Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-18
21199 Raynard Henry James H J Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders 1945-04-16
21198 Raynal Louis Roger L R Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1918-10-10
21197 Rayment Ernest Edward Stacey E E S Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1942-07-16
21196 Ray-Howett George G Lieutenant 34 Squadron 1944-10-16
21194 Ray Harry Ewart H E Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 4th Field Ambulance 1918-07-11
21189 Rawson Henry Grey Forbes H G F Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. 1942-02-27
21185 Rawlinson Clive Francis Methley C F M Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1943-06-04
21187 Rawlinson John J Private Cape Corps 1945-03-17
21184 Rawlins Frank F Major Q Service Corps (Corps) 1942-12-19
21183 Rawer Joseph J Private Returned Soldiers' Battalion Returned Soldiers' Bn. 1920-10-13
21180 Raw Jack J J J Pupil Pilot 23 Air School 1943-12-14
21181 Raw P G Pupil Pilot 25 Air School 1942-03-02
21178 Ravenscroft James John J J Private South African Railway Services 1918-10-26
21179 Ravenscroft William King W K Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. 1942-01-11
21177 Ravens Albert Edward A E Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Bluff 1944-03-31