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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
20967 Raine Harry Basil H B Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-04-22
20965 Rainbow Walter Thomas W T Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1916-07-14
20963 Railton Rupert Bryant R B Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-01-30
20964 Railton Thomas William T W Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 3rd Brigade 1916-11-17
20959 Rahurumang Isaac I Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-07-10
20958 Raghasimore David D Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-08-13
20957 Rafumbetsana Kleinbooi K Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Railway Operating Company 1916-06-22
20956 Rafter Edward Warrwick E W Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. 1916-07-19
20955 Rafiela James J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Sanitary Section 1917-08-17
20954 Rafferty Joe J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-03-18
20953 Raeburn Ernest E Warrant Officer Class II 31 Squadron 1944-07-26
20952 Rae William Ramsay W R Lance Sergeant 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. 1916-10-18
41482 Rae Percy James P J Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Squadron 1919-12-21
20947 Radzuane Andries A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-01-21
20946 Radzaka Lucas L Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
20945 Radwell Philip Caleb P C Sapper South African Mounted Engineers 1916-10-28
20944 Radull John James J J Private Imperial Light Horse 1st 1941-12-31
20943 Radomsky Solomon S Air Sergeant 12 Squadron 1941-12-12
20940 Radley Robert James R J Staff Sergeant South African Horse 9th 1916-11-08
20941 Radley Vernon Lewis V L Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. 1941-11-23
20939 Radipabe Mosenini Zachia M Z Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-12-06
20938 Radingoane Makomane Daniel M D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-10-01
20937 Radien Esau E Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
20936 Radibe Kleinbooi K Private 25 Air School S.A.A.F 1943-03-13
20933 Radford Arthur Walter A W Private 7th South African Infantry "A" Coy. 1918-05-29
20928 Rademeyer Aaron J A J Private Cape Corps 1943-06-10
20929 Rademeyer George Frederick G F Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) 1946-08-28
20931 Rademeyer J D Lance Corporal Field Force Battalion 1942-10-28
20932 Rademeyer John Theodore J T Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. 1918-02-17
20927 Rademan-Berry Henry D H D Sergeant South African Irish 1st 1941-11-23
20926 Rademan Johannes G J G Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) Brooklyn Air Station 1944-03-08
20921 Radebe Alfred A Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-05-02
20922 Radebe Archibald A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-04-19
20923 Radebe Elijah E Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Remounts 1917-04-15
20924 Radebe James J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
20925 Radebe Thomas Dqumbala T D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-01-18
20917 Radbourne Charles Edwin Nutley C E N Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1941-11-19
20918 Radbourne Percy Charles P C Lieutenant South African Internment Corps (Corps) 1944-04-09
20916 Rack Greyville Laurence G L Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Anti-Tank Regiment 1943-05-08
20915 Rachmann Horace Keith H K Lieutenant 249 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1944-10-24
20914 Rabuti Kaizer K Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-04-28
17032 Rabulala Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 7th Coy. 1917-08-20
20913 Rabothatha Ernest E Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-08-04
20912 Rabogajane Johannes J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section 1917-04-04
20906 Rabie Christiaan Jacobus C J Warrant Officer Class I 15 Squadron 1943-10-28
20907 Rabie J A Private Field Force Battalion 1942-10-24
20908 Rabie Jacob Andries J A Private South African Rifles 2nd 1916-11-15
20909 Rabie Jan Stephanus Voster J S V Sergeant South African Horse 3rd 1916-11-11
20910 Rabie Schalk William S W Captain 10 Squadron 1944-06-23
20905 Rabey Cyril C Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-04-12