NZ units in South Africa 1899-1902

Page 5 – Embarkation database

The information was sourced from the nominal rolls of the New Zealand Contingents published in the Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. It contains the names, contingents, companies, registration numbers, ranks, embarkation details, addresses, next of kin and occupations of every New Zealand soldier who joined the New Zealand contingents that sailed to the South African War. Note that New Zealand soldiers who enlisted in British, Australian or South African forces do not appear on this database.
Reg No Surname Given Names Contingentsort descending County/City
5436 snelling douglas cromwell Eighth whangarei more details
5492 hamilton james Eighth auckland more details
5827 ryan thomas Eighth christchurch more details
5805 lambele ernest allason Eighth ashburton more details
6083 mcdonald thomas thompson Eighth southland more details
5435 denby walter henry Eighth auckland suburb more details
5082 kennedy david Eighth patangata more details
5000 l'estrange eudo walter Eighth wellington more details
5662 gefken conrad Eighth ashley more details
5098 mckerrow william Eighth wellington more details
5008 griffiths john bell Eighth waimea more details
5984 watts james gilbert Eighth southland more details
5189 beamish ernest cecil Eighth hawera more details
5758 allsop richard coleman Eighth waimea more details
5849 cunningham william henry Eighth grey more details
5027 rowell henry Eighth wellington more details
5441 wilson john james Eighth wellington more details
5851 collins h j Eighth christchurch more details
5614 syme alexander Eighth christchurch more details
0 pitt william Eighth wellington more details
6054 emerson albert leslie Eighth waitaki more details
5705 weekes leslie Eighth selwyn more details
5874 grenfell alfred fitchett Eighth southland more details
5524 scanlan edward Eighth hobson more details
5621 andrews john richard Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5813 morvan charles Eighth grey more details
5120 smith arthur henry Eighth clifton more details
5314 arthur james Eighth auckland more details
5083 king alexander james Eighth westland more details
6336 georgetti john Eighth waitotara more details
5326 bourke leonard humphries Eighth hokianga more details
5745 staples frederick john Eighth collingwood more details
5943 miller david Eighth waikouaiti more details
5077 james william Eighth wellington more details
6039 bruce george Eighth southland more details
5450 hedley joseph william Eighth piako more details
5168 hughes james cecil Eighth waipawa more details
0 martin john Eighth westland more details
5478 flavell john Eighth manukau more details
5504 mcburney stanley herbert Eighth waipa more details

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Service records online

Most of the South African War service records for soldiers in this database have now been digitised and are available by searching the Archives New Zealand Archway website.

How to cite this page

'Embarkation database', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/new-zealand-in-the-south-african-boer-war/database, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 4-Mar-2022