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
5042 bourke michael Eighth hutt more details
5531 spilman arthur marson Eighth waikato more details
5334 christian edward Eighth oroua more details
5775 considine peter Eighth grey more details
6319 craig henry william Eighth auckland suburb more details
5248 stent louis james Eighth oroua more details
5657 gallagher michael Eighth ashley more details
5199 catherall robert george Eighth hawkes bay more details
5175 adams robert stafford Eighth oroua more details
6066 jordan benjamin steven Eighth ashley more details
5849 ward norman james Eighth marlborough more details
5027 rowell henry Eighth wellington more details
6366 pearson edwin Eighth pahiatua more details
5441 wilson john james Eighth wellington more details
5121 smithers henry george albert Eighth australia more details
5901 cornish richard alexander mcgregor Eighth taieri more details
5170 bierre august Eighth waitotara more details
5793 hursthouse cabert fearon Eighth waimea more details
5656 gardiner sidney Eighth christchurch suburb more details
0 joyce selwyn Eighth christchurch more details
5694 roberts percy coleman Eighth ashburton more details
5822 polson george mcleod Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5080 johnston albert kenmore Eighth waipa more details
5459 baker arthur john Eighth auckland suburb more details
0 saunders edward Eighth ashburton more details
5396 thomson william george Eighth christchurch suburb more details
6032 barlow james Eighth southland more details
6071 lowe francis david Eighth selwyn more details
5044 barker william john Eighth wellington more details
5987 mcdonald james Eighth dunedin suburb more details
5983 willett neill malcolm campbell Eighth dunedin suburb more details
5628 bilby john frederick Eighth oroua more details
6012 forsyth henry Eighth peninsula more details
5093 mclaughlin john Eighth wellington more details
5172 haselden frederick Eighth rangitikei more details
5073 harvey edward john Eighth wellington more details
5606 cameron james Eighth selwyn more details
5882 grant bartlett Eighth waitaki more details
5832 reilly alphonse Eighth collingwood more details
5471 cox francis joseph Eighth waikato 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