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
5029 willoughby edgar de burgh Eighth masterton more details
1 rogers charles philip Eighth taranaki more details
5646 driscoll charles Eighth ashley more details
5037 ross james Eighth wellington more details
5113 smith sydney harold Eighth wellington more details
5199 catherall robert george Eighth hawkes bay more details
5229 mayhew ambrose Eighth oroua more details
5796 hall walter ernest Eighth waimea more details
5316 atkins george arabia Eighth manukau more details
5086 macaulay charles haddan spurgeon Eighth wellington more details
5217 haydon albert edward Eighth cook more details
5265 whitworth francis Eighth south wairarapa more details
5527 sheahan john Eighth waitemata more details
5883 mcgoun john todd Eighth waitaki more details
5623 andrews valentine Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5081 james george ellis Eighth waitotara more details
5250 street richard Eighth taranaki more details
5677 manson john hugh Eighth selwyn more details
5944 mathie william edward Eighth dunedin suburb more details
5042 bourke michael Eighth hutt more details
6076 lyness robert Eighth christchurch suburb more details
6011 mccauley robert william Eighth peninsula more details
5790 hogg arthur joseph Eighth waimea more details
6084 macdonald archibald hutchison Eighth waitaki more details
5522 rennie kenneth john Eighth rotorua more details
5916 ferguson george hepburn Eighth dunedin suburb more details
5102 orr thomas harry Eighth wellington more details
5457 brown albert evans Eighth wellington suburb more details
5787 henderson john Eighth selwyn more details
6050 dysaski frank Eighth southland more details
5059 coates frank Eighth horowhenua more details
5627 brett de renzie harris Eighth christchurch suburb more details
6096 pearson thomas louis Eighth buller more details
5061 clout norman Eighth wellington more details
5162 sommerville john adam Eighth wanganui more details
0 pearless walter relf Eighth waimea more details
5673 lake walter charles Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5038 mckain argyle Eighth hutt more details
5009 rasmussen henry neil Eighth wellington more details
5674 mortland alexander Eighth ashley 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