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
5528 smith john henry Eighth rotorua more details
5456 andrews percy george Eighth pahiatua more details
5965 rowlatt edmund pycroft Eighth dunedin more details
5893 brown alexander Eighth dunedin suburb more details
5448 petersen august adolph julius Eighth hutt more details
5739 sowman walter Eighth waimea more details
5994 hunter e j d Eighth southland more details
6347 henderson john Eighth waikato more details
6095 parker john henry Eighth bruce more details
5370 manning robert Eighth waitemata more details
6056 fletcher richard Eighth lake more details
5836 steele allan harmer Eighth christchurch more details
5267 walterson david duncan Eighth wellington more details
5650 david cecil harold Eighth christchurch more details
5227 mcdonald duncan buchanan Eighth patea more details
5508 mcfarlane william Eighth waikato more details
0 chaytor edward walter clervaux Eighth marlborough more details
6008 wright thomas randall Eighth waikouaiti more details
5803 johnson alfred charles Eighth buller more details
5047 black james Eighth wellington more details
5654 free frank Eighth christchurch suburb more details
6094 owen albert charles Eighth southland more details
5708 wallace robert Eighth selwyn more details
5194 clunie william Eighth wairoa more details
6133 hutchinson frank haugthy Eighth christchurch more details
5523 ryan henry ormond Eighth otamatea more details
5310 smith david Eighth whangarei more details
5749 simpson bethel Eighth ashburton more details
0 fooks alfred Eighth ashburton more details
5108 rockstrow william caspari Eighth wellington more details
6075 laughton john Eighth clutha more details
5628 bilby john frederick Eighth oroua more details
5701 sargisson charles henry Eighth ashburton more details
5896 bushell william Eighth dunedin suburb more details
5880 watt charles william Eighth dunedin suburb more details
6098 pocock reginald victor Eighth ashburton more details
5295 miller albert francis Eighth wellington more details
5363 larsen john theodore Eighth manukau more details
5770 cook otto richard Eighth christchurch suburb more details
0 ferguson george weir Eighth christchurch suburb 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