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
6328 coombridge wilfred arthur Details christchurch more details
9042 boot alfred Details auckland more details
9047 cash william frederick Details auckland more details
6379 newsham john (Lewis Oscar) Details wairarapa south more details
9820 lisle adam Details taranaki more details
3730 forbes william Details waitaki more details
9048 clegg john james Details waipawa more details
9641 davidson robert gilbert Details australia more details
9823 mckeague william john Details oroua more details
9049 couper john frederick Details hawkes bay more details
9639 douglas james Details ashburton more details
6382 sadler arthur ernest Details taranaki more details
9099 riley james Details vincent more details
6309 allardice george henry frederick Details waipawa more details
9829 urquhart harry Details waitotara more details
9667 metzger jos. arthur Details southland more details
9057 fisher frederick ferguson Details ekatahuna more details
8906 mcgill henry Details hutt more details
9072 mercer edward walter Details waimea more details
8132 cowie robert Details dunedin more details
8784 todd robert Details wellington more details
6316 brown william Details cook more details
9037 barry patrick stephen Details waipawa more details
9654 jones frederick richard Details christchurch more details
6313 bowles jesse Details patangata more details
8912 cullen thomas william Details masterton more details
9678 stephen george Details ashburton more details
9830 wilkie charles Details auckland suburb more details
9058 gernhoefer richard samuel guttlieb Details taranaki more details
9059 griffin henry featherston Details auckland suburb more details
9039 byford david Details hawkes bay more details
8908 deighton richard george Details wairoa more details
9064 kavanagh laurence Details whangarei more details
9658 jones james Details westland more details
9817 ivimey sidney septimus Details dunedin more details
8774 simpson albert richmond Details hawkes bay more details
9045 capper joseph john Details waikato more details
6315 boyd arthur Details waiapu more details
9805 armstrong william lincoln Details akaroa more details
6330 daulton thomas miles Details cook 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