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 ascending County/City
6104 rogers percy Eighth tuapeka more details
5601 hall jesse bertie Eighth christchurch more details
5689 nicholson wallace Eighth ashley more details
5350 griffiths charles thomas Eighth ohinemuri more details
5485 gaby ernest alfred Eighth australia more details
5384 pye george Eighth ohinemuri more details
5849 cunningham william henry Eighth grey more details
5929 jeffery lawrence Eighth tuapeka more details
5524 scanlan edward Eighth hobson more details
5043 bliss alfred Eighth horowhenua more details
5120 smith arthur henry Eighth clifton more details
5741 morgan charles frederick Eighth westland more details
5746 clegg william james Eighth buller more details
5675 mellor percy Eighth ashley more details
6057 grant william chisholm Eighth taieri more details
5083 king alexander james Eighth westland more details
5926 jolly jack Eighth dunedin suburb more details
5220 hickling james albert Eighth wellington more details
5842 tubman robert Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5665 hill reginald frederick Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5491 horne robert robert Eighth tauranga more details
5942 mearns william james Eighth dunedin suburb more details
5191 buick james Eighth oroua more details
5982 watt william Eighth buller more details
5938 muir john hay Eighth dunedin suburb more details
5450 hedley joseph william Eighth piako more details
6027 cheyne john Eighth lake more details
6037 boyle thomas Eighth southland more details
6351 jackson john keith Eighth hutt more details
5127 thomson claude hamilton Eighth wellington more details
5089 mulcahy james Eighth wellington more details
5692 purves james Eighth ashley more details
5947 mcgregor james Eighth waihemo more details
5095 mcwilliam lavington Eighth wellington more details
5090 mills robert james Eighth wellington more details
5617 worthington leonard edward john Eighth levels more details
5960 price william Eighth dunedin more details
5488 gresham hugh Eighth auckland more details
5388 ryan martin henry Eighth thames more details
5717 fraser robert john Eighth clutha 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