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 Namessort descending Contingent County/City
305 cotter c second waitotara more details
1553 hooper c fourth hawkes bay more details
0 simson c fifth marlborough more details
861 craig c third cook islands more details
1294 retter c fourth hutt more details
1023 carpenter c fourth australia more details
2696 neilson c reserves pahiatua more details
2243 fields c fifth horowhenua more details
2653 threlkeld c fifth ashley more details
727 drummond c third rangitikei more details
1263 colebrook c fourth wellington more details
2370 hammond c fifth auckland more details
777 wiggins c third taranaki more details
467 clark c Second waikouaiti more details
1498 dunford c fourth grey more details
859 watt c third hawkes bay more details
1119 bates c fourth southland more details
766 dyke c third rangitikei more details
700 tillyshort c third buller more details
1085 newman c fourth wanganui more details
1291 le sueur c a fourth wellington suburb more details
1393 welsby c b fourth wellington more details
2516 sheill c j fifth waipawa more details
1054 ward c k fourth waikouaiti more details
1411 phair c o fourth coromandel more details
837 hagenson c o third waipawa more details
1622 de lautour c a fifth peninsula more details
1535 hirtzell c a fourth waipawa more details
2637 rae c a fifth selwyn more details
689 jeffreys c a third buller more details
2507 northcroft c a fifth westland more details
617 wilson c a third waimate more details
426 chapman c a m Second hawkes bay more details
681 roberts c c third ashburton more details
1618 collins c c fifth tuapeka more details
1448 munro c c fourth manukau more details
1416 berry c c fourth waipa more details
1016 burgess c d fourth clutha more details
801 galway c d third westland more details
635 cross c e third mackenzie 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