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
5027 rowell henry Eighth wellington more details
5441 wilson john james Eighth wellington more details
5953 mckercher john Eighth southland more details
5212 hughes andrew patrick Eighth hawera more details
5604 joseph arthur henry Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5108 rockstrow william caspari Eighth wellington more details
5740 childe harry edgar Eighth christchurch suburb more details
0 pringle john Eighth hutt more details
6075 laughton john Eighth clutha more details
5178 edwards george frederick Eighth patea more details
6119 way arthur levelis hume Eighth ashley more details
6347 henderson john Eighth waikato more details
5376 mcdonald hugh Eighth wellington more details
5700 skilling george Eighth selwyn more details
6033 black james Eighth southland more details
5961 potter henry john Eighth dunedin more details
5462 barker thomas alexander Eighth piako more details
5836 steele allan harmer Eighth christchurch more details
5612 brown robert james Eighth puzzles more details
5641 cheesman walter augustus Eighth christchurch more details
5486 gillander francis vincent Eighth waipa more details
5369 menhennet samuel henry Eighth piako more details
5745 staples frederick john Eighth collingwood more details
0 vallance james baird Eighth wellington more details
0 bullock george gilbert Eighth waitotara more details
5650 david cecil harold Eighth christchurch more details
0 langford william eustace Eighth cook more details
5018 larsen hans Eighth waipawa more details
5499 lysaght george Eighth auckland more details
5759 anderson andrew Eighth westland more details
6040 bradley augustine Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5233 meyrick herbert Eighth hutt more details
5924 ingle claude Eighth dunedin suburb more details
6074 leeden walter john Eighth taieri more details
5213 hutchinson frank william Eighth waipawa more details
5332 calvert leo Eighth auckland suburb more details
5691 o'donnell joseph Eighth christchurch suburb more details
6087 mcleod murdock Eighth waikouaiti more details
0 lewin montague c m Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5234 nelson henry Eighth horowhenua 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