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
0 todd thomas john marr dso Eighth not stated more details
5083 king alexander james Eighth westland more details
5796 hall walter ernest Eighth waimea more details
5790 hogg arthur joseph Eighth waimea more details
5783 grimwood robert henry Eighth ashley more details
5265 whitworth francis Eighth south wairarapa more details
6388 wilson robert arnold Eighth stratford more details
5644 cottrell cyril crispe Eighth christchurch more details
5310 smith david Eighth whangarei more details
6386 willoughby nathaniel leonard Eighth pahiatua more details
6347 henderson john Eighth waikato more details
5475 eivers edmund william Eighth whakatane more details
5934 keogh john lawrence Eighth bruce more details
5527 sheahan john Eighth waitemata more details
5883 mcgoun john todd Eighth waitaki more details
0 smith charles john Eighth hawkes bay more details
5448 petersen august adolph julius Eighth hutt more details
5739 sowman walter Eighth waimea more details
5457 brown albert evans Eighth wellington suburb more details
6050 dysaski frank Eighth southland more details
5199 catherall robert george Eighth hawkes bay more details
5059 coates frank Eighth horowhenua more details
6096 pearson thomas louis Eighth buller more details
5477 fenton reginald john Eighth auckland suburb more details
5484 gomez frank Eighth raglan more details
5093 mclaughlin john Eighth wellington more details
5007 dorizac charles Eighth wellington more details
5840 stephen william alexander Eighth buller more details
0 saunders edward Eighth ashburton more details
0 simpson donald petrie Eighth auckland suburb more details
5533 thwaites ernest francis Eighth hobson more details
5114 smith charles granville Eighth south wairarapa more details
5188 bremner william Eighth wanganui more details
5923 henderson alexander douglas Eighth dunedin suburb more details
5438 allen arthur arnold Eighth waitemata more details
6082 mayne george henry Eighth southland more details
6031 boyd archibald neil Eighth dunedin suburb more details
5468 callagher frank colin Eighth auckland more details
5798 humphrey james Eighth lake more details
5983 willett neill malcolm campbell Eighth dunedin 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