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 | Family name | Given name(s) | Contingent | County/City | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7973 | williams | john | Ninth | southland | more details |
| 8766 | williams | lewis | Tenth | whangarei | more details |
| 2657 | williams | n s | fifth | levels | more details |
| 2305 | williams | r a | fifth | pahiatua | more details |
| 0 | williams | reginald mcdowell | sixth | not stated | more details |
| 8765 | williams | rupert | Tenth | whangarei | more details |
| 6233 | williams | thomas | reliefs | selwyn | more details |
| 5712 | williams | thomas henry | Eighth | waimate | more details |
| 9339 | williams | william | Tenth | grey | more details |
| 6389 | williamson | charles | Details | waiapu | more details |
| 5447 | williamson | hugh caskey | Details | auckland suburb | more details |
| 3557 | williamson | john douglas | sixth | marlborough | more details |
| 5979 | williamson | robert alexander | Eighth | tuapeka | more details |
| 4058 | williamson | thomas grahamslaw | seventh | auckland | more details |
| 3849 | willis | arthur | sixth | ashburton | more details |
| 7838 | willis | arthur | Ninth | ashburton | more details |
| 764 | willis | b | third | waitotara | more details |
| 708 | willis | e | third | ashburton | more details |
| 3682 | willis | edward | sixth | ashburton | more details |
| 7394 | willis | ernest raymond | Ninth | waitotara | more details |
| 2731 | willis | f | reserves | hutt | more details |
| 0 | willis | frank | Tenth | hutt | more details |
| 4217 | willis | frank | seventh | hutt | more details |
| 4220 | willis | henry leonard | seventh | wellington | more details |
| 7243 | willis | robert | Ninth | hawkes bay | more details |
| 4461 | willis | wilfred bezzick | seventh | ashburton | more details |
| 7246 | willott | james | Ninth | eden | more details |
| 1356 | willoughby | e | fourth | pahiatua | more details |
| 5029 | willoughby | edgar de burgh | Eighth | masterton | more details |
| 6386 | willoughby | nathaniel leonard | Eighth | pahiatua | more details |
| 9456 | wills | frank | Tenth | waimate | more details |
| 8995 | wilmot | joseph ernest | Tenth | oroua | more details |
| 8896 | wilmot | thomas henry | Tenth | oroua | more details |
| 2658 | wilson | a | fifth | christchurch suburb | more details |
| 3803 | wilson | alexander | sixth | tuapeka | more details |
| 3805 | wilson | andrew | sixth | tuapeka | more details |
| 9685 | wilson | andrew forrester | Details | waihemo | more details |
| 7713 | wilson | arthur | Ninth | akaroa | more details |
| 617 | wilson | c a | third | waimate | more details |
| 6116 | wilson | charles | Eighth | lake | more details |
How to cite this page
Embarkation database, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/new-zealand-in-the-south-african-boer-war/database, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated
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.