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
5620 ayres herbert Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5372 mcnally robert henry Eighth manukau more details
5375 mccartney thomas Eighth rangitikei more details
5954 mcallister peter gray Eighth lake more details
5471 cox francis joseph Eighth waikato more details
5777 congdon alfred james Eighth marlborough more details
5716 withers thomas newton Eighth christchurch more details
5109 reilly william Eighth wellington more details
5922 hogg robert Eighth dunedin suburb more details
5074 higgins donald Eighth oroua more details
5051 birnie alexander Eighth wellington more details
5186 burton fred Eighth oroua more details
5982 watt william Eighth buller more details
5016 neilson albert ernest Eighth wellington more details
5664 hunter william henry Eighth akaroa more details
5933 kenny stephen Eighth taieri more details
5028 grimstone lionel francis Eighth wellington more details
5659 glenie herbert austin Eighth selwyn more details
5704 thomson arthur shirley Eighth ashley more details
5757 brown frank Eighth grey more details
5782 grant william robert Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5111 ryan thomas francis Eighth hutt more details
5688 mcgoverin martin Eighth selwyn more details
5793 hursthouse cabert fearon Eighth waimea more details
5228 mcburney william Eighth cook more details
6122 pearson alfred e Eighth ashburton more details
5962 rosenbrock frederick Eighth dunedin more details
5740 childe harry edgar Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5746 clegg william james Eighth buller more details
5643 cooper william Eighth ashley more details
5698 syme david Eighth christchurch more details
5943 miller david Eighth waikouaiti more details
5971 scott william henry robertson Eighth dunedin more details
5765 butler arthur Eighth buller more details
6021 smaillie david Eighth taieri more details
5462 barker thomas alexander Eighth piako more details
5225 lawson thomas Eighth taranaki more details
5644 cottrell cyril crispe Eighth christchurch more details
5805 lambele ernest allason Eighth ashburton more details
5374 mcgivern henry felix Eighth waipa 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