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
5794 hudson frederick Eighth waimea more details
6333 fitzgerald nathaniel Eighth stratford more details
5188 bremner william Eighth wanganui more details
5540 wykes hector james Eighth auckland suburb more details
5261 woolridge ebenezer Eighth taranaki more details
5901 cornish richard alexander mcgregor Eighth taieri more details
5076 iorns william augustus Eighth masterton more details
5610 canavan john william Eighth ashburton more details
5645 donaughey robert thomas Eighth selwyn more details
0 compton henry arthur william Eighth wellington more details
5687 mccleary joseph Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5811 meredith richard Eighth selwyn more details
0 eccles horace dorset Eighth mongonui more details
5256 southern william Eighth united kingdom more details
5679 murphy arthur Eighth chatham islands more details
5029 willoughby edgar de burgh Eighth masterton more details
5338 denyer ernest frederick Eighth auckland suburb more details
6390 wright herbert james Eighth waitotara more details
5406 younger george Eighth kiwitea more details
6043 brown henry Eighth buller more details
5359 king alfred ernest Eighth auckland suburb more details
5093 mclaughlin john Eighth wellington more details
5482 finch thomas Eighth raglan more details
5053 cumming david Eighth wellington more details
5113 smith sydney harold Eighth wellington more details
0 mason william john Eighth horowhenua more details
5881 little john Eighth dunedin more details
5441 wilson john james Eighth wellington more details
6096 pearson thomas louis Eighth buller more details
6057 grant william chisholm Eighth taieri more details
5677 manson john hugh Eighth selwyn more details
5926 jolly jack Eighth dunedin suburb more details
5746 clegg william james Eighth buller more details
5842 tubman robert Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5665 hill reginald frederick Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5796 hall walter ernest Eighth waimea more details
6011 mccauley robert william Eighth peninsula more details
5121 smithers henry george albert Eighth australia more details
5491 horne robert robert Eighth tauranga more details
5191 buick james Eighth oroua 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