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
5887 douglass john robert Eighth waitaki more details
5645 donaughey robert thomas Eighth selwyn more details
5049 bendall arthur travers Eighth wellington more details
0 grimes john william Eighth patea more details
6015 bissett roderick Eighth southland more details
5669 jones frederick cleave Eighth selwyn more details
5107 porritt harold elliott Eighth south wairarapa more details
5928 jennings john Eighth dunedin more details
5078 johnson george alexander Eighth wellington more details
5246 shannon athol ernest clarence Eighth oroua more details
5774 chinn thomas Eighth inangahua more details
5354 henderson john Eighth ohinemuri more details
5465 coe henry caple Eighth waipa more details
6065 joyce michael disraeli Eighth christchurch more details
5992 evans frederick charles Eighth levels more details
0 palmer sydney robert Eighth taranaki more details
5786 higham mark Eighth selwyn more details
5672 kelly arthur Eighth amuri more details
5219 harrison william george Eighth wanganui more details
5220 hickling james albert Eighth wellington more details
5942 mearns william james Eighth dunedin suburb more details
5451 martin alfred ernest Eighth opotiki more details
5039 jillett joseph Eighth hutt more details
6116 wilson charles Eighth lake more details
6093 o'brien edward albert Eighth westland more details
5888 ferrar david bassett Eighth wallace more details
5913 darling albert james Eighth dunedin more details
5255 swainson charles william Eighth rangitikei more details
5050 brandon percy eustace de b Eighth wellington more details
5009 rasmussen henry neil Eighth wellington more details
0 hay-mckenzie ronald charles Eighth wellington more details
5229 mayhew ambrose Eighth oroua more details
5616 pilcher alfred george william Eighth amuri more details
5931 jones alfred Eighth dunedin more details
5601 hall jesse bertie Eighth christchurch more details
5689 nicholson wallace Eighth ashley more details
5250 street richard Eighth taranaki more details
5781 fraser thomas Eighth cheviot more details
5384 pye george Eighth ohinemuri more details
5173 list otto Eighth hawkes bay 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