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 Namessort descending Contingent County/City
5892 blackwood archibald george rennie Eighth dunedin more details
9106 barker archibald henry Tenth christchurch suburb more details
7350 ross archibald hugh Ninth waitotara more details
6084 macdonald archibald hutchison Eighth waitaki more details
4304 harper archibald james seventh christchurch more details
313 thomson archibald john stanley second wellington more details
9366 bland archibald may Tenth dunedin suburb more details
6031 boyd archibald neil Eighth dunedin suburb more details
0 weir archibald scott Tenth dunedin more details
5981 woodhouse archibald steel Eighth vincent more details
7634 flood archie herbert Ninth christchurch more details
5038 mckain argyle Eighth hutt more details
9838 ferguson arnold Details wellington more details
0 aitken-connell arnold douglas seventh manukau more details
7406 bell arnold edward Ninth wellington more details
3242 harris arnold thomas sixth tauranga more details
9459 west arthur Tenth dunedin more details
8878 sievers arthur Tenth hutt more details
9343 challis arthur Tenth southland more details
4178 harrison arthur seventh wanganui more details
7337 nelson arthur Ninth cook more details
3849 willis arthur sixth ashburton more details
0 bauchop arthur fourth waikouaiti more details
6229 williams arthur reliefs christchurch more details
3545 scot arthur sixth waimea more details
377 barnes arthur second waitotara more details
4484 richards arthur seventh christchurch more details
4019 gill arthur seventh manukau more details
4173 handgrave arthur seventh taranaki more details
9253 ambrose arthur Tenth oroua more details
3204 alexander arthur sixth eden more details
9201 prestney arthur Tenth ashley more details
7653 johnstone arthur Ninth selwyn more details
7403 arnott arthur Ninth pohangina more details
5679 murphy arthur Eighth chatham islands more details
7713 wilson arthur Ninth akaroa more details
7899 hodgson arthur Ninth waitaki more details
7265 baker arthur Ninth waipa more details
9290 hyne arthur Tenth collingwood more details
4251 esam arthur seventh rangitikei 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