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
5225 lawson thomas Eighth taranaki more details
5714 watkins frederick Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5216 higgs frederick Eighth cook more details
5839 smith sidney enfield Eighth waimea more details
5644 cottrell cyril crispe Eighth christchurch more details
5364 little charles Eighth coromandel more details
5188 bremner william Eighth wanganui more details
5822 polson george mcleod Eighth christchurch suburb more details
0 orbell henry scott Eighth waikouaiti more details
5645 donaughey robert thomas Eighth selwyn more details
6071 lowe francis david Eighth selwyn more details
0 saunders edward Eighth ashburton more details
5600 murray frank leslie Eighth kaikoura more details
5811 meredith richard Eighth selwyn more details
6012 forsyth henry Eighth peninsula more details
5172 haselden frederick Eighth rangitikei more details
5679 murphy arthur Eighth chatham islands more details
5928 jennings john Eighth dunedin more details
5400 wilson james henry Eighth waitemata more details
5325 brownlee james little Eighth auckland more details
6390 wright herbert james Eighth waitotara more details
5093 mclaughlin john Eighth wellington more details
5482 finch thomas Eighth raglan more details
5606 cameron james Eighth selwyn more details
5667 horley lewis Eighth waimate more details
5626 burke william joseph Eighth christchurch more details
5618 mcphederan colin campbell Eighth levels more details
0 cameron john Eighth waitotara more details
0 colbeck frank Eighth puzzles more details
5795 hodson harry edmund Eighth marlborough more details
5341 easton alfred Eighth manukau more details
5672 kelly arthur Eighth amuri more details
6051 devon walter Eighth maniototo more details
5542 webster george frederick Eighth auckland more details
5826 rebay alfred Eighth westland more details
5219 harrison william george Eighth wanganui more details
5840 stephen william alexander Eighth buller more details
5648 dudley charles hector Eighth selwyn more details
5380 pullen david herbert Eighth whangarei more details
5842 tubman robert Eighth christchurch suburb 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