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
5956 nelson james Eighth bruce more details
5329 constable edward Eighth otamatea more details
5669 jones frederick cleave Eighth selwyn more details
5811 meredith richard Eighth selwyn more details
5679 murphy arthur Eighth chatham islands more details
5928 jennings john Eighth dunedin more details
6390 wright herbert james Eighth waitotara more details
5078 johnson george alexander Eighth wellington more details
0 martin john Eighth westland more details
5482 finch thomas Eighth raglan more details
5354 henderson john Eighth ohinemuri more details
6065 joyce michael disraeli Eighth christchurch more details
5043 bliss alfred Eighth horowhenua more details
5741 morgan charles frederick Eighth westland more details
0 todd thomas john marr dso Eighth not stated more details
5675 mellor percy Eighth ashley more details
6057 grant william chisholm Eighth taieri more details
5946 mcgregor james b Eighth dunedin suburb more details
5220 hickling james albert Eighth wellington more details
0 gardiner thomas john Eighth wellington more details
5842 tubman robert Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5942 mearns william james Eighth dunedin suburb more details
5191 buick james Eighth oroua 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
5364 little charles Eighth coromandel more details
5481 fox john Eighth inangahua more details
5460 brewin percy Eighth auckland suburb more details
5686 mcconaghey john Eighth selwyn more details
5931 jones alfred Eighth dunedin more details
5048 brunton thomas Eighth south wairarapa more details
5601 hall jesse bertie Eighth christchurch more details
5689 nicholson wallace Eighth ashley more details
0 street cecil henry Eighth waitaki more details
5485 gaby ernest alfred Eighth australia more details
5384 pye george Eighth ohinemuri 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