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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 Family name Click to sort this column in Ascending order Given name(s) Contingent County/City
5201 dilks william thomas Eighth oroua more details
7623 dillon thomas robert Ninth southland more details
1259 dineen w fourth waitaki more details
4401 ditely lytton alphonse seventh akaroa more details
8810 dixon albert leslie Tenth wellington more details
8947 dixon christopher Tenth waipawa more details
2235 dixon w d fifth masterton more details
8635 dixon frank netherwood Tenth stratford more details
5063 dixon oscar clarence Eighth masterton more details
1268 dixon n fourth south wairarapa more details
8814 dixon edward horace eugene Tenth masterton more details
1267 dixon f n fourth south wairarapa more details
7623 dixon henry michael Ninth christchurch suburb more details
0 dixon j francis Tenth waikato more details
2719 dobbon g reserves taranaki more details
8945 dobbs herbert edward Tenth waipawa more details
5723 dobson robert ambrose Eighth christchurch more details
9505 dobson john Tenth dunedin more details
5064 dobson william henry Eighth wellington more details
8542 dobson joseph Tenth thames more details
4485 dobson william seventh dunedin suburb more details
8134 docherty william chapman Details dunedin more details
6131 dodd charles william Eighth christchurch more details
7292 dodunski john mitchell Ninth stratford more details
3305 doel benjamin charles sixth bay of islands more details
7760 doherty charles walter Ninth ashburton more details
3605 doherty peter sixth christchurch suburb more details
6183 doig john rattray reliefs waimate more details
4515 doig john rattray seventh waitaki more details
5886 don angus mitchell Eighth dunedin suburb more details
7985 don angus mitchell Ninth dunedin suburb more details
1619 don a m fifth dunedin suburb more details
7395 donald harley hodgson Ninth masterton more details
1624 donaldson t fifth southland more details
5645 donaughey robert thomas Eighth selwyn more details
4281 donkin william seventh thames more details
1146 donnelly r fourth southland more details
4283 donnelly peter cooper seventh southland more details
5907 donnelly william cooper Eighth southland more details
8013 donnelly thomas andrew Ninth southland more details

How to cite this page

Embarkation database, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/new-zealand-in-the-south-african-boer-war/database, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated

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.