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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
6055 east herbert edward Eighth christchurch suburb more details
518 eastgate h second auckland more details
1272 easther c r fourth oroua more details
7761 easton george Ninth dunedin more details
5341 easton alfred Eighth manukau more details
5342 ebert george Eighth auckland suburb more details
8951 eccles charles edward Tenth waipawa more details
0 eccles horace dorset Eighth mongonui more details
3362 eden james sixth wellington more details
6153 eden albert reliefs waimea more details
6152 edgar frederick matthew reliefs collingwood more details
1044 edgar j fourth lake more details
6052 edgar john Eighth lake more details
6151 edgar james reliefs inangahua more details
0 edgar p m fourth not stated more details
9395 edgecombe william stenning Tenth vincent more details
4017 edkins william henry seventh waipa more details
7037 edwards william Ninth auckland more details
3607 edwards james henry sixth ashburton more details
9480 edwards herbert john Tenth southland more details
65 edwards charles alfred First patea more details
3726 edwards james sixth australia more details
2330 edwards h a fifth auckland more details
2469 edwards f c fifth wellington more details
129 edwards mark first selwyn more details
7631 edwards edward Ninth amuri more details
6190 edwards william reliefs waitaki more details
5178 edwards george frederick Eighth patea more details
3363 egan james sixth wellington more details
641 eggleston e third kaikoura more details
5475 eivers edmund william Eighth whakatane more details
0 elder m b fourth horowhenua more details
0 elder malcolm balfour Ninth horowhenua more details
3606 ellen charles sixth waimate more details
6331 elliot william Details hawkes bay more details
7536 elliott harold Ninth auckland more details
5476 elliott james Eighth opotiki more details
3486 ellis william charles sixth taranaki more details
9396 ellis leonard richmond Tenth geraldine more details
9511 ellis alexander Tenth dunedin 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.