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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
8728 mullins herbert frederick Tenth waipa more details
324 mullumby michael john second wellington more details
2280 mundell f fifth waitotara more details
5230 mundell frederick Eighth waitotara more details
7336 munn charles john victor Ninth oroua more details
8578 munro kenneth william Tenth auckland more details
7682 munro hugh Ninth amuri more details
669 munro hugh third waimate more details
7937 munro donald alexander Ninth waihemo more details
61 munro john First kiwitea more details
1448 munro c c fourth manukau more details
4487 munro charles thomas seventh dunedin more details
7466 munro hector Ninth masterton more details
7205 munro benjamin Ninth rotorua more details
7199 murdoch thomas Ninth cook more details
2382 murdoch t fifth cook more details
7801 murdoch john Ninth waimate more details
3397 murdoch howard james sixth wellington more details
8981 murphy matthew Tenth wellington more details
2695 murphy j reserves marlborough more details
5676 murphy martin joseph Eighth selwyn more details
2630 murphy w fifth cheviot more details
5231 murphy arthur Eighth taranaki more details
9367 murphy george Tenth maniototo more details
1700 murphy j fifth dunedin more details
2629 murphy j m f fifth selwyn more details
5679 murphy arthur Eighth chatham islands more details
4193 murphy edward seventh wellington more details
1108 murphy leslie fourth southland more details
9462 murphy james Tenth dunedin more details
5600 murray frank leslie Eighth kaikoura more details
664 murray j j third christchurch suburb more details
6088 murray maurice Eighth christchurch more details
5939 murray james dingwall Eighth dunedin more details
2721 murray j reserves auckland suburb more details
3399 murray daniel sixth wairarapa south more details
670 murray f l third kaikoura more details
3780 murray arthur hayward sixth southland more details
4546 murray andrew robert seventh dunedin more details
6175 murray william george reliefs westland more details

Please email [email protected] if you have any corrections / additions you would like to make to the database.

This database was compiled by Colin McGeorge of the Education Department in the University of Canterbury.

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

South African War service records and other information for soldiers in this database can now be found on Auckland Museum's Cenotaph database.