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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
5245 sexton elliott james Eighth south wairarapa more details
3413 seymour james sixth wellington more details
6372 seymour robert Eighth waipa more details
2644 seymour h fifth christchurch more details
691 seymour guy blundell third christchurch more details
7355 shackleton frederick Ninth rangitikei more details
1042 shalders h fourth clutha more details
1041 shalders a e fourth lake more details
1685 shanahan t fifth lake more details
2645 shand g t fifth christchurch more details
335 shand phillip tressillian second christchurch more details
5967 shand george Eighth bruce more details
3667 shand philip tresilian sixth christchurch more details
7815 shankland thomas Ninth ashley more details
3664 shannon john sixth ashburton more details
5246 shannon athol ernest clarence Eighth oroua more details
5968 sharp robert mccallum Eighth taieri more details
1378 sharp f c fourth cook more details
7820 sharplin harry havelock Ninth ashburton more details
7819 sharplin edward Ninth ashburton more details
4440 sharplin edward seventh ashburton more details
8120 shaw george Ninth horowhenua more details
3328 shaw george sixth wellington more details
9448 shaw ernest oliver Tenth mackenzie more details
5124 shaw guy langston Eighth taranaki more details
6222 shaw robert george reliefs maniototo more details
56 shaw frederick thomas First ohinemuri more details
9335 shaw william edward Tenth amuri more details
9336 shaw william john Tenth kaikoura more details
7236 shaw frederick thomas Ninth ohinemuri more details
6373 sheahan patrick Details patea more details
5527 sheahan john Eighth waitemata more details
3414 shearman william sixth horowhenua more details
5699 sheath raymond john Eighth christchurch more details
3289 sheather william james sixth auckland more details
1337 sheehan e r fourth horowhenua more details
1136 sheehan j fourth southland more details
5031 sheehan edward robert Eighth horowhenua more details
4051 sheffield william lawrence seventh auckland more details
345 sheffield harold Second manukau 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.