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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
3658 sheilds harvey sixth christchurch suburb more details
2516 sheill c j fifth waipawa more details
5697 shellock arthur Eighth ashburton more details
7818 shellock george Ninth ashburton more details
9334 shepherd david Tenth amuri more details
173 sheppard william henry first wellington more details
0 shera louis marie Details auckland suburb more details
1405 shera j d g fourth auckland suburb more details
9210 sheridan charles Tenth ashley more details
6108 sherwill william Eighth dunedin more details
2293 shilitoe c fifth hutt more details
7958 shirkey william Ninth bruce more details
4569 short thomas paterson seventh dunedin suburb more details
6224 short james reliefs dunedin suburb more details
3282 sidford charles george sixth waikato more details
8878 sievers arthur Tenth hutt more details
5394 sievers george frederick Eighth hutt more details
5526 siffleet henry thomas Eighth auckland suburb more details
360 signal edward bannister second rangitikei more details
5293 silcock samuel thomas Eighth ohinemuri more details
7498 silvester henry george Ninth hawkes bay more details
7352 silvester john Ninth hawera more details
1331 simcox w m fourth horowhenua more details
1031 simmers r fourth clutha more details
9445 simmers duncan a Tenth lake more details
3415 simmonds william allardice sixth waipawa more details
8624 simmons william edward Tenth stratford more details
9828 simon david Details rotorua more details
7101 simons william Ninth taranaki more details
8883 simpson robert henry Tenth ashley more details
0 simpson donald petrie Eighth auckland suburb more details
5749 simpson bethel Eighth ashburton more details
7823 simpson john purcell campbell Ninth waimate more details
3793 simpson john johnston sixth bruce more details
1527 simpson a g fourth hawkes bay more details
8774 simpson albert richmond Details hawkes bay more details
8619 simpson george Tenth taranaki more details
2646 simpson w h fifth ashley more details
2722 simpson h j reserves waipawa more details
751 simpson r third oroua 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.