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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
9677 simpson gilbert Details ashley more details
7707 simpson james bannister Ninth ashley more details
2517 simpson g a c fifth cook more details
7257 simpson david Ninth auckland suburb more details
755 simpson r k third rangitikei more details
9117 simpson george daniel Tenth christchurch more details
6135 simpson george catlin Eighth patea more details
0 simson c fifth marlborough more details
369 simson andrew second dunedin suburb more details
6376 sinclair harold lionel aynsley Details oroua more details
8874 sinclair duncan Tenth wellington suburb more details
7356 sinclair angus Ninth pahiatua more details
6173 singer john reliefs westland more details
2518 singer j fifth westland more details
9327 singer louis Tenth westland more details
3543 skeet ernest albert sixth cook more details
2296 skeet j c fifth south wairarapa more details
8747 skellern harry Tenth whangarei more details
7497 skelly alfred leonard Ninth wellington more details
4574 skene james cook seventh dunedin suburb more details
0 skerman sidney sixth not stated more details
5700 skilling george Eighth selwyn more details
5970 skinner lewis Eighth dunedin suburb more details
5257 skinner james macadam Eighth wellington more details
5026 skinner charles john dunbar Eighth wellington more details
3660 slater selby willcott sixth levels more details
8603 slater thomas Tenth auckland more details
6021 smaillie david Eighth taieri more details
1686 smaillie d fifth taieri more details
6374 small alfred charles Details wanganui more details
9443 small maurice Tenth mackenzie more details
2706 small a reserves grey more details
3661 small alfred sixth akaroa more details
1097 smeaton r fourth taieri more details
9446 smiley archibald robertson Tenth lake more details
9561 smillie john Tenth clutha more details
7814 smith thomas peter Ninth christchurch suburb more details
4443 smith william seventh ashley more details
2648 smith j h fifth ashburton more details
1313 smith e h fourth marlborough 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.