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 Surname Given Names Contingentsort descending County/City
5298 read alexander Eighth wellington more details
5252 somervell john william Eighth cook more details
5833 robertshaw leonard Eighth marlborough more details
5923 henderson alexander douglas Eighth dunedin suburb more details
5356 hammond alexander malcolm Eighth auckland more details
5170 bierre august Eighth waitotara more details
5785 goodman george Eighth waimea more details
5293 silcock samuel thomas Eighth ohinemuri more details
5255 swainson charles william Eighth rangitikei more details
5632 beck william arthur Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5373 mcnab thomas Eighth auckland suburb more details
5948 mcknight robert Eighth vincent more details
0 hay-mckenzie ronald charles Eighth wellington more details
6352 jones harold lancelot Eighth pahiatua more details
5351 green patrick Eighth oroua more details
5526 siffleet henry thomas Eighth auckland suburb more details
6014 mckay william john Eighth masterton more details
5348 gibbons charles francis Eighth thames more details
5543 brown henry fenton Eighth wellington more details
5183 allan william kirk Eighth taranaki more details
5210 graham william Eighth cook more details
5179 taylor percy Eighth cook more details
5909 duff oliver Eighth tuapeka more details
5340 dickson robert Eighth ohinemuri more details
5843 thiele frederick charles Eighth christchurch more details
5175 adams robert stafford Eighth oroua more details
0 morris cyril russell Eighth wellington more details
5764 bate percy thomas Eighth waimea more details
5257 skinner james macadam Eighth wellington more details
6113 turner william Eighth taieri more details
5302 best sidney herbert Eighth auckland suburb more details
5104 pike cyril seldon Eighth wellington more details
6097 pow james Eighth southland more details
5605 collins herbert Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5323 blackwell edwin west Eighth auckland more details
5614 syme alexander Eighth christchurch more details
5845 wilson samuel Eighth ashburton more details
5036 mckain john ward Eighth hutt more details
5974 third william Eighth cook more details
6069 kracke frederick william Eighth southland more details

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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.

How to cite this page

'Embarkation database', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/new-zealand-in-the-south-african-boer-war/database, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 4-Mar-2022