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
8913 cope gerard brentnall Details wellington more details
8777 mcarthur archibald Details wellington more details
9047 cash william frederick Details auckland more details
9830 wilkie charles Details auckland suburb more details
9058 gernhoefer richard samuel guttlieb Details taranaki more details
8906 mcgill henry Details hutt more details
9035 baker frederick charles Details cook more details
6392 gower alfred robert Details patea more details
6316 brown william Details cook more details
9068 matson james Details wellington more details
6307 newcombe herbert Details grey more details
9053 dare william Details levels more details
9834 lear ernest Details dunedin more details
9059 griffin henry featherston Details auckland suburb more details
9039 byford david Details hawkes bay more details
6335 falvey john Details hawkes bay more details
9638 dreaver robert thomas Details dunedin more details
8774 simpson albert richmond Details hawkes bay more details
9079 rea edward henry Details thames more details
9678 stephen george Details ashburton more details
8134 docherty william chapman Details dunedin more details
9838 ferguson arnold Details wellington more details
9076 onion joseph Details hawkes bay more details
9647 grant james ramsay Details marlborough more details
9072 mercer edward walter Details waimea more details
6359 mcculloch douglas Details waipawa more details
6377 stimpson george Details taranaki more details
9662 kelly thomas patrick Details lake more details
8912 cullen thomas william Details masterton more details
9081 reeves charles Details taranaki more details
9839 marshall alfred joseph Details wellington more details
9083 rowberry frederick Details hawera more details
9041 bidwell john Details oroua more details
8908 deighton richard george Details wairoa more details
6326 croft alfred Details westland more details
9002 baker john frederick Details buller more details
0 browne charles Details united kingdom more details
6315 boyd arthur Details waiapu more details
9060 harris william Details piako more details
9084 rye edward Details waikato 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