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
5333 cuff percy augustus Eighth wellington more details
6129 barnes george ernest Eighth christchurch suburb more details
5120 smith arthur henry Eighth clifton more details
5308 courtenay alfred charles Eighth whangarei more details
5662 gefken conrad Eighth ashley more details
5232 mandeno herbert Eighth waipa more details
5902 crombie john richard Eighth vincent more details
5075 hulme hedley russell Eighth wellington more details
5403 walsh james henry Eighth ohinemuri more details
5796 hall walter ernest Eighth waimea more details
5723 dobson robert ambrose Eighth christchurch more details
5265 whitworth francis Eighth south wairarapa more details
5432 fraser edwin gordon Eighth auckland more details
0 chaytor edward walter clervaux Eighth marlborough more details
5173 list otto Eighth hawkes bay more details
6075 laughton john Eighth clutha more details
0 hay-mckenzie ronald charles Eighth wellington more details
6060 harvey john Eighth waitaki more details
6042 bourne charles spencer Eighth christchurch more details
5337 drewett frank Eighth hokianga more details
5258 ulrich everard ernest Eighth wellington more details
6337 gedge charles Eighth hawkes bay more details
5600 murray frank leslie Eighth kaikoura more details
5345 farmer daniel george Eighth piako more details
5464 colquhorn ludovic Eighth whangarei more details
6053 elston samuel george Eighth waihemo more details
6012 forsyth henry Eighth peninsula more details
5172 haselden frederick Eighth rangitikei more details
5095 mcwilliam lavington Eighth wellington more details
5064 dobson william henry Eighth wellington more details
5090 mills robert james Eighth wellington more details
5726 lawrence william Eighth christchurch more details
6088 murray maurice Eighth christchurch more details
5692 purves james Eighth ashley more details
5394 sievers george frederick Eighth hutt more details
0 colbeck frank Eighth puzzles more details
5362 lund george edward Eighth waipawa more details
5618 mcphederan colin campbell Eighth levels more details
5720 robinson john Eighth ashburton more details
5256 southern william Eighth united kingdom 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