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
6379 newsham john (Lewis Oscar) Details wairarapa south more details
8140 swanson william brown Details dunedin more details
3730 forbes william Details waitaki more details
9054 dawson william rawland Details auckland suburb more details
0 shera louis marie Details auckland suburb more details
8909 moore frederick edwin Details wellington more details
9686 keetley henry joseph Details ashley more details
6350 hammer george Details oroua more details
9658 jones james Details westland more details
8903 hooper henry Details horowhenua more details
9047 cash william frederick Details auckland more details
6346 hampton christopher Details hawkes bay more details
9809 conroy george Details wellington more details
9641 davidson robert gilbert Details australia more details
9660 keddell charles septimus Details vincent more details
9664 mcmahon donald Details grey more details
6311 adams william john Details oroua more details
6378 sturt louis william Details rangitikei more details
9813 garrett james arthur Details hutt more details
9073 monstedt edward charles Details whangarei more details
9639 douglas james Details ashburton more details
9677 simpson gilbert Details ashley more details
9665 mcsweeney john Details grey more details
6325 charles edmund Details oroua more details
9072 mercer edward walter Details waimea more details
9816 hammond edward Details ohinemuri more details
9654 jones frederick richard Details christchurch more details
6313 bowles jesse Details patangata more details
9578 hawksworth john Details waimea more details
8912 cullen thomas william Details masterton more details
9671 morris george albert Details westland more details
9086 smith walter Details pahiatua more details
6332 fowler ernest nathaniel Details waitotara more details
9678 stephen george Details ashburton more details
6340 gilpin edmund Details hawkes bay more details
8729 curry john Details wellington more details
8774 simpson albert richmond Details hawkes bay more details
8908 deighton richard george Details wairoa more details
6315 boyd arthur Details waiapu more details
9085 smith luke Details waipawa 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