Topic: BW - Boer War
South African (Second Boer) War, 1899-1902
Australian Participation - Full Index
Embarkation Roll: BIR to BOS
The following is an alphabetical roll of all Australians known members of the many military formations which embarked overseas during the South African (Second Boer) War, 1899-1902.
Each man is detailed on this reference list with the following information:
Service Number;
Rank on Embarkation;
First Names;
Family Name;
If applicable, any false name employed; and,
Service unit.
Notes
Note 1: All soldiers’ names are linked to the specific unit and date when embarkation occurred.
Note 2: There are duplications of some names in the following list. The reason for this is that the soldier embarked on more than one occasion. This was the simplest way of resolving the problem of multiple entries for a single individual.
Embarkation Roll: BIR to BOS
2659 Private Frederick BIRRELL, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.
341 Private George Howard BIRT, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
1624 Farrier John BISCAYA, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
24 Trooper John Hutton BISDEE, 1st Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen.
133 Private Albert Edward BISHOP, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
845 Trooper Alexander BISHOP, 1st Australian Horse.
34 Private Alexander BISHOP, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
24 Private Alfred Warner BISHOP, 3rd West Australian Bushmen.
93 Farrier Sergeant Major Archibald BISHOP, 2nd West Australian Mounted Infantry.
1153 Farrier Edward John BISHOP, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
144 Private George BISHOP, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
18 Corporal George Neville BISHOP, 1st West Australian Mounted Infantry.
40092 Trooper J BISHOP, 2nd Scottish Horse.
31538 Saddler William John BISHOP, 2nd Scottish Horse.
88 Private William Robert BISHOP, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
1067 Trooper Leslie Stuart BISLEY, 1st Australian Horse.
1315 Private Ernest George BISSET, Army Medical Corps, Commonwealth.
1315 Lance Corporal Ernest George BISSET, Army Medical Corps, NSW.
166 Private Charles BISSETT, 5th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
1156 Private John BITTON, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia.
53 Corporal Alexander BLACK, 3rd West Australian Bushmen.
338 Private Archibald Syme BLACK, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
Lieutenant Cecil Herbert BLACK, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry.
2535 Corporal Colin BLACK, A' Bty. Royal Australian Artillery.
499 Private David BLACK, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
Lieutenant Duncan BLACK, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
2700 Trooper Edward John BLACK, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
481 Private Ernest Edward BLACK, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
531 Trooper Ernest Grant BLACK, 6th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.
2644 Trooper George BLACK, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
31860 Trooper GW BLACK, 2nd Scottish Horse.
3666 Trooper Hector Norman BLACK, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
1150 Trooper Henry Alexander BLACK, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
46 Private Henry Mitchell BLACK, 1st Tasmanian Mounted Infantry.
175 Private Henry Wemyss BLACK, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.
1813 Company Sergeant Major John BLACK, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
2203 Sergeant Major John BLACK, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
65 Private Ralph Wemyss BLACK, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry.
455 Trooper Robert P BLACK, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
816 Private Sidney Rupert BLACK, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
157 Trooper William Henderson BLACK, 1st Australian Horse.
1455 Squadron Sergeant Major William Henderson BLACK, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
1777 Trooper William J BLACK, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
17 Trooper Henry BLACKABY, 1st Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen.
130 Private Harry Stanley BLACKBURN, 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen.
30 Private Edward Lee BLACKBURNE, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
1241 Private Mortimer Cephas BLACKETT, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Tasmania.
428 Sergeant Robert George BLACKETT, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
154 Private Walter BLACKFORD, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
44 Private Thomas BLACKHALL, Army Medical Corps, NSW.
31819 Corporal John McKnight BLACKHAM, 2nd Scottish Horse.
1244 Trooper P BLACKHAM, Bethune's Mounted Infantry.
P BLACKHAM, Roberts' Horse.
2144 Private Harry Tierney BLACKLOW, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, Tasmania.
1199 Private Norman Fergus BLACKLOW, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Tasmania.
131 Corporal Richard Albert BLACKLOW, 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen.
3075 Trooper Alfred Valentine BLACKMAN, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
209 Trooper George BLACKMAN, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
372 Trooper Harold BLACKMAN, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
219 Private William Harold BLACKMAN, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
Trooper BLACKMAN, Kitchener's Horse.
85 Quartermaster Sergeant GE BLACKMORE, 3rd South Australian Citizens' Bushmen.
1974 Private Henry Aaron BLACKSHAW, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
114 Private John Frederick BLACKSHAW, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
11 Sergeant George Robert BLACKWELL, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
1327 Private Matthew BLACKWELL, Army Medical Corps, NSW.
1327 Private Matthew BLACKWELL, Australian Army Medical Corps, South Australia.
1441 Corporal RT BLACKWELL, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
263 Shoeing Smith Walter BLACKWELL, 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen.
86 Private James BLACKWOOD, 'A' Sqn. NSW Mounted Rifles.
734 Sergeant William Biddulph BLACKWOOD, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
167 Trooper Frank Sydney BLADE, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
127 Private Charles Henry BLAGG, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.
145 Private Joseph BLAGG, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
14 Trumpeter Arthur BLAIR, Army Medical Corps, NSW.
273 Trumpeter Arthur Vernon BLAIR, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Tasmania.
Lieutenant Francis Malcolm BLAIR, 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles.
433 Private Henry BLAIR, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
6 Corporal Henry Charles BLAIR, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
152 Trumpeter Henry Dougald BLAIR, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.
372 Private Herbert Alexander BLAIR, 6th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
287 Private James BLAIR, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.
103 Trooper Richard John BLAIR, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
964 Private William John BLAIR, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
226 Trooper David John BLAKE, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
405 Private J BLAKE, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
2858 Private James BLAKE, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia.
2280 Trooper John BLAKE, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
299 Private R BLAKE, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
2520 Gunner Sydney Frederick Joseph BLAKE, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
339 Trooper William BLAKE, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
2649 Trooper Edward John BLAKENEY, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
816 Private Thomas BLAKEWAY, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
357 Private Thomas BLAKEWAY, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
85 Trooper Benjamin John BLAKNEY, Bushveldt Carbineers.
78 Sergeant Major Victor BLANC, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.
446 Private Charles BLANCHARD, 3rd Victorian Bushmen.
273 Trooper Charles Edward BLANCHARD, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
357 Private John BLANCHARD, Army Medical Corps, NSW.
271 Trooper Matthew BLANCHE, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
339 Private Arthur BLANCK, 6th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
Charles Henry BLAND, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
558 Private Charles Walter BLANDFORD, 3rd Victorian Bushmen.
1438 Private Ernest Henry BLANDFORD, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
336 Private Joseph BLANDFORD, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
230 Private WJ BLANEY, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
260 Private Richard Henry BLANK, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
1447 Corporal Arthur Lyndhurst BLANNIN, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
258 Private Thomas BLEAKLEY, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
170 Trooper Edgar James BLEECHMORE, 4th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.
120 Sergeant Edgar James BLEECHMORE, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.
2635 Trooper Arthur William BLENCOWE, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
145 Trooper Arthur William BLENCOWE, NSW Lancers.
77 Private William BLESTOWE, Army Medical Corps, NSW.
477 Private Ivie BLEZARD, 3rd Victorian Bushmen.
Trooper BLIERTON, South African Light Horse.
510 Trumpeter Edward Norman BLIGHT, 6th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
509 Trumpeter George Sidney BLIGHT, 6th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
986 Private Ernest BLISS, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
210 Private F BLISS, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
874 Private George BLISS, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
360 Private Joseph BLOCK, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
372 Private William BLOGG, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
1966 Private Albert Henry Charles BLOMFIELD, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
1496 Private William BLOOM, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
Trooper BLOOM, South African Light Horse.
955 Trooper Charles John BLOOMFIELD, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
528 Private James Patrick BLOOMFIELD, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
728 Private Walter John James BLOOMFIELD, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
Lieutenant Francis Victor BLOSSEY, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
530 SqnQMSgt Ernest Alfred BLOW, NSW Lancers.
61 Private James BLOWER, 1st Tasmanian Mounted Infantry.
31 Private Andrew BLOXHAM, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
106 Trooper George Arthur BLOXHAM, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
Trooper O BLOXHOLM, Menne's Scouts.
126 Private Charles Enos BLOXSOME, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
91 Trooper Sinclair BLUE, 2nd South Australian Mounted Rifles.
327 Private Herbert Edgar BLUMENTHAL, 6th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
90 Trooper George Manning BLUNDELL, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
822 Private John S BLUNDELL, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
664 Private Harry Herbert BLUNDEN, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
664 Sergeant Henry BLUNDEN, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
824 Trooper James Edward BLUNDEN, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
35 Private Thomas BLUNDEN, 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry.
256 Private Frederick Gregg BLUNT, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
2611 Sergeant Richard Henry Thomas BLUNT, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
43 Private Robert Henry Theodore BLUNT, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry.
Sergeant BLURTON, South African Light Horse.
1233 Private Arthur Allen BLYTH, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Tasmania.
48 Private Charles Oscar BLYTH, 1st Tasmanian Mounted Infantry.
93 Private George BLYTH, 1st Tasmanian Mounted Infantry.
258 Private George Herbert BLYTH, 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen.
1532 Private John BLYTH, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
917 Corporal Robert BLYTH, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
784 Sergeant Alfred Hogarth BOAKE, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
350 Orderly Room Sergeant Harry N BOAM, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
492 Private Osbert William Francis BOARD, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
Chaplain John BOARDMAN, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
3278 Trooper William John BOARDMAN, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
63 Private Edward BOCOCK, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.
78 Private Arthur BODE, 'A' Sqn. NSW Mounted Rifles.
244 Trumpeter Charles Theodore BODE, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
Trooper JW BODE, Scottish Horse.
1337 Private Theodore Charles BODE, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
410 Private Mathew George BODEY, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
405 Private Walter BODEY, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
212 Trooper James Edward BODKIN, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
488 Private Herbert William BODMAN, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
24 Private Charles Sydney BODY, 1st West Australian Mounted Infantry.
1178 Sergeant Elice Arthur BODY, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
258 Private Robert Dixon BOGIE, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
502 Private Bernard Fitzwilliam BOHLE, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
32 Lance Corporal Henry Otto BOHLSEN, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
1299 Lance Corporal TWJ BOHLSEN, Bethune's Mounted Infantry.
59 Lance Corporal Harry A BOHLSON, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
Trooper BOILEAU, Brabant's Horse.
219 Private John Robert BOLAM, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
14 Private George BOLAND, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
Lieutenant Simon B BOLAND, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
535 Private George William BOLDING, 3rd Victorian Bushmen.
102 Private John BOLDING, 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry.
2389 Trooper George Livingstone BOLES, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
228 Corporal Robert Charles BOLGER, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
489 Private Robert Charles BOLGER, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
93 Private Richard BOLITHO, 3rd West Australian Bushmen.
959 Private Wilfred BOLITHO, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australian.
171 Trooper Wilfred BOLITHO, 4th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.
87 Private Albert John BOLLARD, 'A' Sqn. NSW Mounted Rifles.
3206 Corporal Arthur Benjamin BOLLARD, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
696 Private Alfred John BOLLEN, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
115 Corporal William Frederick BOLLINGER, 5th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
27 Trooper Allen Christopher BOLT, 4th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.
391 Private Edwy BOLTON, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
1064 Private George BOLTON, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
213 Trooper Harry BOLTON, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
81 Private Henry BOLTON, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
Trooper Reginald BOLTON, Roberts' Horse.
1863 Private Frederick William BOLWELL, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
1324 Private Percy Herbert Alfred BOLWELL, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
1342 Trooper Charles Joseph BOND, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
Warrant Officer John BOND, Army Medical Corps, NSW.
1560 Private Louis BOND, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
20 Private William BOND, 'A' Sqn. NSW Mounted Rifles.
1561 Private William Henry BOND, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
1422 Private Henry Richard BONDSFIELD, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
457 Private Thomas BONEHAM, 6th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
2681 Trooper William James BONHAM, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
747 Trooper John BONNER, 1st Australian Horse.
548 Private John BONNER, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
33815 Corporal P BONNER, 2nd Scottish Horse.
912 Trooper William Thomas BONNER, 1st Australian Horse.
559 Private William BONNETT, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
1745 Trooper Henry R BONSFIELD, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
2470 Gunner Charles Edward BOOKER, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
212 Private John Nelson Tarplee BOOKER, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
417 Trooper Albert BOON, 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.
1166 Trooper Herbert Edward BOON, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
1301 Trooper Walter George BOON, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
JR BOORER, Prince of Wales' Light Horse.
1046 Trooper William Alfred Sydney BOOT, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
2286 Trooper Alfred Edward BOOTH, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
14 Private D BOOTH, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
1061 Corporal Trumpeter David Henry Trayer BOOTH, 1st Australian Horse.
31539 Trooper Esca Bruerton BOOTH, 2nd Scottish Horse.
128 Private Frederick Harper BOOTH, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles.
82 Private John BOOTH, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
3083 Trooper William BOOTH, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
214 Trooper William Joseph BOOTH, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
804 Private Alfred William BORCHAM, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
3206 Corporal Albert BORD, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
20 Trooper William BORD, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
3474 Trooper Archibald BORELAND, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
3472 Trooper John King BORELAND, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
641 Trooper William BORELAND, 1st Australian Horse.
1059 Private Louis Boyd BORLAND, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
81 Trooper Thomas BORLASE, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
887 Trooper Alf. Theodore BORMAN, NSW Lancers.
1432 Private Percy Harold BORN, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
1260 Private Nicholas BORNHOLT, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
245 Trumpeter John Thomas BORRILL, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
108 Private William Heron BORWICK, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
123 Private Jacob Henry BOS, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.
355 Private Lancelot George Vivian BOSANQUET, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
418 Trooper Arthur Henry BOSCENCE, 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.
403 Driver James Martin BOSLER, Army Medical Corps, NSW.
2009 Trooper John Martin BOSLER, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
337 Trooper George BOSS, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
Further Reading:
South African (Second Boer) War, 1899 - 1902, Australian Forces, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: South African (Second Boer) War: 1899-1902, Embarkation Roll: BIR to BOS
