Topic: BW - Boer War
South African (Second Boer) War, 1899-1902
Australian Participation - Full Index
Embarkation Roll: OAK to OSB
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: OAK to OSB
Captain Spencer OAKES, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
440 Private Walter Edward OAKES, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
267 Trumpeter David OAKLEY, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles.
403 Private LC OAKLEY, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
81 Private Alfred OATWAY, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.
3024 Trooper Benjamin Henry OBORN, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
1230 Trooper Harry OBORN, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
52 Trooper Albert O'BRIEN, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
2612 Trooper Albert O'BRIEN, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
5 Private Charles David O'BRIEN, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
Trooper Edward O'BRIEN, Bushveldt Carbineers.
72 Private Edward Dunegh O'BRIEN, 2nd West Australian Mounted Infantry.
83 Private Edward Howard O'BRIEN, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
173 Trooper Edward J O'BRIEN, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
35 Corporal EH O'BRIEN, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
275 Corporal Harold O'BRIEN, 1st Australian Horse.
Lieutenant Harold O'BRIEN, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
659 Private Henry O'BRIEN, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
40077 Trooper J O'BRIEN, 1st Scottish Horse.
40979 Trooper J O'BRIEN, 2nd Scottish Horse.
444 Private J O'BRIEN, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
256 Private Jack O'BRIEN, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
27 Private James O'BRIEN, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
82 Private James O'BRIEN, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
1184 Trooper James O'BRIEN, Bethune's Mounted Infantry.
Captain James Charles O'BRIEN, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
27 Private Jeremiah O'BRIEN, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
234 Private John O'BRIEN, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry.
196 Private John O'BRIEN, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.
359 Trumpeter John Cahill O'BRIEN, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
671 Private John James O'BRIEN, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
Lieutenant John M O'BRIEN, South African Light Horse.
279 Private LK O'BRIEN, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
35425 Trooper MH O'BRIEN, 1st Scottish Horse.
3102 Trooper Michael O'BRIEN, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
22 Private Michael O'BRIEN, 4th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
997 Private Michael O'BRIEN, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
474 Trooper Michael O'BRIEN, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
228 Private Nicholas O'BRIEN, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
Trooper P O'BRIEN, Cape Railway Pioneer Regt..
34 Corporal Percy O'BRIEN, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
528 Trooper Peter James O'BRIEN, 6th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.
146 Private Richard Nicholas O'BRIEN, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry.
431 Private Robert O'BRIEN, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
1207 Private Timothy O'BRIEN, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
2949 Gunner Wilfred J O'BRIEN, A' Bty. Royal Australian Artillery.
38 Trooper William O'BRIEN, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
194 Trooper William O'BRIEN, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
1384 Trooper William O'BRIEN, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
173 Private William O'BRIEN, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
589 Private William O'BRIEN, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
Major William Edward O'BRIEN, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
Captain William Edward O'BRIEN, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
447 Trooper William John O'BRIEN, 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.
174 Private William Smith O'BRIEN, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
31 Trooper William Stephen O'BRIEN, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
100 Private Charles O'CALLAGHAN, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.
494 Private Joseph McDall O'CALLAGHAN, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
Lieutenant John L OCHILTREE, 5th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
628 Farrier Sergeant Palmer OCKENDEN, 3rd Victorian Bushmen.
489 Private Daniel O'CONNELL, 6th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
342 Private James O'CONNELL, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
Corporal JD O'CONNELL, Prince of Wales' Light Horse.
30719 Trooper JJ O'CONNELL, 1st Scottish Horse.
32 Private John O'CONNELL, 1st West Australian Mounted Infantry.
318 Trooper John O'CONNELL, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
148 Sergeant John O'CONNELL, 5th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
116 Trooper John O'CONNELL, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
2738 Private John Lawrence O'CONNELL, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.
1154 Private Thomas O'CONNELL, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia.
337 Trooper William Joseph O'CONNELL, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
2355 Private Arthur Edward O'CONNOR, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
361 Trooper Arthur Lewis O'CONNOR, 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.
199 Private D O'CONNOR, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
48 Private Daniel Patrick O'CONNOR, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
21 Corporal Daniel Patrick O'CONNOR, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
416 Sqn.QMSgt. FG O'CONNOR, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
41048 Trooper H O'CONNOR, 2nd Scottish Horse.
8 Private J O'CONNOR, 4th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
3595 Trooper James O'CONNOR, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
120 Private James Henry O'CONNOR, 5th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
364 Private James Joseph O'CONNOR, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
192 Private JJ O'CONNOR, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
293 Private John O'CONNOR, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.
371 Private Thomas O'CONNOR, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
Trooper O'CONNOR, Johannesburg Mounted Rifles.
31 Private Robert O'DEA, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.
895 Corporal Thomas Michael O'DEA, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
981 Private William O'DEA, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australian.
472 Private William Henry ODGERS, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
729 Corporal Charles Edward Somerset O'DONNELL, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
Dudley Eugene O'DONNELL, Kitchener's Horse.
1792 Trooper Eugene O'DONNELL, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
8 Private Frank James O'DONNELL, 3rd West Australian Bushmen.
2895 Lance Corporal Frank James O'DONNELL, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia.
662 Private Hugh Alexander O'DONNELL, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
59 Private James O'DONNELL, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
1091 Trooper Michael Thomas O'DONNELL, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
417 Corporal MJ O'DONNELL, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
1482 Private John O'DONOGHUE, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
1166 Trooper M O'DOWD, Bethune's Mounted Infantry.
40132 Trooper JE O'DRISCOLL, 2nd Scottish Horse.
1932 Private James O'DWYER, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
305 Trooper James O'DWYER, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
322 Private John Taylor O'DWYER, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
1245 Private John O'FARRELL, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
Captain Michael O'FARRELL, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
451 Private Hubert George OGDEN, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
Lieutenant Quartermaster George Rusden OGG, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
41015 Trooper LR OGG, 2nd Scottish Horse.
2120 Trooper Charles OGILVIE, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
473 Trooper Ralph Joseph OGILVIE, 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.
2118 Trooper William Ernest OGILVIE, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
107 Trooper William Henry OGILVIE, 4th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.
143 Private Arthur James OGILVY, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles.
152 Sergeant Graham Balfour OGILVY, 4th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.
Lieutenant Harry Lort Spencer Balfour OGILVY, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australian.
45 Trooper Harry LSB OGILVY, 2nd South Australian Mounted Rifles.
1022 Private Inglebram Balfour OGILVY, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australian.
Captain Kenneth Arthur OGILVY, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Tasmania.
464 Private Ernest Chalmer OGLE, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
197 Private John O'GRADY, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.
758 Private Patrick O'GRADY, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
390 Private Stephen J O'GRADY, Army Medical Corps, NSW.
236 Private Thomas O'HAGAN, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry.
423 Trooper Edward Clanfurgal O'HALLORAN, 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.
31775 Trooper JT O'HALLORAN, 2nd Scottish Horse.
79 Corporal Nicholas Bayley O'HALLORAN, 4th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.
86 Private James Kemp O'HANLON, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
Trooper James O'HARA, South African Light Horse.
51 Private George William O'HERN, 3rd West Australian Bushmen.
213 Shoeing Smith John Henry O'HEY, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
2357 Private Paul OHLOFF, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
242 Private Alexander OHMSEN, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
198 Private William Henry OKE, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.
828 Private Edward O'KEEFE, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
1420 Private James William O'KEEFE, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
156 Private John O'KEEFE, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
2063 Trooper John Ernest O'KEEFE, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
981 Trooper John Joseph O'KEEFE, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
1803 Farrier Timpthy O'KEEFE, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
2356 Private Ernest OLD, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
460 Private Henry Joseph OLDFIELD, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
270 Trooper Sydney Livingstone OLDFIELD, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
2234 Trooper Charles OLDHAM, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
12 Lance Corporal Dudley C OLDHAM, 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles.
212 Private Frank Hedley C OLDHAM, 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen.
1009 Trooper Henry J OLDHAM, Bethune's Mounted Infantry.
1681 Trooper John OLDHAM, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
304 Private John Thomas OLDING, 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen.
2836 Shoeing Smith Fred Joseph O'LEARY, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia.
729 Private Neil OLHOLM, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
31698 Trooper Emile Pierre OLINGUE, 2nd Scottish Horse.
637 Shoeing Smith John Thomas Joseph O'LINN, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
639 Trooper Frank Arnold OLIPHANT, 6th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.
335 Lance Corporal Harold William OLIPHANT, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Tasmania.
2061 Trooper Albert Richard OLIVE, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
38265 Trooper AW OLIVER, 2nd Scottish Horse.
701 Private Charles Henry OLIVER, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
31697 Trooper Charles Henry OLIVER, 2nd Scottish Horse.
133 Private David OLIVER, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles.
345 Private James Henry OLIVER, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
418 Private Samuel Joseph OLIVER, 3rd Victorian Bushmen.
Lieutenant Spencer Alwyne OLIVER, 2nd West Australian Mounted Infantry.
204 Private William John OLIVER, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
543 Private Charles Advent OLLE, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
239 Corporal Albert Edward O'LOANE, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
547 Private Brian O'LOGHLEN, 3rd Victorian Bushmen.
Lieutenant Bryan O'LOGHLEN, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
1037 Private Francis Joseph OLORENSHAW, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australian.
1009 Private James William O'LOUGHLAN, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
2537 Trooper Charles O'LOUGHLIN, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
39737 Trooper J O'LOUGHLIN, 2nd Scottish Horse.
3171 Trooper Alfred OLSEN, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
1484 Private Francis Errick OLSEN, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
438 Trooper George Daniel OLSEN, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
177 Trooper George William OLSEN, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
820 Private William OLSEN, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
421 Private Charles OLSON, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
87 Private Frederick George OLSSON, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
68 Private Frank O'MAHONEY, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry.
822 Private Charles O'MALLEY, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
95 Trooper Walter B O'MALLEY, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
283 Trooper William O'MALLEY, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
137 Trooper William O'MALLEY, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
17 Corporal John Joseph O'MARA, 2nd West Australian Mounted Infantry.
2830 Farrier Sergeant John Joseph O'MARA, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia.
91 Trooper Sydney Robert O'MAY, 1st Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen.
297 Private William Norman Percy O'MULLANE, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles.
442 Private John O'NEIL, 6th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
944 Shoeing Smith Martin O'NEIL, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
428 Trooper William O'NEIL, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia.
369 Private William Barry O'NEIL, 6th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
259 Private Charles T O'NEILL, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
173 Trooper Frederick O'NEILL, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
199 Private John Francis O'NEILL, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.
72 Private John Joseph O'NEILL, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
456 Trooper John Peter O'NEILL, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia.
137 Private Louis O'NEILL, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
203 Private William O'NEILL, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
1648 Trooper Henry Michael O'NIELL, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
3397 Trooper William O'NIELL, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant Arthur John Macarthur ONSLOW, 'A' Sqn. NSW Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant Colonel James William Macarthur ONSLOW, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
Lieutenant Colonel James William Macarthur ONSLOW, Special Service Officer.
100 Trooper Albert Edward ONUS, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
1713 Trooper John G ONUS, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
60 Private John J ORAM, Army Medical Corps, NSW.
407 Private Alfred ORCHARD, 3rd Victorian Bushmen.
168 Private Alexander ORCHISON, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.
Lieutenant Craven Harry ORD, 3rd West Australian Bushmen.
250 Warrant Officer H ORDISH, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
104 Private Harold ORDISH, 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry.
190 Trooper George Edward ORDOYNE, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
473 Private James O'REILLY, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
92 Private John O'REILLY, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
94 Private Laurence Joseph O'REILLY, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
3688 Private Mathew O'REILLY, Army Medical Corps, NSW.
2608 Trooper Matthew O'REILLY, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
2915 Private Phillip O'REILLY, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia.
Lieutenant Thomas Stephen Leo O'REILLY, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
O'REILLY, Kitchener's Fighting Scouts.
1165 Trooper James ORGAN, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
8870 Private Ernest Albert ORGILL, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
37 Trooper Lewis Gore ORMSBY, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
1008 Trooper Francis O'ROURKE, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
214 Private Patrick Michael O'ROURKE, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
994 Trooper David ORR, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
92 Private Henry ORR, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
213 Lance Corporal John ORR, 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen.
212 Private Robert ORTON, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry.
327 Trooper John Peter ORVAD, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
Nursing Sister Lucy HM O'RYAN, Princess Caroline's Army Nursing Reserve.
89 Private Edgar OSBORN, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
320 Trooper Hugh Leslie OSBORN, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
757 Private Leonard OSBORN, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
839 Lance Corporal William OSBORN, 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: OAK to OSB
