Topic: BW - Boer War
South African (Second Boer) War, 1899-1902
Australian Participation - Full Index
Embarkation Roll: ROB to ROS
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: ROB to ROS
42 Private AA ROBERTSON, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
14 Private Albert Arthur ROBERTSON, 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry.
Trooper AM ROBERTSON, Johannesburg Mounted Rifles.
34 Private Arthur Campbell ROBERTSON, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
31829 Trooper CG ROBERTSON, 2nd Scottish Horse.
31717 Trooper Charles William ROBERTSON, 2nd Scottish Horse.
Captain Claude William ROBERTSON, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
226 Private David ROBERTSON, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
7 Corporal DG ROBERTSON, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
526 Private DJ ROBERTSON, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
41052 Trooper DN ROBERTSON, 2nd Scottish Horse.
319 Trooper Donald ROBERTSON, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
2666 Driver Donald ROBERTSON, A' Bty. Royal Australian Artillery.
340 Trooper Edward ROBERTSON, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
2246 Private Edward Bruce ROBERTSON, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
490 Private Edward Bruce ROBERTSON, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
1658 Private Ernest ROBERTSON, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
397 Private George ROBERTSON, 6th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
539 Private George Victor ROBERTSON, 3rd Victorian Bushmen.
1667 Lance Corporal H ROBERTSON, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
144 Private Hugh Clive ROBERTSON, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
Trooper J ROBERTSON, Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry.
55 Corporal James Huntley ROBERTSON, 2nd West Australian Mounted Infantry.
25 Trooper James R ROBERTSON, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
83 Private James Robert ROBERTSON, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
37 Private John ROBERTSON, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry.
338 Trooper John Campbell ROBERTSON, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
29 Private John Charles ROBERTSON, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
31716 Trooper John Edward ROBERTSON, 2nd Scottish Horse.
Captain John Ernest ROBERTSON, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia.
Nursing Sister MHA ROBERTSON, Princess Caroline's Army Nursing Reserve.
437 Private Norman ROBERTSON, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
Peter ROBERTSON, Bushveldt Carbineers.
708 Private Robert ROBERTSON, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
219 Private Robert Henry ROBERTSON, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles.
2247 Private Robert Henry ROBERTSON, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
1344 Corporal Robert Patrick Norton ROBERTSON, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant Septimus Archdale ROBERTSON, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
328 Private Sydney ROBERTSON, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
224 Private Thomas ROBERTSON, 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen.
2811 Trooper Thomas ROBERTSON, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
465 Private Thomas C ROBERTSON, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant William St. Leonard ROBERTSON, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
2528 Trooper Cecil ROBEY, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
115 Private Cecil Vincent T ROBEY, 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry.
68 Private Robert ROBIN, 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry.
289 Private Albert Christopher ROBINS, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.
2226 Private Albert Christopher ROBINS, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
351 Trooper Alfred Charles ROBINS, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
167 Trooper Aubrey D ROBINS, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
267 Private James Alexander ROBINS, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
362 Corporal James Alexander ROBINS, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
176 Private Mortimer Harold ROBINS, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
Trooper Abraham ROBINSON, Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry.
Trooper AF ROBINSON, Menne's Scouts.
269 Private Alfred ROBINSON, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
105 Private Alfred J ROBINSON, 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry.
9 Private Arthur ROBINSON, 1st West Australian Mounted Infantry.
63 Lance Corporal Arthur ROBINSON, 4th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
889 Trooper Arthur ROBINSON, NSW Lancers.
841 Sergeant Arthur Leslie ROBINSON, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
90 Private Ben Foxhall ROBINSON, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.
365 Private Charles ROBINSON, 6th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
478 Trooper Charles ROBINSON, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia.
540 Private CS ROBINSON, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
229 Private David ROBINSON, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
1363 Private Edgar Edward ROBINSON, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
444 Trooper Edward ROBINSON, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
329 Private Edward Albert ROBINSON, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
221 Quartermaster Sergeant Edward William ROBINSON, 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen.
34 Trooper Edwin ROBINSON, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
80 Edwin ROBINSON, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
2 Private G ROBINSON, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
1352 Company Sergeant Major George Mansfield ROBINSON, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
Lieutenant George Masfield ROBINSON, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
31710 Trooper GW ROBINSON, 2nd Scottish Horse.
63 Private GW ROBINSON, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
3362 Trooper Harry ROBINSON, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
Second Lieutenant Harry Fletcher ROBINSON, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
39741 Trooper HE ROBINSON, 2nd Scottish Horse.
128 Shoeing Smith Henry Edwards ROBINSON, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
977 Private Hercules Elliott ROBINSON, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
1372 Private James ROBINSON, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
88 Trooper James W ROBINSON, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
3509 Trooper John ROBINSON, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
2415 Trooper John ROBINSON, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
190 Private John Henry ROBINSON, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.
633 Private John Henry ROBINSON, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
305 Private John Herbert ROBINSON, 5th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
235 Private John James ROBINSON, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.
426 Trooper John Moore ROBINSON, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia.
100 Private Joshua John ROBINSON, 4th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
3512 Trooper Reynold Stanley ROBINSON, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
187 Trooper Robinson William ROBINSON, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
Sergeant Samuel ROBINSON, Bushveldt Carbineers.
125 Private Samuel Geekie ROBINSON, 'A' Sqn. NSW Mounted Rifles.
62 Private St. John ROBINSON, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry.
22 Private Stuart ROBINSON, 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry.
2508 Trooper Sydney ROBINSON, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
2935 Gunner TR ROBINSON, A' Bty. Royal Australian Artillery.
446 Private Walter Edward ROBINSON, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
89 Private William ROBINSON, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.
1992 Trumpeter William James ROBINSON, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
356 Trumpeter William James ROBINSON, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
408 Private William Joseph ROBINSON, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
31714 Trooper William Joseph ROBINSON, 2nd Scottish Horse.
1733 Corporal William O ROBINSON, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
2099 Trooper William Ralph ROBINSON, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
96 Lance Corporal Alexander Stuart ROBISON, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
Trooper AE ROBSON, Kaffrarian Rifles.
31853 Trooper GA ROBSON, 2nd Scottish Horse.
Trooper H ROBSON, Scottish Horse.
Lieutenant Henry ROBSON, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
303 Sqn.S/Maj. Henry ROBSON, NSW Lancers.
25 Trooper Horace Daniel ROBSON, 2nd South Australian Mounted Rifles.
42 Private Matthew William C ROBSON, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
389 Trooper Matthew William Charles ROBSON, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
100 Private Stewart ROBSON, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
Lance Corporal ROBSON, British South African Police.
49 Lance Corporal FJG ROCHE, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
2636 Trooper Thomas ROCHE, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
Trooper ROCHE, Kaffrarian Rifles.
109 Private Charles Henry ROCHESTER, 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry.
940 Trooper Michael ROCK, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
157 Private Hildreth Payton ROCKETT, 2nd Tasmanian Bushmen.
487 Private George William ROCKLEY, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
284 Private Ernest ROCKLIFF, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
101 Private Edward George RODD, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
Lieutenant Francis Charles RODD, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
924 Trooper Joseph RODERICK, NSW Lancers.
Thomas RODERICK, Steinacher's Horse.
1161 Trooper Nicol H RODGERS, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
304 Private Robert RODGERS, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
1736 Trooper Edm. A ROE, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
172 Private HE ROE, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
1054 Trooper Richard James ROE, 1st Australian Horse.
309 Private W ROE, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
446 Private Albert Frederick ROFE, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
442 Farrier James ROGAN, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
157 Private Francis J ROGASH, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
Trooper Bert ROGERS, Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry.
474 Private Frank ROGERS, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
183 Private Frank ROGERS, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
Geary ROGERS, Cape Mounted Police.
1597 Private George Morton ROGERS, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
346 Private George Richard ROGERS, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
93 Private George Victor ROGERS, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
189 Sergeant Major HA ROGERS, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
241 Private Henry Malcolm ROGERS, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
81 Private James ROGERS, 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry.
Lieutenant James ROGERS, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
291 Trooper John ROGERS, 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.
John ROGERS, 6th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
444 Private Llewellyn Edward ROGERS, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
306 Private Llewellyn Edward ROGERS, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles.
2253 Trooper Oliver John ROGERS, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
Civilian Surgeon Richard Sanders ROGERS, 6th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.
903 Trooper Thomas Bray ROGERS, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
2113 Private William Lynton ROGERS, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, Tasmania.
297 Private Arthur ROGERSON, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
Sergeant George John ROGERSON, Brabant's Horse.
289 Private William John ROGERSON, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
289 Private J ROHAN, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
27347 Trooper Henry ROHL, Kitchener's Fighting Scouts.
53 Trooper Bernard ROHRICK, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
37 Private James Augustus ROKBY, 2nd West Australian Mounted Infantry.
1339 Trooper Anthony ROLFE, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
1699 Sergeant C ROLFE, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
359 Private Charles Dudley ROLFE, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles.
3288 Trooper Joseph ROLFE, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
305 Private Sydney Samuel ROLFE, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
1523 Trooper William ROLLASON, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
88 Private Albert Frederick ROLLBUSH, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.
400 Private George ROLLESTON, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
3433 Trooper Samuel ROLLESTON, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
33 Private George Reginald Aubrey ROLLESTONE, 4th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
141 Trooper George ROLLEY, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
89 Corporal John Hamilton ROLLINGS, 3rd West Australian Bushmen.
Trooper ROLLINGS, Kitchener's Horse.
70 Private Walter A ROLLS, South African Constabulary.
1229 Trooper Henry RONALD, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
581 Private Hugh James RONALD, 3rd Victorian Bushmen.
1135 Private George RONEY, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
92 Private Albert James ROOKS, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
145 Private Walter ROOTES, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.
1018 Private Walter Arthur ROOTS, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
944 Sergeant William Arthur ROOTS, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
267 Private Alfred ROSCOE, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.
81 Private John ROSCOE, 3rd West Australian Bushmen.
240 Private Albert ROSE, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry.
1488 Trooper Ernest ROSE, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
19 Farrier Sergeant Ernest ROSE, NSW Lancers.
24 Corporal Frank ROSE, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
1126 Lance Corporal Frank ROSE, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
429 Private G ROSE, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
12 Lance Sergeant George ROSE, Army Medical Corps, NSW.
339 Private Hamilton Francis ROSE, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
690 Private Harry Morgan ROSE, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
1197 Private Harry Morgan ROSE, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
Herbert John ROSE, Special Service Officer.
358 Private JA ROSE, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
Captain James ROSE, 4th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
6 Sergeant James Dobson ROSE, Army Medical Corps, NSW.
JH ROSE, Special Service Officer.
Private N ROSE, Prince of Wales' Light Horse.
32 Private Percy Cooper ROSE, 2nd West Australian Mounted Infantry.
205 Private Richard John ROSE, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.
94 Farrier Thomas Joel ROSE, 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry.
Trooper W ROSE, Cape Railway Pioneer Regt..
780 Trooper Eric Canute ROSEN, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
50 Trooper Leslie William ROSEN, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
1796 Trooper James T ROSEWELL, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
108 Trooper Thomas ROSEWELL, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
Trooper AH ROSS, Kaffrarian Rifles.
4 Corporal Alexander ROSS, 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry.
1884 Private Alfred John Mackenzie ROSS, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
437 Corporal Andrew ROSS, 3rd Victorian Bushmen.
1629 Corporal Arthur William ROSS, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
Sergeant Callum ROSS, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
48 Trooper Charles ROSS, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
Lieutenant Charles Joseph ROSS, Roberts' Horse.
149 Private Claudius Ralph Mackenzie ROSS, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
112 Private Colin Hassel ROSS, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry.
170 Private David ROSS, 5th West Australian Mounted Infantry.
1112 Private David Bain ROSS, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
31707 Trooper DG ROSS, 2nd Scottish Horse.
202 Private DJ ROSS, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
86 Private Donald ROSS, 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry.
1682 Trooper Edwin A ROSS, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
374 Corporal G ROSS, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.
2368 Private George ROSS, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
374 Private George ROSS, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
226 Private Harold ROSS, 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen.
827 Trooper Henry ROSS, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
1317 Trooper Henry ROSS, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
41050 Trooper HO ROSS, 2nd Scottish Horse.
49 Trooper Hugh Benjamin ROSS, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.
130 Private James ROSS, 'A' Sqn. NSW Mounted Rifles.
86 Private John ROSS, 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry.
1134 Private John ROSS, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
125 Farrier Sergeant John ROSS, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
215 Private John Smith ROSS, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry.
Lieutenant JR ROSS, 2nd Scottish Horse.
1899 Private Kenneth Stuart ROSS, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
104 Private Malcolm ROSS, 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry.
1122 Sergeant Malcolm ROSS, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
2605 Farrier Sergeant Matthew ROSS, A' Bty. Royal Australian Artillery.
1861 Private Reginald Roy Mackenzie ROSS, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.
257 Private Reginald Roy Mackenzie ROSS, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
2363 Private Robert Cuthbertson ROSS, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
1324 Trooper Sydney G ROSS, Bethune's Mounted Infantry.
276 Private Thomas Brunton ROSS, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.
1228 Private Thomas Scott ROSS, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
202 Private Thomas William ROSS, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
225 Shoeing Smith William ROSS, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.
1076 Private William ROSS, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
1322 Private William ROSS, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
49 Private William Carmichael ROSS, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.
391 Private William H ROSS, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
107 Private William Hardy ROSS, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
1317 Private William Patterson ROSS, NSW Imperial Bushmen.
279 Private William Thomas ROSS, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles.
41053 Trooper WJ ROSS, 2nd Scottish Horse.
Lieutenant ROSS, Commander in Chief's Body Guard.
Captain ROSS, Scottish Horse.
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: ROB to ROS
