WO126 consists of 167 box of mostly single enrolment forms. The National Archives described WO126 as 'This series comprises enrolment forms completed by men who enrolled in the units raised in South Africa during the South African War, 1899-1902. They contain details of the man's age, nationality and trade, the date and place of his enrolment (and, in some cases, his discharge) and the oath of allegiance.'
Some of the boxes have been photographed and are available for view on this site:
www.angloboerwar.com/south-african-units-attestation
The enrolment forms are not complete, do not include any officers' details and contain differing amounts of information on the forms themselves.
In addition to the enrolment form, it is sometimes possible to find details of the discharge appended to the end of the enrolment form or as a separate document.
The following list is sorted alphabetically by unit. After the unit name is the box or boxes containing the enrolment documents.
Aberdeen DMT & TG: 145-163
Adelaide DMT & TG: 145-163
Albany DMT & TG: 145-163
Albert DMT & TG: 145-163
Aliwal North DMT & TG: 145-163
Ashburner’s Light Horse: 1
Balfour TG: 145-163
Bechuanaland Rifles: 1
Bethune’s MI: 2,3
Border Horse: 5
Border Scouts: 5
Brabant’s Horse: 6-14
Burghersdorp DMT & TG: 145-163
Bushmanland Borderers: 15
Calvinia TG: 145-163
Canadian Scouts: 16-17
Cape Colonial Defence Force: 18,24-27, 29, 145-163
Cape Colonial Forces: 18,24-27, 29, 145-163
Cape Colony Cyclist Corps: 19-22
Cape Infantry: 24-27
Cape Medical Staff Corps: 23
Cape Peninsula Regiment: 24-27 & 145-163
Cape Railway Sharpshooters: 127-129
Cape Town Town Guard: 24-27 & 145-163
Cathcart DMT & TG: 145-163
Cattle Ranger’s Corps: 28
Claremont TG: 24-27
Colesburg DMT & TG: 145-163
Colonial Light Horse (2nd Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Volunteer Rifles): 44
Colonial Scouts: 30
Commander-in-Chief’s Bodyguard: 31-34
Cookhouse TG: 145-163
Craddock TG: 145-163
Damant’s Horse: 35-38
De Doorns DMT (Hex River): 145-163
Dennison’s Scouts: 39
Dordrecht TG: 145-163
Douglas TG: 145-163
Driscoll’s Scouts: 40-43
Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Volunteer Rifles. See also Colonial Light Horse: 44
Durban Road TG: 24-27
Durbanville TG: 24-27
East London DMT: 145-163
East London TG: 145-163
Eastern Province Horse: 45
Fort Beaufort DMT: 145-163
Fraserburgh DMT (TG): 145-163
French’s Scouts: 45-46
Frontier Light Horse (late District Mounted Rifles): 46-47
George (W Squadron Cape Colonial Forces) DMT: 145-163
George TG: 145-163
Gorringe’s Flying Column: 29 & 48
Grahamstown TG: 145-163
Grahamstown Volunteers: 88-90
Griquatown Defence Corps: 163
Hanover TG: 145-163
Herbert Mounted Rifles: 145-163
Herschel Native Police: 48-50
Hex River DMT: 145-163
Hope Town TG: 145-163
Imperial Bearer Corps: 51
Imperial Hospital Corps: 52-54
Imperial Irregular Corps Depot Staff: 55-65
Imperial Light Horse: 55-65
Imperial Light Infantry: 55-65
Imperial Yeomanry Scouts: 66
Johannesburg Mounted Rifles: 67-73
Kaffrarian Rifles: 74
Kalk Bay – Muizerberg TG: 24-27
Katberg TG: 145-163
Kimberley Horse: 74-75
Kimberley Light Horse: 74-75
King Williamstown DMT & TG: 145-163
Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts: 76-82
Kitchener’s Horse: 83-88
Komgha DMT: 145-163
Lady Frere TG: 145-163
Leslie’s Scouts (Herbert Mounted Rifle Association): 145-196
Loch’s Horse: 121
Malcolm’s Scouts: 10
Marshall’s Horse: 89-90
Matjesfontein DMT: 145-163
Menne’s Scouts: 90
Middleburg DMT: 145-163
Middleton TG: 145-163
Midland Mounted Rifles: 91-92
Molteno TG: 145-163
Mossel Bay DMT & TG: 145-163
Mount Coke Contingent: 145-163
Mowbray TG: 24-27
Mussel Bay TG: 163
Naauwport DMY & TG: 145-163
Namaqualand Border Scouts: 93
Natal Volunteer Ambulance Corps: 93-94
National Scouts: 95
Nesbitt’s Horse: 95-98
Newlands Town Guard: 24-27
Observatory TG: 24-27
Orange River Colony Scouts: 98
Orpen’s Light Horse: 99
Oudtshoorn DMT & TG: 18
Peddie DMT: 145-163
Peninsula Artillery: 24-27
Peninsula Horse: 24-27
Peninsula Mounted Infantry: 24-27
Permanent Duty Company: 24-27
Petrusville TG: 145-163
Pietersburg Light Horse: 100
Piquetberg DMT & TG: 145-163
Prince Albert DMT & TG: 145-163
Prince of Wales Light Horse: 101-104
Protectorate Regiment: 105
Queenstown DMT & TG: 145-163
Queenstown Mounted Infantry: 145-163
Queenstown Rifle Volunteers: 145-163
Railway Pioneer Regiment: 106-111
Railway Town Guard: 145-163
Rand Rifles: 112-114
Rhodesia Regiment: 115-116
Richmond TG: 125-163
Rimington’s Guides see Damant’s Horse: 145-163
Robert;s Horse: 117-120
Robertson DMT & TG: 145-163
Rondebosch TG: 24-27
Ross Machine Gun Battery: 121
Salt River Works Guard: 145-163
Scott’s Railway Guards: 127-129
Scottish Horse Imperial Yeomanry, 1st: 122-126
Scottish Horse Imperial Yeomanry, 2nd: 122-126
Sea Point TG: 145-163
Settle’s Scouts: 127-129
Seymour TG: 145-163
Simonstown TG: 24-27
Somerset East DMT & TG: 145-163
South African Light Horse: 130-138
South African Mounted Irregular Forces: 139-140
Steinaecker’s Horse: 141
Steynburg TG: 145-163
Stockenstrom DMT: 145-163
Tarkastad TG: 145-163
Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry: 142-144
Uitenhage DMT & TG: 145-163
Uitenhage Volunteer Rifles: 89-90
Victoria East DMT: 145-163
Vryburg Scouts (part of Western Light Horse): 165
Warren’s Mounted Infantry: 164
Warrenton DMT & TG: 145-163
Wellington DMT & TG: 145-163
Western Light Horse: 165
Western Province Mounted Rifles: 164, 166-7
Western Railway Police: 145-163
Willowmore DMT & TG: 145-163
Winterburg Mounted Rifles: 145-163
Wodehouse Border Guard: 18
Woodstock TG: 145-163, 24-27
Worcester DMT & TG: 145-163
Wynberg TG: 24-27
