New South Wales supplied the following contingents:
|
Contingent |
Officers |
Men |
Arrived in SA |
Left SA |
|
NSW Lancers |
8 |
162 |
Nov 1899 |
Jan 1901 |
|
1st Contingent |
6 |
80 |
Nov 1899 |
Dec 1900 |
|
2nd Contingent |
9 |
85 |
Feb 1900 |
Dec 1900 |
|
3rd Contingent |
5 |
48 |
Apr 1901 |
May 1902 |
|
4th Contingent |
8 |
102 |
Mar 1902 |
Jul 1902 |
|
A squadron NSW Mounted Rifles |
4 |
125 |
Nov 1899 |
Jan 1901 |
|
E squadron NSW Mounted Rifles |
4 |
121 |
Dec 1899 |
Jan 1901 |
|
1st Australian Horse |
7 |
134 |
Dec 99 Feb 00 |
Mar 1901 |
|
A Battery Royal Australian Artillery |
7 |
213 |
Feb 00 Apr 00 |
Aug 1901 |
|
1st Contingent NSW Mounted Rifles |
20 |
385 |
Feb 1900 |
Aug 1901 |
|
NSW Citizen's Bushmen |
30 |
495 |
Apr 1900 |
May 1901 |
|
NSW Imperial Bushmen |
40 |
722 |
May 1900 |
Jun 1901 |
|
2nd Contingent NSW Mounted Rifles |
33 |
675 |
Apr 1901 |
May 1902 |
|
3rd Contingent NSW Mounted Rifles |
37 |
989 |
Apr 1901 |
May 1902 |
|
3rd Contingent NSW Imperial Bushmen |
13 |
479 |
May 1901 |
Jul 1902 |
|
1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse |
21 |
354 |
Mar 1902 |
Jul 1902 |
|
3rd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse |
19 |
352 |
Apr 1902 |
Jul 1902 |
|
5th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse |
22 |
462 |
Jun 1902 |
Jul 1902 |
|
Total |
293 |
5,977 |
|
|
Click on the icon to read the account of these contingents from Lt Col P L Murray's 1911 'Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa' 
The Honours and Awards gained by the New South Wales Contingents were:
Captain N R Howse, of the New South Wales Medical Staff Corps, won the Victoria Cross on 24th July 1900.
