These are extracts from National Archives Ref WO 126/95 for the Boer War service records for selected names starting with B for NESBITT'S HORSE. There were a variety of standard forms and also many sections of the forms were not completed. As a result the details included vary.
transcribed by Rowena Wattrus
Henry BADISCH
Reg. no. 25, Trade: Bricklayer
Previous service: Brabants Horse
Enlisted: Grahamstown 26 Feb 1900
Ely BAER
Age: 22, Trade: Photographer, No previous service
Address: 48 Queen St, PE
Father: Isaac Baer, Eston Maryland, Talbot County, USA
Enlisted: Uitenhage 4 Mar 1902
Reg. no. 1817
Henry Lennord BAGGOTT
Age: 26, Trade: Painter
Previous service: Eastern Province Horse
Address: Grahams Town
Enlisted: Grahams Town 21 May 1901
Arthur BAILEY
Age: 19, Trade: Carpenter, No previous service
Address: c/o Mrs William Cannell, Walmer Rd, Port Elizabeth
Business address: As above
Mother: Annie Bailey, c/o Mrs Bourke, Pretoria
Enlisted: Grahamstown 21 May 1902
Reg. no. 1857
Edward BAILEY
Age: 35, Trade: Engine Fitter
Enlisted: Grahamstown 26 Feb 1900
Charles A BAILIE
Age: 19, Trade: Clerk (Apprenticed with Cma)
No previous service
Address: Adelaide
Enlisted: Adelaide 16 Jan 1900
Michael BAIN
Age: 44, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse 9 months
Address: Bedford
Enlisted: Bedford 27 Apr 1901
Michael BAIN
Age: 43, Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Wife: Sophia Bain, Bedford
Enlisted: Bedford 1 Jan 1902
Reg. no. 1569
Michael BAIN
Age: 43, Trade: None
Previous service: in Kaffir Wars
Address: Bedford
Enlisted: Bedford 22 May 1900
Arthur Sinclair BAINES
Age: 23, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Mother: Mrs Susie J Baines, Campbell St, Grahamstown
Re enlisted: Grahamstown 4 Jul 1902
Reg. no. 1479
Arthur St Clair BAINES
Age: 22, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: 11 months CDF
Father: S J Baines, Grahamstown
Address: Campbell St, G Town
Enlisted: Grahamstown 26 Dec 1901
Reg. no. 1479
Stafford John BAINES
Age: 49, Trade: Sanitary Contractor
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse unbroken service from 15 Jan 1901, Albany Rangers
Wife: Mrs SJ Baines, Grahamstown
Re enlisted Grahamstown 31 Dec 1901
Re enlisted: Somerset East 1 Jul 1902
Reg. no. 1527
Stafford John BAINES
Age: 48, Trade: Nightsoil Contractor
Previous service: Albany Rangers
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 9 May 1901
Mortimer William BAKER
Age: 37, Trade: Tinsmith
Previous service: DMT, Nesbitts Horse
Wife: Maria Catholine Baker, Adelaide
Enlisted: Adelaide 1 Jan 1902
Reg. no. 1541
Posted to Grahamstown
Mortimer William BAKER
Age: 37, Trade: Tinsmith
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Wife: Maria Catherine Baker, Adelaide
Enlisted: Adelaide 30 Jun 1902
Reg. no. 1541
Mortimer William BAKER
Age: 34, Trade: Tinsmith, No previous service
Address: Adelaide
Enlisted: 4 Jun 1900 Adelaide
Thomas Henry BAKER
Age: 28, Trade: Farrier, No previous service
Address: Adelaide
Enlisted: Adelaide 16 Jan 1900
William Hall BALFOUR
Age: 32, Trade: Secretare
No previous service, Address: Adelaide
Enlisted: Adelaide 18 Jan 1900
Hilton Percy BANAND
Age: 50, Trade: Solicitorv
Previous service: 2 -Batn Grahamstown Townguard, Grahamstown
Brother: Phillip, Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 1 Apr 1902
Reg. no. 1844
Frederick Albert BANKS
Age: 22, Trade: Railway Foreman, No previous service
Address: c/o I Banks, 182 Walmer Rd, Port Elizabeth
Enlisted: Cookhouse 6 Mar 1900
William E BARKER
Reg. no. 175
Age: 38, Trade: Tinsmith
Previous service: PAVG
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 3 Mar 1900
Arthur Lees BARNELL
Reg. no. 23076
Age: 31, Nationality: English, Trade: Telegraphist
Enlisted: 11 Jul 1900
Next of kin: Frederick Saunders, Oudtshoorn
Single
Algernon Casey BARNES
Age: 21, Trade: Farmer
No previous service, Address: Martindale
Enlisted: Elephant Park 3 Mar 1900
Archie W BARNES
Age: 17, Trade: Photographer, No previous service
Address: G Town
Enlisted: Grahamstown 1 Aug 1900
Frederic George BARNES
Age: 31, Trade: Compound manager
No previous service, Address: Bedford
Enlisted: Bedford 22 Dec 1900
Samuel Lennox BARNES
Age: 20, Trade: Painter
Previous service: 1st City Volunteers and D M Troops
Address: Maraisburg via Johannesburg
Mother: Mrs M Barnes, Address as above
Enlisted: Carlisle Bridge 1 Jul 1902
Reg. no. 1745
Samuel Lennox BARNES
Age: 19, Trade: Carrier
Previous service: 1st City 9 months, CDF 2 months
Address: Border PO
Mother: M Barnes, Border
Enlisted: Grahamstown 24 Jan 1902
Reg. no. 1745
Thomas BARNES
Age: 33, Trade: Carrier, Has previous service
Wife: Mrs M Barnes, Somerset East
Unbroken service from 15 Nov 1899
Enlisted: Somerset East 1 Jul 1902
Reg. no. 1924
Thomas BARNES
Age: 54, Nationality: English, Trade: Currier
Enlisted: 15 Oct 1901
Daughter: Elizabeth Barnes
Widower
Address: G Town
Thomas John BARNES
Age: 42, Trade: Gardener
Previous service: Cape Infantry in Natal
Address: Bedford
Enlisted: Bedford 16 Jan 1900
William Kent [Rent] BARNES
Age: 18, Trade: Miner, No previous service
Address: Bathurst
Enlisted: Grahamstown 6 Mar 1900
George BARRIE jnr
Reg. no. 21540
Age: 23, Trade: Butcher
Previous service: Town Guard George
Father: George Barrie sen, George
Enlisted: George 16 May 1901
William BARTLE
[NOTE THIS IS A FORM FOR FRENCHS SCOUTS WHICH HAS BEEN MISFILED]
Age: 39, Trade: Carpenter
Previous service: BBP
Address: G Town
Enlisted: Grahamstown 3 May 1900
Samuel Benjamin BARTLETT
Age: 32, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Clumber
Enlisted: Elephant Park 13 Feb 190?
William Benjamin BARTLETT
Age: 26, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Bathurst
Enlisted: Bathurst Camp 13 Feb 1900
Alfred Charles BATES
Age: 31, Trade: Blacksmith and Farrier
Previous service: Town Guard Adelaide, Cape Police 4 years
Address: Adelaide
Enlisted: Adelaide 1 May 1901
Harry BATES
Reg. no. 20645
Age: 21, Nationality: English, Trade: Cooper
Enlisted: 9 Nov 1900
Unmarried
Next of Kin: William Bates, 67 Union Rd, London
Henry BATES
Substitute for Tpr James
Age: 23, Trade: Cooper
Previous service: 6 months Nesbitts Horse
Address: 67 Kennington Road, London, SE
Business address: Norvals Pont
Enlisted: Norvals Pont 30 Nov 1901
Henry BATES
Age: 23, Trade: Cooper
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Address: Mrs Johnson, Port Elizabeth
Father: H Bates, Union St, London, England
Enlisted: Grahamstown 24 May 1902
Reg. no. 1862
John JB BATHGATE
Age: 35, Trade: Painter
Previous service: 1st Batt Scots Guards
Address: G Town
Enlisted: Grahamstown 2 Jun 1900
William BATTERS [BATTER]
Age: 24, Trade: Carpenter
Previous service: Matibeleland Mounted Police (Cape Southy)
Address: Somerset East c/o J Roberts
Enlisted: Somerset East 21 Feb 1900
Charles Edmund BATTISS
Age: 28, Trade: Blacksmith and Ferrier, No previous service
Address: Somerset East
Enlisted: Somerset East 23 Feb 1900
Thomas Henry BATTISS
Age: 33, Trade: Clerk (Refugee), No previous service
Address: Somerset East
Enlisted: Somerset East 17 Feb 1900
Cecil Locheé BAYNE
Age: 23, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Box 9, Port Elizabeth
Enlisted: Riet Vley 16 Feb 1900
Alfred Walter BEACHAM
Age: 18, Trade: Carpenter, No previous service
Address: Fort Beaufort 9 Mar 1900
Arthur Edward BEADLE
Age: 20, Trade: Clerk, Has previous service
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 1st Jun 1901
Arthur Edward BEADLE
Age: 18, Trade: Clerk, No previous service
Address: Alexandria
Enlisted: Alexandria
Charles A BEADLE
Age: 24, Trade: Miner, No previous service
Business address: Grahamstown
Address: Grahamstown/ Mrs E Beadle, Herbert Lodge, Winchmore Hill, Middlesey
Enlisted: Grahamstown 27 Dec 1899
Darcey [D'Arcy] BEAN
Age: 17, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Three Vley Camp
Enlisted: Sandflats 26 Feb 1900
Dixon BEAN
Age: 21, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Disct Police Humansdorp
Address: Three Vley Camp, Sandflats
Enlisted: Sandflats 26 Feb 1900
Eugene BEAN
Age: 25, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Sandflats
Enlisted: Grahamstown 6 Nov 1900
Gordon Willard BEAN
Age: 16, Address: Sandflats
Enlisted: Sandflats 9 Apr 1900
WC BEAN
Age: 44, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Guika Guilaka and Zulu Wars
Address: Three Vley Camp, Sandflats
Enlisted: Sandflats 26 Feb 1900
William John BEATHUNE
Age: 30, Trade: Mason, No previous service
Address: Colesberg
Enlisted: Colesberg 15 Feb 1901
William Jacobus BECK
Age: 27, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: DMT Bedford
Address: Craig Rennie
Father: Henry Beck, Glen Garry, Craig Rennie
Enlisted: Bedford 1 Jan 1902
Reg. no. 1576
John Martin BECKER
Age: 26, Trade: Printer and Compositor, now Fireman on Junction Railway
Previous service: Col Forces Fort Salisbury (Capt Nesbitt)
Address: Somerset East
Enlisted: Somerset East 17 Feb 1900
Horace Walter BECKLEY
Age: 21, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: The Willows, Cookhouse
Enlisted: Somerset East 24 Feb 1900
Charles BECKWITH
Age: 20, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 29 Dec 1899
Charlie BECKWITH
Age: 19, Trade: Conductor
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse, Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 8 Apr 1901
Edward Hughes BEDDY
Age: 19, Trade: Student, No previous service
Address: Bedford
Enlisted: Bedford 6 Feb 1901
William Arthur BEGBIE
Age: 37, Trade: Shoemaker
No previous service, Address: Alice
Enlisted: Fort Beaufort 25 Jul 1900
John Charles BEIROWSKI
Reg. no. 22948
Age: 31, Trade: Engine Driver
No previous service, Address: Alice
Enlisted: Alexandria 3 Mar 1901
Frank BENNETT
Age: 30, Trade: Publican, No previous service
Address: c/o A Seville, Adelaide
Enlisted: Adelaide 21 Jan 1901
Alfred John BENTLEY
Age: 43, Trade: Speculator
No previous service, Address: Fort Beaufort
Enlisted: 30 Dec 1899 Fort Beaufort
Re enlisted Adelaide 25 Jun 1900 age 44
Percival BENTLEY
Mounted section
Age: 16, Trade: Clerk
No previous service, Address: Fort Beaufort
Enlisted: Fort Beaufort 23 Feb 1900
Fredk BERG
Born: Norway
Previous service: PAG 6 months discharge 29 May 1901
Reg. no. 34748
Age: 25, Nationality: Norway, Trade: Sailor splicer
Enlisted: 18 Jun 1901 Port Elizabeth
Father: G Berg, St Avanger, Norway
Single
Rank: Trooper
Discharged on sentence of Court Martial 17 Sep 1901
18 Sept 1901 - When on active service using insubordinate language to his superior office - awarded I L H 1 year at Swellendam court
Address after discharge: Port Elizabeth
John Ralph BERNHARDT
Age: 24, Trade: Speculator, No previous service
Address: Peauton
Enlisted: Somerset East 21 Feb 1900
David W BERRINGTON
Age: 21, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 26 Jan 1900
James BERRY
Reg. no. 22054
Age: 42, Nationality: Irish, Trade: Stonemason
Enlisted: 19 Nov 1900
Re enlisted: Grahamstown 24 May 1901 at 43 years old
Wife: Mrs Elizabeth Berry, c/o Richard Redforth, Thabnachu, Orange River Colony
James BERRY
Age: 37, Trade: Bricklayer, No previous service
Enlisted: Grahamstown 26 Feb 1900
William Gray BERRY
Age: 18, Trade: Butcher
Previous service: 6 months Nesbitts Horse, 10 months Marshalls Horse
Father: Mr W Berry, High St, Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 10 Feb 1902
Reg. no. 1779
William G BERRY
Age: 17, Trade: Butcher
Previous service: Marshalls Horse
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 3 Jul 1901
Bosa BETHGE
Reg. no. 21278
Age: 28?, Nationality: German Colonist, Trade: Farmer
Enlisted: 13 Nov 1900
Address: Mr Bethge, Green River near K W Town
Single
William BETHGE
Reg. no. 21277
Age: 18, Nationality: German colonist, Trade: Farmer
Enlisted: 13 Nov 1900
Address: Mr Bethge, Green River near K W Town
Single
James Rodger BETT
Age: 37, Trade: Saddler, No previous service
Previous service: 13 months Kimberly Volunteer Rifles, 7 weeks working as Blacksmith AOC unattached
Address: Race Course, Port Elizabeth
Business address: 1703 Post Office Box, Johannesburg
Enlisted: Port Elizabeth 20 Mar 1900
Egerton Mitford BETTINGTON
Reg. no. 18
Age: 17, Trade: Engineer
Address: Post Office, Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 1 Jan 1900
F BETTISON
Age: 47, Trade: Farrier
Previous service: Carringtons Horse
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Sandflats 21 Mar 1900
Gert Peter BEZUIDENHOUT
Age: 26, Trade: Blacksmith
Previous service: Town Guard Fort Beaufort
Address: Fort Beaufort
Enlisted: Fort Beaufort 1 May 1901
Gert Pieter BEZUITENHOUT
Age: 26, Trade: Farrier
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Wife: Ida Bezuitenhout, Fort Beaufort
Enlisted: Fort Beaufort 1 Jan 1902
Reg. no. 1699
Johannes BEZUIDENHOUT
Age: 17, Trade: Farmer, Address: Fort Beaufort
Father: Fred Bezuidenhout, Fort Beaufort
Enlisted: Fort Beaufort 1 Jan 1902
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Reg. no. 1698
Posted to: F
John Hans BEZUIDENHOUT
Age: 18, Trade: Asylum Attendant, No previous service
Address: Fort Beaufort
Father: Fred Bezuidenhout, Fort Beaufort
Enlisted: Fort Beaufort 3 Oct 1901
John Johannes BEZUIDENHOUT
Age: 18, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Father: Fred Bezuidenhout, Fort Beaufort
Enlisted: Somerset East 1 Jul 1902
Reg. no. 1698
Marthinus BEZUIDENHOUDT
Reg. no. 37377
Age: 32, Trade: Labourer
Address: George
Wife: Annie Bezuidenhoudt, George
Enlisted: George 25 May 1901
Nicholas BEZUIDENHOUT
Age: 33, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: 6 months CDF
Address: Committees
Sister: Annie Bezuidenhout Grahamstown
Signed name with X
Enlisted: Grahamstown 3 Mar 1902
Reg. no. 1812
William BIEROWSKIE
Age: 20, Trade: Farrier
Previous service: Kimberley Light Horse
Mother: Mrs J Maree, Crawford St, North End, Port Elizabeth
Enlisted: Port Elizabeth 14 Feb 1902
Recruited as a shoeing smith and is entitled to extra duty pay
Reg. no. 1793
Joseph Eland BILLINGHAM
Age: 49, Trade: Chemist, No previous service
Address: Fort Beaufort
Enlisted: Fort Beaufort 3 Jan 1900
Joseph Eland BILLINGHAM
Age: 49, Trade: Chemist, No previous service
Address: Adelaide
Enlisted: Adelaide 16 Jan 1890
Charles F BINCKES
Age: 19, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Brabants Horse
Address: Mrs F Griffiths, c/o J Wynne, PE
Enlisted: Grahamstown 8 Jun 1901
Cecil Ferdinand BISHOP
Age: 21, Trade: Bookkeeper
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Mother: Mrs Bishop, Somerset St, Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 1 Jul 1901
Reg. no. 1619
Cecil Ferdinand BISHOP
Age: 20, Trade: Engineer
Previous service: Imperial L Horse, K F Scouts, GFC
Mother: Emily Ellen Bishop, Somerset St, G Town
Enlisted: Grahamstown 8 Jan 1902
Reg. no. 1619
Evelyn Clarence McKay BISHOP
Age: 18, Trade: Telegraphist
Previous service: 6 months Gorringes Flying Column
Father: Mr George Bishop, Somerset St, Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 6 Jan 1902
Reg. no. 1609
John BISHOP
Age: 20, No previous service
Address: Perkins St, Port Elizabeth
Enlisted: Sandflats 21 Mar 1900
William Theselton BLISSETT
Age: 30, Trade: None
Previous service: Matebele War 93-94
Address: First Lower, Jersey, Channel Isles, England
Enlisted: Grahamstown 27 Jul 1900
William Theselton BLISSETT
Age: 29, Trade: None
Previous service: Bechuanaland Border, Brabants Horse, Matabele Police
Address: Mrs Theselton Blissett, First Tower, Jersey, Channel Isles, England
Enlisted: Somerset East 24 Feb 1900
William Theselton BLISSETT
Age: 30
Previous service: Bechuanaland Border
Address: Thomas and Blakemore - solicitors, Birmingham - England
Wife: Mrs HB Theselton Blissett, Bedford, South Africa
Enlisted: Bedford 31 Dec 1901
Reg. no. 1565