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
David Osborne BODILL
Age: 24, Trade: Painter
Previous service: Volunteer Artillery in Grahamstown
Address: Bedford
Enlisted: Bedford Jan 1900
Edward Street BODILL
Age: 25, Trade: Painter, No previous service
Address: Bedford
Enlisted: Bedford 15 Jan 1900
Attesting officer: HW Trollip
Edward Street BODILL
Reg. no. 22091
Age: 26, Nationality: English Colonial Born, Trade: Painter
Enlisted: 30 Nov 1900
Wife: Louisa Ann Bodill, Bedford, CC
Edward Street BODILL
Age: 25, Trade: Painter
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Enlisted: Bedford 27 Dec 1901
Reg. no. 1558
Wife: Louisa Ann Bodill, Bedford, CC
Posted to: Hd Quarters Grahamstown
Edward Street BODILL
Age: 27, Trade: Saddler
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 24 May 1901
Jesse BODILL
Reg. no. 34, Age: 19, Trade: Waggon maker
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Address: Fort Beaufort
Father: Joseph Bodill, Uitenhage
Enlisted: Fort Beaufort 1 Jan 1902
Reg. no. 1700
Jesse BODILL
Age: 17, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Boys Brigade, P Elizabeth
Address: P O Bedford
Enlisted: Bedford 8 Mar 1900
Jesse BODILL
Substitute for NC Lockem
Age: 19, Trade: Wagon maker
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Address: Bedford
Mother and Father: Joseph and Rebecca Bodill, Bedford
Enlisted: Fort Beaufort 1 Jan 1902
Re enlisted: Fort Beaufort 18 Jul 1901
Reg. no. 1700
Jesse BODILL
Age: 20, Trade: Wagon maker
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Address: Bedford
Father: Joseph Bodill, Uitenhage, CC
Enlisted: Bedford 25 Jun 1902
Reg. no. 1700
Joshua BODILL
Age: 18, Trade: Waggon builder
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Address: Bedford
Enlisted: Bedford 1 Jan 1901
William BODINGTON
Age: 25, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Wife: ME Bodington, Colesberg
Enlisted: Colesberg 7 Jul 1901
Posted to: D Squadron Nesbitts Horse
Abraham BOOYSEN
Age: 19, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Somerset East
Enlisted: Cookham 1 May 1901
Nicolas George Peter BOOYSEN
Age: 24, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Fort Beaufort
Enlisted: Fort Beaufort 26 Jan 1900
Barend BOSCH
Age: 26, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: PAG
Wife: Amy Bosch, Adelaide
Enlisted: Adelaide 26 Dec 1901
Reg. no. 1489
Posted to Grahamstown
Recruit: No horse
Barend BOSCH
Age: 26, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Wife: Mrs E Bosch, Adelaide
Enlisted: Somerset East 1 Jul 1902
Reg. no. 1489
John BOSCH
Age: 19, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Town Guard
Address: Adelaide
Sister in Law: Emily Delport, Adelaide
Name signed John BUCK or BUCH
Enlisted: Adelaide 1 Jan 1902
Reg. no. 1536
Posted to Grahamstown
George BOSMAN
Age: 21, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Father: AC Bosman, Alexandria
Enlisted: Grahamstown 30 Dec 1901
Reg. no. 1514
Frederick David BOSWELL
Age: 19, Trade: Bookbinder, Has previous service
Address: Paulet St, Somerset East
Father: S Boswell, Box 1010, Johannesburg
Enlisted: Somerset East 1 Jul 1902
Reg. no. 1662
Frederick David BOSWELL
Age: 19, Trade: Bookbinder
Previous service: N H and S E T G
Address: c/o Mrs Maree, Somerset East
Mother: S Boswell, 47 Regent St, Salt River, Cape Town
Enlisted: Somerset East 13 Dec 1901
Reg. no. 1662
Fred David BOSWELL
Age: 18, Trade: Printer, No previous service
Address: Somerset East Refugee nr Johannesburg
Enlisted: Cookhouse 4 Jul 1900
Peter Barrance BOTHA
Age: 18, Trade: Butcher
Previous service: S E T G
Father: H J Botha, Scallan St, SE
Enlisted: Somerset East 16 Dec 1901
Reg. no. 1668
Pieter Bornes BOTHA
Age: 19, Trade: Butcher, Has previous service
Father: JH Botha, Somerset East
Enlisted: 1 Jul 1902 Somerset East
Reg. no. 1668
William Grey BOTTOMLEY
Age: 32, Trade: Miner
Previous service: RLA.C.P, N.Pol, CMR, French Scouts
Address: G Town
Enlisted: Grahamstown 28 Jul 1900
George BOUCHER
Age: 22, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Winterberg
Enlisted: Fort Beaufort 31 Jan 1900
Signed name with X
Leo BOUCHET
Age: 19, Trade: Machinist
Previous service: Brabants Horse, Cattle Rangers
Business address: 70 Inspector St, Montreal
Next of kin: Mr P Bouchet, 70 Inspector St., Montreal
Enlisted: Port Elizabeth 25 Feb 1902
Reg. no. 1804
Ndrew [S] BOUWER
Age: 18, Trade: Postcart Driver
No previous service
Address: Rhenister Fontein, Ward III Somerset
Enlisted: Somerset East 24 Feb 1900
Johannes Hermanus BOUWER
Age: 42, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Basuto War with Komgha Volunteers
Wife: Sarah Cornelia Bouwer, Somerset East
Enlisted: Somerset East 1 Oct 1901
Posted to: E Squad
Peter BOWER
Reg. no. 34747
Born: Somerset East
Enlisted: Port Elizabeth 17 Jun 1901
Age: 20, Nationality: English, Trade: Butcher
Father: William Bower, Uitenhage St, PE
Single
Walter BOWER
Age: 20, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Kinkel Bosch, Alexandria
Enlisted: Alexandria 23 Jan 1900
George Hudson BOWLES
Age: 23, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Caega Station
Enlisted: Sandflats 3 Jul 1900
John BOWMAN
Age: 25, Trade: Boiler maker
Previous service: Colonial Forces (Nesbitts Horse)
Address: Fort Beaufort
Mother: Mrs Mary Howe, Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Enlisted: Fort Beaufort 28 Jun 1902
Reg. no. 1484
John BOWMAN
Age: 23, Trade: Boiler maker
Previous service: Uitenhage Volunteer Rifles
Address: Colesberg
Next of kin: J Bowman, Carlisle, Cumberland
Enlisted: Colesberg 14 Aug 1901
WJ BOYCE
Age: 22, Trade: Carpenter, Has previous service
Address: Somerset East
Mother: Mrs M Boyce, Main St, Somerset East
Enlisted: Somerset East 1 Jul 1902
Reg. no. 1733
William James BOYCE
Age: 20, Trade: Carpenter, No previous service
Address: Somerset East
Enlisted: Somerset East 17 Feb 1900
Arthur Ashworth BRAAF [BRADLEY]
Age: 38, Trade: Engineer and Surveyor
Previous service: Imperial Volunteer as Lieutenant 2nd Derby
Address: Adelaide
Enlisted: 18 Jan 1900 Adelaide
Ashton Seymour BRADFIELD
Age: 22, Trade: Clerk
Previous service: T T Town Guard
Address: Clumber
Enlisted: Bathurst 17 May 1900
Benjamin BRADFIELD
Age: 49, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Sp Cape Police
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 23 Dec 1899
Edmund BRADFIELD
Age: 50, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Clumber Volunteers
Address: Trapps Valley
Enlisted: Bathurst 29 Dec 1899
Edmund George BRADFIELD
Age: 18, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Clumber
Enlisted: Bathurst 22 Feb 1900
John BRADFIELD
Reg. no. 20
Died 8 Oct 1900
Age: 21, Trade: Farming
No previous service
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 28 Dec 1899
John Owen BRADFIELD
Age: 19, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Trapp's Valley
Enlisted: Bathurst 29 Dec 1899
Joshua Davies BRADFIELD
Age: 18, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Martindale
Enlisted: Elephant Park 13 Feb 1900
Melville BRADFIELD
Age: 19, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Colesberg Cadet Corps
Address: c/o WS Ainslie, Spring Grove, Corrie
Business address: Bedford
Enlisted: Bedford 29 Jan 1900
Richard BRADFIELD
Age: 53, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Kaffir War
Address: Martindale
Enlisted: Bathurst 6 Mar 1900
Stephen Bertram BRADFIELD
Age: 38, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Clumber
Enlisted: Bathurst 6 Mar 1900
Thomas Tarr BRADFIELD
Age: 18, Trade: Apprenticed saddler
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Mother: S Bradfield, High St, Grahamstown
Enlisted: Bedford 27 Dec 1901
Reg. no. 1548
Posted to: Hd Quarters Grahamstown
Thomas Tarr BRADFIELD
Age: 17, Trade: None
Previous service: First City Volunteers
Address: c/o B Bradfield, High St, G Town
Enlisted: Grahamstown 1 Jun 1901
Frank BRADFORD
Age: 49, Trade: Bookkeeper, No previous service
Address: Fort Beaufort
Enlisted: Fort Beaufort 9 Feb 1900
Frank BRADFORD
Age: 48, Trade: Clerk, No previous service
Address: Fort Beaufort
Enlisted: Fort Beaufort 30 Dec 1899
William Robert BRADLEY
Age: 20, Trade: Blacksmith (is an apprentice)
No previous service
Address: Pearston
Enlisted: Somerset East 2 Mar 1900
William Robert BRADLEY
Age: 21, Trade: Blacksmith (Not an apprentice)
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Address: Pearston
Enlisted: Pearston 7 Jan 1901
Augustine Raphael BRADY
Reg. no. 20967
Born: Fort Beaufort
Previous service: 13 months 1 City of Grahamstown
Enlisted: Port Elizabeth 31 Jan 1901
Age: 43, Nationality: Irish, Trade: Accountant
Sister: Mrs JS Ridgway, Maseru, Basutoland
Single
John BREHANY
Dismounted corps
Age: 34, Trade: Clerk
No previous service
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 25 Jun 1900
Charles Robert BRENT
Age: 45, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Civil Service
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 7 Sep 1900
Charles R BRENT
Age: 45, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Sergeant Nesbitts Horse, Cape Police
Wife: Mrs Brent, Hodges St, Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 30 Dec 1901
Re enlisted: Grahamstown 1 Jul 1902
Reg. no. 1509
Charles Robert BRENT Jun
Age: 20, Trade: Salesman
Previous service: 13 months 1st City, 12 months Nesbitts Horse
Father: Charles Robert Brent, Hodges St
Enlisted: Grahamstown 10 Jan 1902
Reg. no. 1624
Re enlisted: Grahamstown 7 Jul 1902 when aged 21 years and Trade: Clerk
Charles Robert BRENT jun
Substitute for Sergt Walton transferred to Mounted Corps
Age: 20, Trade: Grocer
Previous service: 1st City Volunteers
Address: G Town
Enlisted: Grahamstown 4 Dec 1900
Thomas Henry BRENT
Age: 26, Trade: Steward
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Business address: Drostdy Barracks
Wife: Mrs Brent, Beaufort St, Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 31 Dec 1901
Re enlisted: At 27 years old Grahamstown 1 Jul 1901
Re enlisted: At 27 years old Grahamstown 1 Jul 1902
Reg. no. 1526
Thomas Henry BRENT
Dismounted corps
Age: 24, Trade: Steward
Previous service: 1st City Volunteers
Address: G Town
Enlisted: Grahamstown 10 Jan 1901
William John BRENTON
Reg. no. 33038
Born: Cornwall, England
Previous service: 3 months Imperial Yeomanry
Enlisted: Port Elizabeth 29 Apr 1901
Age: 33, Nationality: English, Trade: Miner
Mother: Mary Ann Brenton, 51 Planquary, Redruth, Cornwall
Single
Thomas Joseph BRICK
Age: 35, Trade: Mechanic
Previous service: First City Volunteers Grahamstown, Eight years, Bugler
Address: Bedford
Enlisted: Bedford 23 Jan 1900
Walter H BRINK
Reg. no. 15
Age: 28, Trade: Farmer
Address: Highlands Station
Enlisted: Grahamstown 28 Dec 1899
William BRITTIAN
Age: 29, Trade: Baker
Previous service: 14 Battery RA, Nesbitts Horse
Address: G Rensberg, Alicedale
Aunt: M Flannigin, Port Elizabeth
Enlisted: Grahamstown 12 Apr 1902
Reg. no. 1847
William BRITTIAN
Age: 29, Trade: Baker
Previous service: DMT
Address: Uitenhage
Enlisted: Sandflats 7 Oct 1901
Bertram Cuthbert BROLI
Reg. no. 22076
Age: 21, Nationality: British, Trade: Clerk
Enlisted: 29 Nov 1901/00
Re enlisted Graaff Reinet 21 Jun 1901
Father: Charles Robert Broli, Adelaide
Single
Bertram Cuthbert BROLI
Age: 20, Trade: House painter, No previous service
Address: Bedford
Enlisted: Bedford 9 Feb 1900
Charles Robert BROLI
Age: 52, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Adelaide Cavalry in Kaffir War 1878
Address: Adelaide
Enlisted: Adelaide 10 Feb 1900
Joachim Peter BROLI
Age: 31, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Cadets Corps at Bedford
Address: Bedford
Enlisted: Bedford 16 Jan 1900
William Edward Ripon? BROLI
Age: 24, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Cape Police 2 years 265 days
Address: Pearston
Enlisted: Pearston 20 Feb 1901 for 3 months on Somerset East
Cyril H BROOKE
Age: 22, Trade: Civil service, No previous service
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 8 Jan 1900
George Ralph BROOKS
Age: 23, Trade: Seaman, No previous service
Address: No I Hillbrow Cottage Upper Walmer, Kent, England
Father: William Brooks, Address as above
Enlisted: Grahamstown 18 Feb 1902
Reg. no. 1797
George BROOKSHAW
Age: 23, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: 2 years Nesbitts Horse
Address: Grahamstown
Mother: Mrs T Brookshaw, Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 11 Feb 1902
Reg. no. 1782
George BROOKSHAW
Age: 20, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Coombes Val
Enlisted: Elephant Park 13 Feb 1900
Albert Eofar BROWN
Age: 29, Trade: Accountant, No previous service
Address: Port Elizabeth
Enlisted: Grahamstown 14 Mar 1900
Charles BROWN
Reg. no. 37380
Age: 22, Trade: Baker
Address: George
Next of kin: Mrs O Harding, Kedirick
Enlisted: George 25 May 1901
Frank BROWN
Substitute for man discharged
Age: 26, Trade: Horse trainer, No previous service
Address: G Town
Enlisted: Grahamstown 11 Apr 1900
Frank BROWN
Age: 24, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 24 May 1901
Frank BROWN
Age: 21, Trade: Painter, No previous service
Address: Upper Blinkwater
Business address: Fort Beaufort
Enlisted: Fort Beaufort 17 Aug 1900
George BROWN [SMITH]
(Both surnames used on form)
Reg. no. 22078
Age: 18, Nationality: English (Col)/ British, Age: Farmer
Enlisted: 29 Nov 1901/0
Signed name with X
Single
Mother: Mrs Francis Brown, Blackwater, CC
Henry BROWN
Age: 32, Trade: Seaman, No previous service
Address: G Town
Signed name with X
Enlisted: Grahamstown 8 Nov 1900
Re enlisted Grahamstown 8 May 1901 aged 33 [Signed own name this time]
Irving Stuttaford BROWN
Age: 25, Trade: Sheepherding in New Zealand
Previous service: Few weeks in Royal Engineers - discharge produced
Address: Plymouth, Devon, England
Enlisted: Port Elizabeth 27 Mar 1900
Lennox BROWN
Age: 19, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Glen arm, Somerset East
Enlisted: Glen? Arnot 26 Mar 1900
Samuel BROWN
Age: 24, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Adelaide
Enlisted: Adelaide 22 Jan 1900
William Henry BROWN
Mounted
Age: 32, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Seymour
Enlisted: Fort Beaufort 11 Feb 1901
William James BROWN
Dismounted section
Age: 19, Trade: Painter, No previous service
Address: Fort Beaufort
Enlisted: Fort Beaufort 8 Feb 1900
Michael BROWSE
Reg. no. 24
Age: 26, Trade: Hotel keeper and Farmer
Previous service: Colonial
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 27 Dec 1899
John BRUCE
Age: 25, Trade: Mason, No previous service
Address: Adelaide, Dist Fort Beaufort
Enlisted: Adelaide 16 Jan 1900
John Joseph BRUCE
Age: 26, Trade: Mason
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Address: Adelaide
Enlisted: Adelaide 27 Nov 1900
Robert Henry BRUCE
Age: 20, Trade: Clerk, No previous service
Address: Adelaide
Enlisted: Adelaide 17 Feb 1900
Christian Elphers BRUINETTE
Age: 20, Trade: Labourer, No previous service
Address: Graaf Reinet
Enlisted: Graaf Reinet 24 Jul 1901
Christian Elpers [Elpros] BRUINETTE
Age: 21, Trade: Gardiner
Previous service: Nesbitts Horse
Address: Queen St, Graaff Reinet
Next of kin: H Bruinette, Graaff Reinet
Enlisted: Graaf Reinet 3 Jan 1901/2
Reg. no. 1600
Re enlisted: Carlisle Bridge 1 Jul 1902
Mother: Mrs M Bruinette
Arthur BRUTON
Age: 35, Enlisted: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Nunafor?, New Colifer?
Enlisted: Sandflats 29 Jan 1900
Thomas H BRUTON
Age: 16, No trade, No previous service
Address: Sandflats
Enlisted: Sandflats 15 May 1900
Edward Alfred BUCKLEY
Age: 28, Trade: Farmer, Has previous service
Address: P O Nanaga
Enlisted: Nanaga 6 Feb 1900
William BUCKLEY
Age: 35, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Cape Police 4 years 11 months, Grahamstown City Police 5 years
Address: Somerset St, Grahamstown
Wife: Magdalene Buckley, address as above
Enlisted: Grahamstown 10 Jan 1902
Reg. no. 1623
Robert William BUDSEY
Age: 31, Trade: Farmer, No previous service
Address: Alexandria
Enlisted: Alexandria 23 Jan 1900
Edward BUHLER
Substitute for E Foxcroft
Age: 18, Trade: Fitter
Previous service: 15 months 2nd Brabants Horse and 3 months Gorringes Flying Column
Address: c/o J Buhler, Gasworks, Port Elizabeth
Business address: Norvals Pont
Enlisted: Norvals Pont 27 Nov 1901
William BUHLER
Reg. no. 26
Age: 22, Trade: Biscuit Baker, No previous service
Enlisted: Grahamstown 26 Feb 1900
Abner John BULGIN
Dismounted
Age: 43, Trade: Wagon and Cart Builder
Previous service: Volunteers
Address: Fort Beaufort
Enlisted: Fort Beaufort 3 Jan 1900
Re enlisted: Fort Beaufort 10 Feb 1900
Thomas Joseph BURCHILL
Age: 34, Trade: Carpenter
Previous service: Marshalls Horse
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 26 Apr 1901
Charles David BURGESS
Age: 19, Trade: Saddler
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahams Town 10 May 1901
Frederick BURGESS
Dismounted corps
Age: 26, Trade: Carpenter
Previous service: 1st City Vol
Address: G Town
Enlisted: Grahamstown 10 Dec 1900
Frederick BURNETT
Substitute for J Maree discharged
Age: 30, Trade: Engineer
Previous service: 2nd E York Volunteers (Eng?)
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 20 Apr 1900
Edson BURNETTE
Substitute for CGR Openshaw
Age: 41, Trade: Baker
Previous service: G V H A
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 30 Oct 1900
John BUSK
Age: 23, Trade: Saddler, Has previous service
Address: 12 Hartman Rd, Port Elizabeth
Father: J Busk, Copenhagen
Enlisted: Grahamstown 22 Dec 1901
Reg. no. 1506
John BUSK
Dismounted
Age: 21, Trade: Saddler
Address: Grahamstown
Enlisted: Grahamstown 29 Jun 1900
Eber BUTCHER
Age: 28, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: M R C
Address: Martindale
Enlisted: Bathurst 24 Dec 1899
Harvey Henry BUTCHER
Age: 25, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Charted Comp Forn City
Address: Martindale
Signed name Henry Hurvey Butcher
Enlisted: Elephants Park 19 Feb 1900
Arthur BUTT
Age: 28, Trade: Farmer
Reg. no. 17, No previous service
Address: Orange Grove, Salem
Enlisted: Grahamstown 3 Jan 1900
Thomas BYROM
Age: 34, Trade: Cart driver
Previous service: 8 months in Basutoland
Address: Doyle St, North End, Port Elizabeth
Enlisted: Port Elizabeth 23 Mar 1900