Oz-Boer Database

Australian Military Units and Contingents in the Second Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902

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Below are the unit/contingent abbreviations used in the Oz-Boer Database of Australian soldiers and nurses involved in the Second Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 plus the full unit or contingent titles used in Murray.

Commonwealth of Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, British Imperial, Other Colonial (inc. NZ)

New South Wales

Oz-Boer Unit	Unit or Contingent Name in Murray	Murray Page
NSW Lanc.	New South Wales Lancers	4
NSWAMC	New South Wales Army Medical Corps	13
'A'NSWMR	'A' Squadron NSW Mounted Rifles	28
NSWInf.	New South Wales Infantry (later "E"Sqn. 1NSWMR)	35
1Aust.H	First Australian Horse	41
'A'RAA(NSW)	'A' Bty. Royal Australian Artillery (NSW)	48
1NSWMR	First New South Wales Mounted Rifles	57
NSWCB	New South Wales Citizens' Bushmen	70
NSWIB	New South Wales Imperial Bushmen	85
2NSWMR	Second New South Wales Mounted Rifles	106
3NSWMR	Third New South Wales Mounted Rifles	123
3NSWIB	Third New South Wales Imperial Bushmen	144
1ACH(NSW)	First Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (NSW)	166
CAMC(NSW)	Commonwealth Army Medical Corps (NSW)	175
3ACH(NSW)	Third Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (NSW)	176
5ACH(NSW)	Fifth Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (NSW)	184
SSO(NSW)	Special Service Officers (NSW)	195

Victoria

Oz-Boer Unit	Unit or Contingent Name in Murray	Murray Page
1VMI	First Victorian (Infantry and Mounted Infantry) Contingent	213
2VMR	Second Victorian (Mounted Rifles) Contingent	229
3VB	Third Victorian (Bushmen's) Contingent	240
Vic.Nurses	Victorian Nursing Sisters	241
4VIB	Fourth Victorian (Imperial) Contingent	252
5VMR	Fifth Victorian (Mounted Rifles) Contingent	274
Scot.H	Recruits for Scottish Horse	304
SSO(Vic.)	Special Service Officers (Victoria)	305
2ACH(Vic.)	Second Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (Vic.)	307
CAMC(Vic.)	Commonwealth Army medical Corps (Vic.)	317
4ACH(Vic)	Fourth Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (Vic.)	318
6ACH(Vic)	Sixth Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (Vic.)	324

Queensland

Oz-Boer Unit	Unit or Contingent Name in Murray	Murray Page
1QMI	First (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Contingent	447
2QMI	Second (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Contingent	457
3QMI	Third (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Contingent	463
4QIB	Fourth (Queensland Imperial Bushmen) Contingent	474
5QIB	Fifth (Queensland Imperial Bushmen) Contingent	487
6QIB	Sixth (Queensland Imperial Bushmen) Contingent	506
SSO(Q)	Special Service Officers (Queensland)	520
1ACH(Q)	First Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (Qld.)	522
CAMC(Q)	Commonwealth Army Medical Corps (Qld.)	526
3ACH(Q)	Third Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (Qld.)	527
7ACH(Q)	Seventh Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (Qld.)	530

South Australia

Oz-Boer Unit	Unit or Contingent Name in Murray	Murray Page
1SAMR	First South Australian (Mounted Rifles) Contingent	343
2SAMR	Second South Australian (Mounted Rifles) Contingent	347
3SACB	Third South Australian (Citizens' Bushmen) Contingent	352
4SAIB	Fourth South Australian (Imperial Bushmen) Contingent	356
5SAIB	Fifth South Australian (Imperial) Contingent	364
6SAIB	Sixth South Australian (Imperial) Contingent	364
SSO(SA)	Special Service Officers (South Australia)	377
2ACH(SA)	Second Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (SA)	379
AAMC(SA)	Australian Army Medical Corps (SA)	378
4ACH(SA)	Fourth Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (SA)	382
8ACH(SA)	Eighth Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (SA)	385

Western Australia

Oz-Boer Unit	Unit or Contingent Name in Murray	Murray Page
1WAMI	First Western Australian (Mounted Infantry) Contingent	396
2WAMI	Second Western Australian (Mounted Infantry) Contingent	403
3WAB	Third Western Australian (Bushmen's) Contingent	408
4WAMI	Fourth Western Australian (Mounted Infantry) Contingent	413
5WAMI	Fifth Western Australian (Mounted Infantry) Contingent	418
6WAMI	Sixth Western Australian (Mounted Infantry) Contingent	418
2ACH(WA)	Second Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (WA)	431
AAMC(WA)	Australian Army Medical Corps (WA)	433
4ACH(WA)	Fourth Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (WA)	434
8ACH(WA)	Eighth Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (WA)	437

Tasmania

Oz-Boer Unit	Unit or Contingent Name in Murray	Murray Page
1TMI	First Tasmanian (Mounted Infantry) Contingent	546
2TB	Second Tasmanian (Bushmen) Contingent	551
3TIB	Third Tasmanian (Imperial Bushmen) Contingent	555
4TIB	Fourth Tasmanian (Imperial Bushmen) Contingent	561
SSO(Tas.)	Special Service Officers (Tasmania)	554
1ACH(Tas.)	First Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (Tas.)	568
3ACH(Tas.)	Third Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (Tas.)	570
8ACH(Tas.)	Eighth Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (Tas.)	573

Commonwealth of Australia

Oz-Boer Unit	Unit or Contingent Name in Murray	Murray Page
1ACH(NSW)	First Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (NSW)	166
CAMC(NSW)	Commonwealth Army Medical Corps (NSW)	175
3ACH(NSW)	Third Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (NSW)	176
5ACH(NSW)	Fifth Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (NSW)	184
2ACH(Vic.)	Second Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (Vic.)	307
CAMC(Vic.)	Commonwealth Army Medical Corps (Vic.)	317
4ACH(Vic)	Fourth Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (Vic.)	318
6ACH(Vic)	Sixth Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (Vic.)	324
2ACH(SA)	Second Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (SA)	379
AAMC(SA)	Australian Army Medical Corps (SA)	378
4ACH(SA)	Fourth Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (SA)	382
8ACH(SA)	Eighth Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (SA)	385
2ACH(WA)	Second Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (WA)	431
AAMC(WA)	Australian Army Medical Corps (WA)	433
4ACH(WA)	Fourth Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (WA)	434
8ACH(WA)	Eighth Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (WA)	437
1ACH(Q)	First Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (Qld.)	522
CAMC(Q)	Commonwealth Army Medical Corps (Qld.)	526
3ACH(Q)	Third Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (Qld.)	527
7ACH(Q)	Seventh Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (Qld.)	530
1ACH(Tas.)	First Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (Tas.)	568
3ACH(Tas.)	Third Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (Tas.)	570
8ACH(Tas.)	Eighth Bn. Australian Commonwealth Horse (Tas.)	573

British Imperial Units
with Australian links

See also the British Regiments page on Robert Wooton's SAWVL site.

Abbreviation	Unit or Contingent Name	Notes
ASC	Army Service Corps
2Bedf.	2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment
2Berks.	2nd Bn. Berkshire Regiment
Blk.Watch	Royal Highlanders	Black Watch
CIV	City Imperial Volunteers
2DevonR	2nd Bn. Devonshire Regiment
3Dgn.Gds.	3rd Bn. Dragoon Guards
4Dgn.Gds.	4th Bn. Dragoon Guards
5Dgn.Gds.	5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales') Dragoon Guards
6Dgn.Gds.	6th Royal Dragoon Guards	'Carabiniers' see Vernon
7Dgn.Gds.	7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards
HMS Doris	HMS Doris
DEOVR	Duke of Edinburgh's Own Volunteer Regiment	see John Dovey's Colonial Light Horse
Dub.Fus.	Dublin Fusiliers
DurhamLI	Durham Light Infantry
Gloucesters	Gloucestershire Regiment
Gordons	Gordon Highlanders
Gren.Gd.	Grenadier Guards
3Gren.Gds.	3rd Bn. Grenadier Guards
3HLI	3rd Bn. Highland Light Infantry
IrishHsrs.	8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars
11Hsrs.	11th Hussars
13Hsrs.	13th Hussars
19Hsrs.	19th (Princess of Wales Own) Hussars
Innisk.Dgns.	6th Dragoons	Inniskillings
Imp.Hosp.C	Imperial Hospital Corps
IMR	Imperial Military Railway Corps
Imp.Yeo.	Imperial Yeomanry	see Asplin's roll
5Imp.Yeo.	5th Imperial Yeomanry	see Asplin's roll
Imp.Yeo.Scts.	Imperial Yeomanry Scouts	see Asplin's roll and John Dovey's Imp. Yeo. Scouts
HMS Nomad	HMS Nomad
King'sL'poolR	King's Liverpool Regiment
KOSB(MI)	King's Own Scottish Borderers	mounted infantry
Lancs.Fus.	Lancashire Fusiliers	see Asplin's roll
Lovat'sSc.	Lovat's Scouts	see Asplin's roll
LNLancs.	Loyal North Lancashire Regt.	see Asplin's roll
Mdx.R.	Middlesex Regt.	see Asplin's roll
NavalBde.	Naval Brigade
RA	Royal Artillery
RFA	Royal Field Artillery
RHA	Royal Horse Artillery
RAMC	Royal Army Medical Corps
RE	Royal Engineers
1Rl.IrishFus.	1st Bn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
2Rl.IrishFus.	2nd Bn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
1Rl.IrishR.	1st Bn. Royal Irish Regiment
2Rl.Irish	2nd Bn. Royal Irish Regiment
5Lcrs.	5th Lancers
9Lcrs.	9th Lancers
SeaforthHdrs.	Seaforth Highlanders
THam.Militia	Tower Hamlets Militia	London East End
2W.Yorks.	2nd Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment
Wilts.R	Wiltshire Regiment
2Yorks.LI.	2nd Bn. Yorkshire Light Infantry

South African & Other Colonial Units
with Australian links

See also the South African Forces page on Robert Wooton's SAWVL site.

Abbreviation	Unit or Contingent Name	Notes
Ashb.H	Ashburner's Light Horse	see Asplin's roll and John Dovey's Ashburner's Light Horse
BMI	Bethune's Mounted Infantry	see Smith1, Asplin's roll and John Dovey's Bethune's Mtd. Inf.
Bech.Pol.	Bechuanaland Police	see John Dovey's Bechuanaland Protectorate Police
Bech.MR	Bechuanaland Mounted Rifles	see Asplin's roll and John Dovey's Bechuanaland Rifles
Bech.Rgt.	Bechuanaland Regiment	see John Dovey's Bechuanaland Rifles
Bech.Rifles	Bechuanaland Rifle Volunteers	see Asplin's roll and John Dovey's Bechuanaland Rifles
Bord.H	Border Horse	see Asplin's roll and John Dovey's Border Horse
Bord.MR	Border Mounted Rifles	see John Dovey's Border Mounted Rifles
Bord.Pol.	Border Police
Bord.Mtd.Pol.	Border Mounted Police
Bord.Scts.	Border Scouts	see Asplin's roll and John Dovey's Border Scouts
Brab.H	Brabant's Horse	see Asplin's roll and John Dovey's Brabant's Horse
BSAP	British South Africa Police
Bush.Bord	Bushmanland Borderers	see Asplin's roll and John Dovey's Bushmanland Borderers
BVC	Bushveldt Carbineers	later Pietersburg LH see Woolmore and John Dovey's BVC
Cam.Scts.	Cameron's Scouts	see Wallace1 page 264
Can.Cntgt.	Canadian Contingent
Can.Scts.	Canadian Scouts	see Reid, Asplin's roll and John Dovey's Canadian Scouts
CCCycl.C	Cape Colony Cyclist Corps	see John Dovey's Cape Cyclists
CapeArty.	Cape Artillery	see John Dovey's Cape Field Artillery
CapeG.Arty.	Cape Garrison Artillery
CapeMR	Cape Mounted Rifles
CapePol.	Cape Police	see John Dovey's Cape Police
CapeMtd.Pol.	Cape Mounted Police	see John Dovey's Cape Police
CapeT.Hdrs.	Cape Town Highlanders	see John Dovey's Cape Town Highlanders
CattleR.	Cattle Rangers	see John Dovey's Cattle Ranger Corps
CapeSp.Pol.	Cape Special Police	see John Dovey's Cape Police
CinC'sBdy.Gd.	Commander in Chief's Body Guard	see John Dovey's C in C's Bodyguard
CMSC	Cape Medical Staff Corps	see John Dovey's Cape Medical Staff Corps
CRlwy.P.R	Cape Railway Pioneer Regiment	see John Dovey's Railway Pioneer Regiment
Col.LH	Colonial Light Horse	see John Dovey's Colonial Light Horse
Col.Scts.	Colonial Scouts	see John Dovey's Colonial Scouts
Damant'sH	Damant's Horse	see John Dovey's Damant's Horse
Dennisons'sScts.	Dennison's Scouts	see John Dovey's Dennison's Scouts
Drisc.H	Driscoll's Horse	see John Dovey's Driscoll's Scouts
Doyle'sScts.	Doyle's Australian Scouts
E.Prov.H	Eastern Province Horse	see John Dovey's E. Province Horse
FID	Field Intelligence Division
French'sScts.	French's Scouts	see John Dovey's French's Scouts
Gorr.FC	Gorringe's Flying Column	see John Dovey's Gorringe's Fighting Scouts
GrahamstownTG	Grahamstown Town Guard
Hasler'sScts.	Hasler's Scouts
Howard'sScts.	Howard's Canadian Scouts	see the Canadian Genealogy Centre and John Dovey's Canadian Scouts
ILH	Imperial Light Horse	see John Dovey's Imperial Light Horse
ILI	Imperial Light Infantry	see John Dovey's Imperial Light Infantry
JLH	Johannesburg Light Horse
JMR	Johannesburg Mounted Rifles	see John Dovey's Johannesburg Mounted Rifles
Kaffr.R	Kaffrarian Rifles	see John Dovey's Kaffrarian Rifles
Kimb.LH	Kimberley Light Horse	see John Dovey's Kimberley Horse and Kimberley Light Horse
Kimb.Pol.	Kimberley Police
Kimb.TG	Kimberley Town Guard
KFS	Kitchener's Fighting Scouts	see John Dovey's Kitchener's Fighting Scouts
Kitch.H	Kitchener's Horse	see John Dovey's Kitchener's Horse and Cape Town Highlanders
Loch'sH	Loch's Horse	see John Dovey's Loch's Horse
Lumsd.H	Lumsden's Horse	see Pearse's book, raised mostly from British in India
Marsh.H	Marshall's Horse	1CIV see John Dovey's Cape Police and Marshall's Horse
Menne'sScts.	Menne's Scouts	see John Dovey's Bethune's Mounted Infantry and Menne's Scouts
MMR	Midland Mounted Rifles	see John Dovey's Midland Mounted Rifles
Murray's.H	Murray's Horse	see John Dovey's Murray's Horse
Nam.Bdr.Sc.	Namaqualand Border Scouts	see John Dovey's Namaqualand Border Scouts
NatalAmb.C	Natal Ambulance Corps
NatalCarb.	Natal Carbineers	see John Dovey's Royal Natal Carbineers
NatalF.Arty.	Natal Field Artillery
NatalGds.	Natal Guides	see John Dovey's Natal Guides
NatalLH	Natal Light Horse
NatalMI	Natal Mounted Infantry	see John Dovey's Natal Mounted Infantry
NatalMtd.Pol.	Natal Mounted Police
NatalMR	Natal Mounted Rifles	see John Dovey's Natal Mounted Rifles
NatalScts.	Natal Scouts
NatalVols.	Natal Volunteers
1NZ	1st New Zealand Contingent	"1st New Zealand Mounted Rifles" see AJHR(NZ) and NZ roll
2NZ	2nd New Zealand Contingent	see AJHR(NZ) and NZ roll
3NZ	3rd New Zealand Contingent	"Rough Riders" see AJHR(NZ) and NZ roll
4NZ	4th New Zealand Contingent	"Rough Riders" or "New Zealand Bushmen" see AJHR(NZ) and NZ roll
5NZ	5th New Zealand Contingent	"New Zealand Imperial Bushmen" see AJHR(NZ) and NZ roll
6NZ	6th New Zealand Contingent	"Silent Sixth" see AJHR(NZ) and NZ roll
7NZ	7th New Zealand Contingent	see AJHR(NZ) and NZ roll
8NZ	8th New Zealand Contingent	see AJHR(NZ) and NZ roll
9NZ	9th New Zealand Contingent	see AJHR(NZ) and NZ roll
10NZ	10th New Zealand Contingent	"Trusty Tenth" see AJHR(NZ) and NZ roll
Nesb.H	Nesbitt's Horse	see John Dovey's Nesbitt's Horse
Orp.H	Orpen's Horse	see John Dovey's Orpen's Horse
PAVG	Prince Alfred's Volunteer Guards	see SAMU webpage and John Dovey's PAoVG
PCANSR	Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service Reserve	see Keiron Spires' pages
PLH	Pietersburg Light Horse	earlier BVC see Woolmore and John Dovey's Pietersburg LH
PretoriaVR	Pretoria Volunteer Rifles
PoWLH	Prince of Wales Light Horse	see John Dovey's PoWLH
Prot.R	Protectorate Regiment	see John Dovey's Protectorate Regiment
RandR	Rand Rifles	see John Dovey's Rand Rifles
Rhod.Pol.	Rhodesia Police
Rob.H	Roberts' Horse	see John Dovey's Roberts' Horse
Rim.G	Rimmington's Guides	see John Dovey's Damant's Horse and Rimmington's Guides
Scot.H	Scottish Horse	see Price2, Asplin's roll and John Dovey's Scottish Horse
SRGds.	Scott's Railway Guards	see John Dovey's Scott's Railway Guards
SAC	South African Constabulary	see Jim Wallace's book and John Dovey's SAC
SALH	South African Light Horse	see John Dovey's South African Light Horse
Stein.H	Steinaecker's Horse	see John Dovey's Steinaecker's Horse
TMI	Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry	see John Dovey's Thorneycroft's Mtd. Inf.
UVMR	Utrecht Vrieheid Mounted Rifles
Wald.H	Waldron's Horse	possibly Walden's Scouts
Warr.LH	Warren's Light Horse	see John Dovey's Warren's Horse
Warr.MR	Warren's Mounted Rifles	see John Dovey's Warren's Mtd. Inf.
Warr.Scts.	Warren's Scouts	see John Dovey's Warren's Scouts
W.Prov.H	Western Province Horse	see John Dovey's Western Province Mounted Rifles