All the following was taken from the site: THIRD WAIKATO MILITIA - Cambridge

The first Europeans to settle in the Cambridge area were the 3rd Regiment of the Waikato Militia, during the New Zealand Land Wars of 1860-1866.
More and more immigrants were arriving wanting land to farm but the Maori did not want to sell. The Waikato tribes united and elected Te Wherowhero as King in 1858 - known as King Potatau 1. Mistrust grew between the settlers and Maori, and Governor Sir George Grey, while talking peace, prepared for war, which he declared on 11 July 1863.
Recruitment for the Militia began. In the 3rd Waikato Regiment about 47% of enlistments were from the South Island, 24% in Auckland, 17% in Australia and 10% from regimental headquarters. About 18% were labourers, 13% miners, 10% in the building trade and 11% in agriculture.
The Waikato War continued with the last battle being fought at Orakau (near Te Awamutu) from 30 March to 2 April 1864. The British then confiscated about 1.2 million acres of Waikato heartland. Of this, 225,000 acres became native reserves and 50,000 acres were returned to the tribes. About 150,000 acres were subdivided for military settlements, the remainder to be sold to pay for the war

About 11% of these 700 militia soldiers were under 21 years
- 57% were aged between 21 and 30 years

SOLDIERS A + B ... SOLDIERS C ... SOLDIERS D + E

SOLDIERS F + G ... SOLDIERS H + I ... SOLDIERS J + K

SOLDIERS L + M ... SOLDIERS Mc + N ... SOLDIERS O + P

SOLDIERS Q + R .. SOLIIERS S .. SOLDIERS T - V .. SOLDIERS W - Z

L
La MASURIER
Philip

LAFFIN
John

LAIRD
Charles Walker

LAKE
Charles

LAMB
Edward

LAMB
George

LAMB
George

LAMB
James

LAMB
Joseph Richard

LAMB
William

LAMBERT
Edward

LAMBOURNE (LAMBORD)
John

LAMBUS
George

LAMONT
John

LAMPRIER
Robert

LANE
George Frederick (Lavidons)

LANEY
James

LANG
Hugh

LANGSHAWE
Frederick

LANNON
Matthew

LAPTHORNE
William Henry

LATTY
Edwin

LAURENCE
James

LAURENCE
John

LEE
John

LEE
Walter

LeMAIR
William

LEMON
George

LEO
William

LESLIE
Alexander

LESLIE
Andrew

LESLIE
John

LESLIE
Thomas

LeSUEUR
John

LeSUEUR
Joshua P

LEVY
Benjamin

LEWIS
Edward

LEWIS
Henry

LEWIS
Isaac

LEWIS
James

LEWIS
John

LEWIS
Matthew

LEYDON (LYDEN)
Christopher

LINDSEY
Robert B

LITTLE
George

LITTLEDALE
William

LLOYD
Albert F

LLOYD
James

LLOYD
James

LOADER
Robert William

LOCK
Albert James

LOCKER
William

LOCKIE
George

LOCKLEY
William

LOCKWOOD
Alfred

LOGAN
David A

LOIRE
William Edgeworth

LONG
Charles

LONG
James

LONSDALE
I E

LONSDALE
Mark

LOOMES
William

LOTTMAN
Francis

LOVEDAY
Lambert William

LOVETT
(John) Thomas

LOVETT
John

LOWE
Thomas Charles

LUCKMAN
Walter

LUDWICK
Theodore

LUMSDEN
Andrew

LUTHER
Moses

LUTTRELL
Edwin

LYALL
William

LYDON
George

LYFORD
Absolam

LYFORD
Charles

LYNCH
James

LYNCH
James Innes

LYON
John Scott Elliott

LYON
William Charles

LYONS
Hiram

LYONS
Patrick

M
MACKAY
Alexander

MACKAY
Robert

MACKIE
David

MacLEAN
Chistopher Alaydon

MACREADY
Maxwell

MADIGAN
James

MADIGAN
John

MAGILL
Philip

MAGUIRE
Allan Noble

MAGUIRE
James

MAIN
John

MAJOR
Isaac

MALCOLM
Alexander

MALLETT
Richard

MALONE
Arthur

MALONE
Charles

MANDERS
William

MANGER
John

MANN
George

MANSFIELD
Mark

MARBIN (MAIBEN)
William Francis

MARKLAND
Edward

MARKS
Hugh

MARNEY
Francis

MARSHALL
Henry

MARSHALL
Robert

MARSHALL
William

MARSHALL
William

MARTIN
Dennis

MARTIN
James

MARTIN
Joseph

MARTIN
R Robert

MARTIN
William

MARTIN
John

MASON
Alexander

MASON
Francis

MASON
Francis

MASON
John

MASSEY
John

MATCHETT
David

MATHOS
August

MATRAVERS
William

MATTHEWS
George

MAWE
Patrick

MAWE
William

MAWSON
John

MAXWELL
George

MAXWELL
Richard

MEADE
Edwin

MEIER
Frederick

MEIKLE
Andrew / Alexander

MELROSE
Alexander

MENADISE
Alfred

MERCHANT
James Frederick

MERLE
Henry

MEWBURN
Henry

MICKLIN
I

MILLARD
Thomas B R

MILLER
Eugene Henry

MILLER
Robert

MILLER
Robert

MILLER
T T deB

MILLER
William

MILLICHAMP
Francis

MILLIGHAM
Joseph

MILLS
John

MILNER
John

MILTON
John

MITCHELL
James M

MITCHELL
William

MOFFATT
John

MOILLIET
George

MOLES
Samuel

MOLLOY
Joseph

MONAGHAN
Matthew

MONAGHAN
Thomas

MONTGOMERY
George

MONTGOMERY
George

MOORE
Henry William

MOORE
James

MOORE
William

MOORE
William

MOORE
William Andrew / Anderson

MORGAN
David

MORGAN
James

MORGAN
John

MORGAN
Michael

MORRISON
James E

MORRISON
Thomas

MORRISON
William

MORRISS
James

MORROW
Isaac

MORTON
George

MORTON
William

MOSS
William

MULLAGHAM(N)
Jonathon Henry

MULLER
Anthony

MULLINS
Michael

MULRESMAN (MULRENNAN)
Thomas

MULROY
William

MUMFORD
James

MUNRO
Cathel

MURPHY
Dennis ( Davis )

MURPHY
George

MURPHY
John

MURPHY
Michael

MURPHY
William

MURRAY
Charles Jonathon

MURRAY
James

MURRAY
James

MURRAY
John

MURRAY
William

MURRAY
William

MYERS
Charles