the THIRD WAIKATO MILITIA - Cambridge New Zealand - SOLDIERS A + B
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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
A
ABRAHAM Thomas Robert
ACHESON (ACHERON) Thomas
ADAMS Charles
ADAMS Robert Russell
ADAMS Thomas
ADAMS Thomas
ADAMS William
ADIE John
ADIN Daniel Sampson
AGNEW William
AITKIN William
ALEXANDER John
ALEY George
ALLCOCK John
ALLEN Henry
ALLEN Henry
ALLEN Robert
ALLMATT Henry
ALTY William
AMOS John
ANDERSON David
ANDERSON George
ANDERSON James
ANDERSON James
ANDERSON James
ANDERSON John
ANDREWS A W
ANNETT Robert
ANSON James
ANTONIO Joseph
APPLETON Anthony
ARMSTRONG Jonathan Alexander
ARNOLD John
ASH John
ASHER Wells
ATKINSON Thomas R
ATTRILL Richard
AVERY Alfred
B
BADLEY Robert Dawson
BAGGS Thomas
BAHRENBERG Henry
BAILEY Ebenezer
BAKER Charles
BAKER George F
BAKER Joseph
BAKER (BECKER) Jacob
BALDWIN Thomas
BALL Richard
BALLANTYNE Alexander
BALLANTYNE Robert
BALLARD Henry
BALMER Richard
BAMFORD James
BARDON Ferdinand
BARKER John
BARKER Richard
BARLOW Robert Stanley
BARONATYNE (BANNATYNE) Ninan
BARRACK George
BARRETT James
BARRETT James
BARTELS Dietrich
BARTHOLOMEW Eugine
BARTLETT Daniel
BARTLETT Thomas
BARTON William Alexander
BARTON Charles
BASHFORD Townsend
BASS William
BATES James
BATTYE Benjamin
BAXENDALE Thomas
BAYLIS William
BEADLE William
BEARD John
BEASLEY Charles
BEATES/BATES Charles
BEATON Alexander
BECKER William
BECKMAN Adolphus
BEERE Elijah
BEGGS James
BELFRAGE George H
BELL James
BELL Charles Fraser
BELL George
BELL George
BELL George
BENNETT Michael
BERESFORD Thomas
BERNER Gotfried
BETTS Walter
BIRCH James
BIRCHFIELD William
BIRD John
BIRSS William
BISHOP James
BISHOP Richard
BIZZETT William
BLACK Charles
BLACKBOURNE (BLACKBURN) William
BLAKE Arthur
BLAKENEY James
BLOOMFIELD John
BLUES Peter
BOGE Christopher
BOHME Moritz
BOLTON Hallowes Henry
BON John
BONFIELD Patrick
BONFREY John
BOOKER Hude (Hode) William
BOOTEL Rennier
BOOTH Benjamin Bland
BOOTH James
BOOTH Joseph
BORTHWICK Christopher
BOURKE John
BOURKE Thomas
BOURKE William
BOURKE William
BOWES/BOWER Joseph
BOWLES Peter
BOX William
BOYD William
BOYER Alfred
BOYLE John
BOYLE John
BRADY John
BRADY William
BRANDON Richard
BRATHERTON/BROTHERTON Francis
BRAY John
BRAZIER James
BREICHT Charles
BRENNAN Patrick
BRETT Frederick
BRIEN Frederick
BRIEN James
BRIEN John
BRIGGS William
BRINDLE Crossdale
BRINNELL Edward A
BRITH (BRITT) Michael
BROADBENT Hiram
BROADBENT William H
BRODIE David
BROOKES Albert
BROOKS John
BROUGHTON Robert
BROWN David
BROWN David Troup
BROWN Edwin
BROWN Frank Mitchell
BROWN Henry C
BROWN John
BROWN John
BROWN John
BROWN John
BROWN Patrick
BROWN Robert
BROWN Robert
BROWN William
BROWN William
BROWN William
BROWN William
BROWN William
BROWN William
BROWN William F (J)
BROWN/BOWEN Henry
BRUCE Donald
BRUCE Robert
BRUTON Patrick
BRYAN John
BRYAN John
BRYANT George
BRYANT John
BRYLEY/BRIERLEY (William ) Henry
BRYON Jacob
BUCHANAN John
BUCHANAN John
BUCHANAN William
BUCKLAND William Thorne
BUCKLEY ?
BUKOWSKY Julius
BULLEN Samuel
BULLEY Peter
BULLMAN Robert
BUNTING Robert
BURBIDGE Henry
BURGESS Alexander
BURKE Francis
BURKE Thomas
BURNES James
BURNS Andrew
BURNS Michael
BURNS Peter
BURNS William
BURNS Daniel
BURNSIDE David
BURRIDGE Samuel
BURROUGH Ralph
BURSLEM George
BURTON Benjamin
BURTON Robert
BURTON Thomas Clark
BUSBY Albert (Abraham)
BUSCKE William (Lonis)
BUSH Robert Smelt
BUSH Thomas Edward
BUTLER Alexander
BUTLER John
BUTTERS Caleb
BUXTON Thomas
BYERS David
BYRNE John
BYRNE Martin
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