Timeline
1915
9 October
Enlistment
Auckland Military District
1915
11 October
Initial training
Avondale, Auckland
1915
18 December
Transfer to England
S.S. Ruapehu
1916
3 February
Marched in to the Company Training Camp, Falmouth
1916
9 March
Embarked for France
1916
16 March
From the Front
The Company joined the underground warfare in the North of France
1916
12 May
Sick with gastritis
1916
20 May
Admitted to hospital with appendicitis
1916
16 June
Diagnosed with debility
1916
19 June
Embarked for England
1916
22 June
Admitted to hospital
1916
8 August
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1916
12 October
Marched in to NZ Depot, Hornchurch
1916
16 November
From the Front
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
1917
19 January
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1917
9 February
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
1917
10 February
Admitted to hospital with furunculosis
1917
2 March
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
1917
9 April
Battle of Arras
British Offensive
From the Front
The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle
1917
5 May
From the Front
The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line
1917
3 July
Embarked for France
1917
5 July
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
11 July
Rejoined the Company
1917
22 August
Admitted to hospital with a gunshot wound to the forearm
1917
27 August
Rejoined the Company
1917
12 October
Forfeited 2 days pay for committing a nuisance in a trench
1917
11 November
Admitted to hospital
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
1918
6 January
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Admitted to hospital
1918
18 January
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1918
2 February
Rejoined the Company
1918
21 March
Spring Offensive
German Attacks
From the Front
The Company was engaged in the defence of Arras by digging new trenches and dug-outs under constant enemy shellfire
1918
31 March
Admitted to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds
1918
5 April
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
1918
5 July
Granted leave
1918
30 July
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1918
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
1918
27 September
From the Front
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
1918
1 October
Embarked for France
1918
4 October
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1918
7 October
Rejoined the Company
1918
11 November
Armistice
Cessation of Hostilities
From the Front
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
1918
14 November
Admitted to hospital
1918
19 December
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1918
30 December
Embarked for England
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1919
25 January
Transfer to New Zealand
S.S. Port Melbourne
1919
27 January
Fined 9/10 for deficient kit
1919
15 May
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal