Timeline
1915
12 November
Enlistment
Auckland Military District
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
19 April
Admitted to hospital with trench fever
1916
6 May
Diagnosed with pneumonia
1916
10 May
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
1916
14 July
Marched in to NZ Depot, Hornchurch
1916
15 August
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1916
28 August
Attached on command to No.2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames
1916
7 September
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1916
11 November
Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford
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
3 January
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
1917
2 March
Embarked for France
1917
4 March
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
8 April
Admitted to hospital with lobar pneumonia
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
19 May
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
1917
19 September
Classified unfit for active service
1917
2 October
Granted sick leave
1917
23 October
Readmitted to hospital with empyema
1917
13 November
Marched in to NZ Depot, Hornchurch
1917
21 November
Transfer to New Zealand
H.S. Marama
1918
28 March
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal