Timeline
1917
20 May
Enlistment
Canterbury Military District
1917
11 October
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1917
21 November
Transfer to England
HMNZT 96 - Maunganui
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
1918
8 January
Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford
1918
12 January
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
1918
18 March
Embarked for France
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
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1918
25 March
Joined the Company
1918
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
1918
27 September
From the Front
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
1918
11 November
Armistice
Cessation of Hostilities
From the Front
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
1918
27 December
On leave to United Kingdom
1918
30 December
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1919
29 May
Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay
1920
31 March
Transfer to New Zealand
R.M.S. Ionic
1920
19 June
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal