Timeline
1917
22 June
Enlistment
Canterbury Military District
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1917
26 July
Transfer to England
HMNZT 90 - Ulimaroa
1917
1 September
Employed 22 days shifting coal in the ship and entitled an extra pay
1917
25 September
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
1917
23 October
Embarked for France
1917
27 October
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
10 November
Joined the Company
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
1918
6 February
Admitted to hospital with dental problems
1918
7 February
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1918
6 March
Detached to Segregation Camp, Etaples
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
6 April
Rejoined the Company
1918
5 August
Forfeited 7 days pay and 1 day pay by Royal Warrant for absence from tattoo
1918
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
1918
27 September
From the Front
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
1918
4 November
Granted leave to United Kingdom
1918
11 November
Armistice
Cessation of Hostilities
From the Front
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
1918
22 November
Embarked for France
Admitted to hospital with venereal disease
1918
23 December
Marched in to NZ Reception Camp
1919
26 January
Rejoined the Company
1919
29 January
Embarked for England
1919
30 January
Marched in to NZ Depot, Larkhill
1919
15 February
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1919
18 March
Transfer to New Zealand
R.M.S. Tainui
1919
24 May
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal