Timeline
1916
29 September
Enlistment
Otago Military District
1916
4 October
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1916
15 November
Transfer to England
HMNZT 69 - Tahiti
1917
29 January
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
1917
26 February
Forfeited 1 day pay by Royal Warrant for absence without leave
1917
2 March
Embarked for France
1917
4 March
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
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
6 May
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
8 March
Granted leave
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
3 April
Rejoined the Company
1918
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
1918
14 September
Admitted to hospital with debility
1918
19 September
Embarked for England
1918
21 September
Admitted to hospital
1918
27 September
From the Front
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
1918
18 October
Granted leave
1918
31 October
Classified unfit for active service
1918
1 November
Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay
1918
11 November
Armistice
Cessation of Hostilities
From the Front
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
1918
3 December
Transfer to New Zealand
S.S. Tahiti
1919
9 February
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal