Timeline
1915
7 September
Enlistment
Otago 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
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
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
21 April
Nominated for training in a cadet unit
1917
3 May
Detained as witness for a Field General Court Martial case
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
13 May
Embarked for England
Marched in to NZ Expeditionary Force Headquarters, London
1917
29 May
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
1917
7 June
Detached to No.4 Officers Cadet Battalion, Oxford
1917
28 September
Promoted 2nd Lieutenant
1917
17 October
Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford
1917
2 November
Embarked for France
1917
4 December
Transferred
Otago Regiment
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal