Timeline
1917
16 March
Enlistment
Auckland Military District
1917
22 March
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1917
26 April
Transfer to England
HMNZT 84 - Turakina
1917
4 June
Admitted to hospital at sea
1917
8 June
Returned to duty
1917
12 May
Appointed temporary Lance Corporal
1917
20 July
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
1917
11 August
Embarked for France
1917
14 August
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Detached to Segregation Camp
1917
5 September
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
20 September
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
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
11 May
Forfeited 7 days pay for drunkenness
1918
26 June
Forfeited 14 days pay for absence without leave
1918
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
1918
31 August
Granted leave to United Kingdom
1918
17 September
Rejoined the Company
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
1919
22 January
Discharged
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
26 February
Awarded 1 day confinement to barracks and forfeited 2 days pay by Royal Warrant for absence without leave
1919
14 March
Transfer to New Zealand
R.M.S. Ionic
1919
22 May
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal